2011 Awards Gala - Press

SELECT PRESS FROM THE 2011 ANNUAL AWARDS GALA

Canadian Journalism Foundation to honour Robert MacNeil at awards gala
Macleans.ca (story by The Canadian Press)

Jian Ghomeshi interview with Robert MacNeil (listen to podcast)
CBC Radio Q

Michel Désautels interview with Patrick Brown (in French) (listen to streaming audio, interview starts at 11:20)
Désautels, Radio-Canada

Toronto Star wins second consecutive Canadian Journalism Foundation Excellence Award
CNBC.com

Star honoured for excellence in journalism
CBC journalist to probe unemployment among young adults
The Toronto Star

Globe and Mail party photos of the week
theglobeandmail.com

Free Press lauded by Canadian Journalism Foundation
Winnipeg Free Press

CBC/Radio-Canada scores high at CJF awards
CBC Radio-Canada blog

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Host of CBC Radio's The Current, Anna Maria Tremonti (re Patrick Brown):
"He is one of our most brilliant journalists and it's wonderful that the Canadian Journalism Foundation is honoring him and recognizing his contribution."

CBC News investigative reporter, Diana Swain:
"It's always humbling to be in this crowd. Whether you look left, right, or straight behind you, you'll see someone who is distinguished in the world of journalism."

Host of CBC Radio's Metro Morning, Matt Galloway:
"I love seeing a lot of people whose work I love and who I would never see otherwise. It's very exciting to see people whose work you admire ... and realize they are just average people."

Veteran CBC political reporter and host, Don Newman:
"Journalism is under some pressure at the moment and to recognize excellence of people who are doing it is important.... I make a point of coming down, even when I was on TV every day I would skip my show that day or do it in Toronto so I could come to this."