The winner of the Jean Dumur Prize 2024 East Isabelle Ducretinvestigative journalist and senior reporter at Temps Present (RTS). Through this choice, the jury distinguishes an exemplary professional career in the service of investigative journalism. The prize will be presented to him on Wednesday November 27 at 7 p.m. at the Foyer of the Grand Théâtre de Genève during a public ceremony in the presence of the Mayor of the City of Geneva Christina Kitsos.
Journalist and great reporter, Isabelle Ducret is the 2024 winner. Investigative journalist at Temps Present (RTS), she is pursuing a remarkable and committed career in the service of investigation and major reporting. After sharpening her pen for around ten years in the Genevan and French-speaking written press (Le Courrier/La Liberté then as a free journalist), in 2002 she joined the News department of French-speaking Swiss Television before joining, in 2011, the RTS show Temps Present. His favorite themes are in the areas of health, social justice and migration. As an international reporter, she covered the conflict in Gaza, the Maydan revolution in Ukraine and the riots in Hong Kong. She notably won the prestigious FIGRA Prize at the 2014 International Festival of Grand Reportage with an investigation entitled “Against Nestlé until death” and the Suva Media Grand Prize 2023 for a report entitled “Telephone while driving, drama at the turn”.
The Friends of Jean Dumur salute Isabelle Ducret as a pure incarnation of the investigative journalist. “Go-getting, tenacious, rigorous, precise, she is always honest in her approach to people and above all, extraordinarily solid in her difficult investigations,” testifies Jean-Philippe Ceppi, ex-producer of Temps Present. She is probably the journalist who generated the most legal disputes on the show: criminal and civil complaints, complaints to the AIEP, requests for mediation. Each time, we were cleared, proof of the absolute rigor of his work. Isabelle embodies a so-called “with teeth” journalism that takes a critical look at current events, in all areas, without fear of disturbing or breaking taboos. »
“The Jean Dumur Prize has a very particular value in recognizing essential journalism values which are precious to me, such as the search for truth and independence,” reacts Isabelle Ducret. It is delivered by my peers, it is a recognition of which I am infinitely honored. Disinformation and propaganda are becoming tools of power, we must resist and one of the ways is reliable, verified and independent information. It is essential for citizen choices, more than ever a guarantor of freedom and democracy. Being a journalist is my DNA. I have always loved understanding information, unearthing what lies in the shadows, meeting women and men, powerful or powerless, actors or witnesses, obtaining answers and relaying them in order to contribute to better understanding. and participate in the world around us. »
