Journalists Azeb Wolde-Giorghis and Chantal Guy were awarded Thursday by the Superior Council of the French Language (CSLF). The first, a correspondent for Radio-Canada, was awarded the Raymond-Charrette prize, while the second, a columnist for Ang Hurry upreceived the Jules-Fournier award.
An employee of the public broadcaster for 30 years, Azeb Wolde-Giorghis specializes in international reporting. Notably he has worked in England, the United States, Ivory Coast and Ethiopia, his home country.
The beginning of his career was marked by a report on the return of Hutus to Rwanda, who had fled their country during the genocide. A task that set him apart from Amnesty International.
CSLF, an organization under the provincial government, decided to honor Azeb Wolde-Giorghis because he knows how to distinguish himself by the accuracy of his language, by the richness of his vocabulary as well as by the clarity of his expression.
Also, she knows how to combine the beauty of style with the mastery of the French language, proving that at the same time natural, fair and innovative.supports CSLF.
The winner of the Raymond-Charrette prize also receives a $ 2,000 scholarship and a calligraphic parchment. So was Jules-Fournier prize winner, Chantal Guy, who wrote a column in the Art section of Ang Hurry up since 2019.
The journalist who specializes in literature entered the daily life of rue Saint-Jacques twenty years ago, through an internship. In 2006, he went to the post of director of the book of Lectures there, before becoming a correspondent in Paris ten years later.
Chantal Guy caught the jury’s attention by his mastery of the French language, by the excellence of his writing as well as by the richness of his styleindicates CSLF.
The organization also touted it sense of storytelling that allows you to tell a story, create moments, evoke emotions and capture the reader’s attention.
Source: Radio-Canada
