National Newspaper Awards

The National Newspaper Awards (French: Concours canadien de journalisme) are prizes awarded annually for the best work in Canadian newspapers.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

The awards were first given in 1949 by the Toronto Press Club, which ran the awards until 1989. They are now given by an independent board of governors and administered from the offices of the Canadian Newspaper Association in Toronto.

There are currently 21 award categories: Breaking News; Investigations; Presentation; Sports; Business; Politics; Long Feature Writing; Short Feature Writing; Columns; Editorial Writing; Arts and Entertainment; Editorial Cartooning; Project of the Year; Photo Essay/Portfolio ; Spot News Photography; Sports Photography; Feature Photography; International Reporting; Explanatory Journalism; and Local Reporting (for newspapers under 30,000 circulation).

A Journalist of the Year is chosen from the winners (single or duo) by a panel of working journalists. The first Journalist of the Year was editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon in 2015. In 2016, Joanna Slater was the winner. In 2017, Mark MacKinnon was awarded the prize.

As of 2020, the named awards were:[5]

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References
  1. Andrews, Phil (January 14, 2006). "Awards fever hits the newsroom". The Guelph Mercury. Guelph, Ont. p. A.2. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. "Globe and Mail big winner at National Newspaper Awards". CBC News. May 23, 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. "Star wins two National Newspaper Awards". The Toronto Star. May 9, 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. Williams, Julia (March 2004). "And the winner is..." Ryerson Review of Journalism. ISSN 0838-0651. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  5. "Globe and Mail wins eight National Newspaper Awards at virtual ceremony". North Shore News / Glacier Community Media. The Canadian Press. 1 May 2020.
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