Marc E. Chavannes (

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, 20 September 1946 – 10 January 2024) was a Dutch professor for journalism at

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and active

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(in

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and

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) and commentator e.g. for

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. Chavannes died on 10 January 2024, at the age of 77.

Prizes

* 1988: Prijs voor de Dagbladjournalistiek * 2004: Anne Vondelingprijs * 2020 Anne Vondelingprijs

Sources

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