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Victoires de la Presse Awards Honour Best in French Media

Tuesday 18. December 2012 - The 2nd annual Victoires de la Presse Awards, which promote editorial and technological success in French language news media, were presented to 12 media companies from France, Morocco, Senegal and Canada in a ceremony in Lyon, France, on Monday.

The awards, organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) with the support of the Group Progrès/Direct Matin Lyon Plus/leprogres.fr, were presented in a ceremony in one of France’s gastronomic landmarks, l’Abbaye Paul Bocuse.
The 12 winners are:
Trophy for marketing innovation
L’Express, for L’ExpressVentures, an investment fund to encourage media start-ups.
Trophy for best news website
Le Figaro.fr, for the clarity of its website.
Trophy for best print and digital advertising campaign
DNA (Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace)
Trophy for editorial innovation
La Dépêche du Midi for its new digital offer, called Premium
Trophy for the ‘scoop’ or article of the year
L’Economiste in Morocco, for “Abortion in Morocco: A Taboo and Much Hypocrisy”
Trophy for industrial development
Nice Matin, which replaced three presses that were in service since 1977
Trophy for best tablet and smartphone app
Science et vie kids 2, for its educational app aimed at 7- to 12-year olds
Trophy for new title launch
– XXI et 6 mois of Laurent Beccaria
Trophy for manager of the year
Véronique Faujour, Director General of Uni-Editions
Special Jury Prize
GIE ePresse for its digital kiosk, ePresse.fr
Trophy for Freedom of the Press
La Gazette, Senegal, for its renowned investigative reporting
Francophone Influence Prize
Le Presse in Canada, for its continuing work over many years