September 2009: Announcement of the Novo Nordisk Media Prize winners

Brigitte-Fanny Cohen from France, Mario Papagallo from Italy and Dr Thomas Stuttaford from United Kingdom won the Novo Nordisk Media Prizes 2009 for the best TV feature, the best print article and the best online article about diabetes in lay press, respectively. The winners competed along with 45 writers and journalists from 26 countries worldwide.

Watch a short video from the award ceremony in Vienna.
See photos from the award ceremony here.

Best TV feature

The prize for the best TV feature went to Brigitte-Fanny Cohen's 'Prevent Diabetes with Sport' broadcasted in Télématin, France 2. The TV feature reports the results of a WHO study done over 20 years and involving people with pre-diabetes. The survey shows that lifestyle changes such as regular physical activity and healthy eating can delay diabetes for several years for people who are at risk of getting diabetes.

Read a biography of the winner Brigitte-Fanny Cohen
Watch the TV feature 'Prevent Diabetes with Sport'

Best print article

The prize for the best print article went to Mario Papagallo's 'The Diabetes Emergency', published in the Corriere della Sera, the biggest newspaper in Italy with a readership of 2,906,000 people. The article provides an overview of the diabetes situation in Italy and worldwide, advocating for the urgent need for education of the general public in terms of diabetes prevention.

Read a biography of the winner Mario Papagallo
Read the winning article 'The Diabetes Emergency'

Best online article

The prize for the best online article went to Dr Thomas Stuttaford's 'Diabetes causes more amputations than landmines', published on The Times Online with a readership of 780,000. The article highlights the importance of raising awareness of the lifestyle changes needed to prevent diabetes and the need for prompt diagnosis and treatment in order to reduce the number of amputations.

Read a biography of the winner Dr Thomas Stuttaford
Read the winning article 'Diabetes causes more amputations than landmines'.