Congratulations to the CAJ Awards finalists
TORONTO, May 13 /CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists is pleased to announce the finalists for its annual awards for outstanding journalism in Canada for 2009.
Please note that at this time the judging is not complete. We are awaiting results for the regional television category.
The winning entry in each category will receive a $500 cash prize. The winners in each category will be announced May 29, 2010, at the CAJ Awards Banquet in Montreal.
The Don McGillivray Award for the best 'overall' investigative report for 2009 will also be announced at the awards banquet.
Please note that the media outlet listed is where the finalist worked at the time his or her entry was broadcast/published or where the particular entry was broadcast/published.
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The finalists in the OPEN NEWSPAPER/WIRE SERVICE (circulation
(greater than)25,000) category are:
Linda Gyulai
The Water Meter Series
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The Gazette
David Bruser
War at Home
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The Toronto Star
Tim Bousquet
Everyone Loses Under the City's Property Tax Plan
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The Coast
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The finalists in the COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER category are:
Gordon Hoekstra
Downtown Fix
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Prince George Citizen
Michel Gorman
Housing Crisis Hits Yarmouth
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Yarmouth Vanguard
Byron Christopher
The Running Man
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Freelancer (The Tribune, Campbelltown, NB.)
Elliot Ferguson
Tori is Missing
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Woodstock Sentinel Review
Steve Bonspiel
Highway 207 Recycling
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The Eastern Door
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The finalists in the OPEN TELEVISION (greater than 5 minutes) category
are:
Bob McKeown and Oleh Rumak
Death online
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CBC News: the fifth estate
Hana Gartner and Marie Caloz
Riding on Risk
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CBC News: the fifth estate
Mellissa Fung and Lynn Burgess
Canada's Ugly Secret
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CBC News: The National
Robert Osborne, Victor Malarek, Patti-Ann Finlay, Anton Koschany,
Brett Mitchell
Beyond Justice
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CTV W-FIVE
Marleen Trotter, Sue Sgambati, Sarah Stevens, Anton Koschany
Hot on the Trail
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CTV W-FIVE
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The finalists in the OPEN TELEVISION (Less than 5 minutes) category are:
Lynn Burgess and Laurie Graham
E-Health Ontario Scandal
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CBC News: The National
Gillian Findlay, Lynn Burgess, Nathan Crocker, Tony Marchitto,
Don Chung
OLG Windsor Cost Overruns
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CBC News: The National
Harvey Cashore, Gillian Findlay, Angela Gilbert, Nathan Crocker,
Steve Desousa, Doug Husby, Tony Marchitto, Greg McArthur
RBC Tax Evasion
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CBC News: The National/The Globe and Mail
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The finalists in the OPEN RADIO NEWS/CURRENT AFFAIRS category are:
Tina Pittaway and Neil Sandell
Risky Business
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CBC Radio One
Margaret Evans
The Day The Music Died
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CBC Radio News
Deanne Fleet
Bishop Porn
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CBC Radio St John's
Gino Harel
Cancer du Sein: Transparence Mise en Doute
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Radio Canada
Teddy Katz
The Fight Isn't Over
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CBC National Radio News
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The finalists in the CAJ/Marketwire COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING (CAR)
category are:
Glen McGregor and Stephen Mahar
Dangling the Dollars
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The Ottawa Citizen/Chronicle Herald
Glen McGregor
Overserved
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The Ottawa Citizen
Robert Cribb and Lois Kalchman
Minor Hockey; Major Problems
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The Toronto Star
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The finalists in the PHOTOJOURNALISM category are:
Louie Palu
The Front Line
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Zuma Press
Darryl Dyck
Photo Portfolio
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Freelancer (The Canadian Press)
Elliot Ferguson
Tori is Missing
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Woodstock Sentinel-Review
Steve Russell
Photo Portfolio
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The Toronto Star
Ted Rhodes
Photo Portfolio
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Calgary Herald.
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The finalists in the MAGAZINE category are:
Michael Friscolanti
After the Detention, A Betrayal
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Maclean's
Roxanne Gregory
Woodlands Survivors Seek Settlement
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The Georgia Strait
Michael Friscolanti
This Land is My Land
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Maclean's
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The finalists in the FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY category are:
Maureen Brosnahan
The Least of These
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CBC Radio
Jennifer Green
We Pray to the Same God
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The Ottawa Citizen
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The finalists in the SCOOP category are:
Alison Crawford
Bishop Lahey
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CBC National Radio News
Elizabeth Thompson
Feds Sell Historic Silver
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Sun Media
Harvey Cashore, Lynn Burgess, Gillian Findlay, Angela Gilbert,
Nathan Crocker, Doug Husby, Tony Marchitto, Steve Desousa,
Greg McArthur
RBC Tax Evasion
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CBC News: The National/The Globe and Mail
Gillian Findlay, Bruce Livesey, Joseph Loiero, Steve Desousa,
Tony Marchitto
Nortel Secret Bonuses
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CBC News
Kim Trynacity
Environmental Cleanup
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CBC News - Edmonton
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The finalists in the DAILY EXCELLENCE category are:
John Vennavally-Rao
Metro Storms
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CTV News
Peter Gullage/CBC St. John's Newsroom
Cougar Helicopter Crash
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CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador
Glen McGregor
I Thought They Were Dead
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The Ottawa Citizen
Eric Rankin
Jericho Assault
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CBC News Vancouver
Margaret Evans
War in Gaza
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CBC Radio
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The finalists in the PRINT FEATURE category are:
Matthieu Aikins
Unembedded in Afghanistan
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The Coast
Carly Weeks
Under Pressure
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The Globe and Mail
Denise Davy
One in Five - Canada's Mental Health Crisis
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The Hamilton Spectator
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The finalists for the CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence are:
David Karp
$117 Million of Prime Toxic Land
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McMaster University
Colin Parrott, Katie May, Zeb Quereshi, John Packman,
Tony Ferguson, Breanne McAdam, Vivian Belik, Zander Brosky,
Stephany Tlalka, Terrence McEachern, David Olsen, Steve Davis,
Kathleen Hunter
Toxic Legacy
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University of King's College
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
No Justice for Tiffany Morrison
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Concordia University
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Congratulations to all our finalists. Your work has been outstanding and we thank you for entering.
The Canadian Association of Journalists is a professional organization with around 900 members across Canada. The CAJ's primary roles are public interest advocacy work and professional development for its members.
For further information: John Dickins, Executive Director, CAJ, Contact via e-mail: [email protected]
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