Program
Creation of the General Public Prize (Photo category)
1997 Jury Chair
François Régis Hutin, born June 26, 1929 in Rennes and died December 10, 2017 in the same city, is a French journalist and media owner, chairman of the board of the large regional daily Ouest-France.
1997 Results
Written Press
Alain Bommenel and the Algiers office – AFP “In the orchards of Mitidja, a cruel and hidden war” – ALGERIA
Photo
Santiago Lyon – ASSOCIATED PRESS “Kaboul” – AFGHANISTAN
Television
Bob Coen, Amy Mertz – CNN “Reporter’s notebook: Liberia“
Radio
François Clémenceau – EUROPE 1 “Algeria: guns and sabers in the ballot box“
Ouest-France-Jean Marin Prize
Jean-Paul Mari – LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR “Here we exterminate the refugees“ – EX ZAÏRE
Secondary School Students’ Prize
Roger Motte et Martine Laroche-Joubert – FRANCE 2 “The road to hell“ – EX ZAÏRE
General Public Prize
Luc Delahaye – MAGNUM “The war in Afghanistan”