The Chronicle Herald led the nominations list at the Atlantic Journalism Awards with 22 nods. Here is the complete list of finalists and their work, according to the press release:

Online News Reporting

The Chronicle Herald led the nominations list at the Atlantic Journalism Awards with 22 nods. Here is the complete list of finalists and their work, according to the press release:

Online News Reporting

• CBC News – St. John’s – Tropical Storm Leslie.
• Nick Logan – Global Maritimes – Murder of Raymond Taavel.
• Chronicle Herald – Tense Standoff on Central Halifax Street.

Best Page Presentation: Newspaper

• Deborah Wiles/Jayson Taylor/Matt Dempsey – Chronicle Herald –Titanic 100.
• Mike Landry – Telegraph-Journal –A Century of Frye.
• Nadine Fownes –Chronicle Herald – Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.

Photojournalism Spot News: Newspaper

• James West – Daily Gleaner – Fredericton – Wiggins Fire.
• Joe Gibbons – The Telegram – St. John’s – Goulds Back Line Barn Fire.
• Viktor Pivovarov – Times & Transcript – Moncton – Takedown.

Photojournalism Feature: Newspaper

• Christian Laforce –Chronicle Herald –Sarah Atwell.
• Christian Laforce – Chronicle Herald – Handstand Matt.
• Cindy Wilson – Telegraph-Journal – Whale of a Time.
• Katé Braydon – Telegraph-Journal – All Eyes on Charles.

Atlantic Magazine Article

• John DeMont – Herald Magazine Does Nova Scotia Get the Government it Deserves?
• Marjorie Simmins – Progress Magazine – To the Manor Born.
• Martin Silverstone – Atlantic Salmon Journal– Atlantic Salmon at the End of the Earth

Atlantic Magazine: Best Cover

• Atlantic Salmon Journal – Releasing a York Salmon in Murdoch Pool – December 2012.
• East Coast Living – Summer Escape – Summer 2012.
• Saltscapes Magazine – Million Dollar Legs – January/February 2012.

Atlantic Magazine: Best Profile Article

• John DeMont – Herald Magazine –Graham Day.
• Martin Silverstone – Atlantic Salmon Journal –River Princess.
• Paul McLeod – Herald Magazine – Kathy Dunderdale's Revolution.

Breaking/Spot News Reporting: Print

• Brent Mazerolle – Times & Transcript– Smoke Diverts Jet to Metro.
• Lisa Brown – Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin – Chained in Chelsea.
• The Telegram – Post Tropical Storm Leslie.

Breaking News Radio

• Lynn Robinson – VOCM News, St. John’s, NL – Ocean Choice International Locks Out OCI Trawlermen.
• Peter Cowan/Tony Dawson/Colleen Connors/Chris Harbord – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Fires Threaten North West River and Sheshatshiu.
• Phonse Jessome – CBC Radio – Halifax, NS – HMS Bounty Sinks.

Breaking News/Spot News: Television

• Lee Pitts/Rob Antle – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Rome Calls.
• CBC News – Halifax, NS – Flooding in Truro.
• Ray Bradshaw – Global Maritimes – Truro Flooding.

Enterprise Reporting: Print

• Laverne Stewart – Daily Gleaner – CFB Gagetown Military Housing.
• Shawn Berry – Daily Gleaner – MLA’s Pension.
• Tim Bousquet – The Coast – A Trust Betrayed.

Enterprise Reporting: Radio

• Margot Brunelle – CBC News – Halifax, NS – Annapolis Valley Prescription Drug Abuse.
• Peter Cowan – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Peter Penashue Election Spending Problems.
• Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Housing Crisis.

Enterprise Reporting: Television

• Amy Stoodley – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Thermography Investigation.
• David Cochrane/Paul Pickett – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Inside Operation Roadrunner.
• Peter Cowan,/Zach Goudie,/Rod Etheridge/Paul Pickett – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Burton Winters.

