Atlantic Journalism Awards winners

The Atlantic Journalism Awards Association has announced the 2009 winners of their annual awards:    

Spot News – Print

    The gold winner was:

      The Canadian Press (Atlantic Bureau) – Halifax, NS – Chopper Crash

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Tera Camus – The Chronicle Herald, (Cape Breton Bureau) – Chaos Erupts

       into Full Attack

      Beverley Ware – The Chronicle Herald (South Shore Bureau) – Mommy Don’t

 

    Spot News – Radio

    The gold award winner was:

      CBC Radio – Halifax, NS – Spryfield Fire

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      CBC News – Newfoundland and Labrador – Cougar Helicopter Crash

      VOCM News – Newcap Radio Inc. – St. John’s, NL – Cougar Helicopter

       Crash

 

    Spot News – Television

    The gold winner was:

      CBC Television Newsroom, