THE OFFICIAL AWARD CEREMONY OF THE V NATIONAL MEDIA CONTEST – “AN OPEN VIEW ON COMPETITION”
The award ceremony took place on 13 December at FAS during the networking-session “In a dialogue with the regulator. Verification information”
“The first contest took place in 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of antimonopoly regulation in Russia. Over 500 representatives of mass media took part in the contest during five years, which shows a vivid interest towards protection and development on competition in Russia”, said Head of FAS PR Department, Irina Kashunina, awarding the winners on the category – “We listen to FAS. “I’d like to point out that this year very interesting works won in terms of their presentation, for example, a joint project of a radio station and a TV-channel or a series of materials, where a journalist was observing development of a situation with a cartel on the market of school catering. Working together, we make an important contribution in competition advocacy and prevention of violations of the antimonopoly law”.
The awards to the winners in the categories – “In simple words”, “Signing under every word”, “Where FAS watches” were handed over by members of the Contest Jury: President of the Russian PR Association, Stanislav Naumov; Secretary of the Journalist Union of Russia, Roman Serebryanny; Senior Vice-President, “VEB.RF”, Alexander Machevsky.
The winners in the category – “Signing under every word” (interviews):
1. Anna Dementieva, TASS Information Agency: “Deputy Head of FAS: foreign investors maintain interest in Russian assets after sanctions”
2. Irina Shabanova, “Polygraph.Media” social-and-business media: “OFAS: on cartels, absurd reasons for rejecting tender applications and “professional complainants”
3. Yulia Toskaya, Sibnovosti.ru internet portal: Olga Churakova: “Violating the antimonopoly law has become unprofitable”
Jury recognition:
Olga Panova, Newsroom24 Information Agency: “Interaction with the law enforcers helps OFAS complete investigations of cartel cases”
The winners in the category – “In simple words” (articles):
1. Ulyana Vyglezhanina, Rossiiskaya Gazeta – North-West economy: “So amenable”
2. Alexander Prutkov, Kommersant-Black Earth region, a series of publications about school catering market in Voronezh:
1) “Voronezh schoolchildren are brought in “Café City”
2) “Children’s lunches are split in halves”
3) “Dars is getting ready for the new Year”
4) “Court did not find violations in tender documentation for organizing school catering in Voronezh”
3. Ekaterina Gornikova, городской интернет-портал Tomsk.ru City Internet Portal: “Magicians, orders on skirts and alien images: creative advertising in Tomsk”
Jury recognition:
Alla Skripova, 74.ru internet portal: “FAS vs. Dubrovsky: who are other Governors that are banned to “play monopoly”
The winners in the category – “We listen to FAS” (radio):
1. Valery Shagiev and Maria Shramenko, Echo Moscow – Chelyabinsk, “Turning to Chelyabinsk” programme: “Collusion between Dubrovsky, “Yuzhmost” and the Ministry of Road Transport. Collusion of the regional capital repair operator”.
2. Yuri Filimonov and Maxim Kunin, Vesti FM – Perm radio station: “On air with Head of OFAS in the Perm region about the results of the year and the current situation”
3. Tatiana Vlasova, Lipetsk-FM radio station: “Vis-à-vis” programme
Jury recognition:
Alexei Bogoroditsky, All-Russia State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company, (VGTRK), GTRK Mordovia: “Advertising law and its violations”
The winners in the category – “Where FAS watches” (video):
1. Olesya Shuleva, Russia24 – Nizhny Novgorod, “Legitimately” programme: “Antimonopoly regulation in a new system of waste treatment and tariff control”
2. Ksenia Grishcenko, Russia 1 – Ulyanovsk: “Corruption vs competition”
3. Evgeny Lukovkin, Reporter 73: “We’ll puzzle it out! 15 years OFAS”
Jury recognition:
Valery Shagiev, channel 31 - Chelyabinsk, “Turning” programme: “Collusion between Dubrovsky, “Yuzhmost” and the Ministry of Road Transport”.