Feature Writing: Print

• David Lindsay – Rural Delivery – Liverpool, NS – Mining for the Common Good?
• Randy O'Donnell – Telegraph-Journal – Chasing Infinite Dreams in Finite Time.
• 7 Sam Littlefair-Wallace – The Coast – Cousin and Wife.

Feature Writing: Radio

• Chris Brookes – Battery Radio – St. John’s, NL – A Bullet for the General.
• Marie-Élaine Cloutier – Radio-Canada Acadie – Musique et Mémoire.
• Mary Lynk – CBC Radio – Halifax, NS – All the Diamonds.

Feature Writing: Television

• Nicolas Steinbach – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Défis d’intégration au N-B.
• Robyn Miller – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Mount Cashel Santa.
• Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Change Islands’ Store.

Business Reporting: Any Medium

•  Jacques Poitras/Christina Harnett – CBC Maritime Magazine –The Chicken War.
• John DeMont – Chronicle Herald – Finding a Future in the Oceans.
• Paul Gessell – Telegraph-Journal – Labrador Bound.

Sports Reporting: Any Medium

• Dave Atkinson – CBC News – Charlottetown, PEI – Hockey Friendship.
• Tara Chislett – Daily Gleaner – Van Ban Hard on Schools, Parents.
• Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Elijah’s Medal.

Arts & Entertainment Reporting: Any Medium

• Kate Wallace – Telegraph-Journal – The Call of the Wild.
• Mike Landry – Telegraph-Journal – It is Written.
• Quentin Casey – Telegraph-Journal – State of the Arts.
• Stephen Kimber – Atlantic Business Magazine –Six Men, Two Dories and the North Atlantic.

Commentary: Any Medium

• Alec Bruce – Atlantic Business Magazine – Banish Forever the Linguistic Elephant.
• Ian Thompson – Chronicle Herald – Are Nova Scotians Ready to Rise to Challenges?
• Russell Wangersky – The Telegram – Trotting out the Bogeyman.

Video Journalist: Television

• David Zelcer – CBC News – Gander, NL – Show of Work.
• Peter Cowan – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Show of Work.
• Stéphanie Blanchet – Radio-Canada Acadie – Halifax, NS – Show of Work.

Editorial Cartooning

• Bruce MacKinnon – Chronicle Herald – Editorial Cartoons.
• Michael de Adder – Chronicle Herald – Editorial Cartoons.
• Sean Leslie Casey – Cape Breton Post – Editorial Cartoons.

Best Multimedia Feature

• Deborah Wiles/Jayson Taylor/Rick Conrad/Lois Legge/Kelly Shiers/Eric Wynne – Chronicle Herald – Titanic 100.
• Kathryn King/Peter Gosse/David Cochrane – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Operation Roadrunner.
• Nick Logan – Global Maritimes – Halifax, NS – Voyage of the Titanic.

Best Information News Radio Program (Selected Program)

• Information Morning – CBC Radio – Saint John, NB.
• On the Go – CBC Radio – St. John’s, NL.
• Maritime Morning with Jordi Morgan – News 95.7, Rogers Radio – Halifax, NS.

Best Radio Newscast (Selected Newscast)

• Acadia Broadcasting – Saint John, NB – CHSJ News 8 am.
• CBC Newsroom – Halifax, NS – CBC Nova Scotia 7:30 am News.
• News 95.7 – Rogers Radio – Halifax, NS – The Morning News.

Best Television News Broadcast (Same Date Newscast)

• CBC Newsroom – Halifax, NS – CBC News Nova Scotia at Six.
• Global Maritimes – Halifax, NS – The New Brunswick Evening News at Six.
• Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Téléjournal Acadie.
• NTV Newsroom – NTV News – St. John’s, NL – The NTV Evening NewsHour.

The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award

• Amy Stoodley – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Show of Work.
• Carolyn Thompson – Telegraph-Journal – Show of Work.
• Hilary Beaumont – Chronicle Herald/OpenFile/The Coast –Show of Work.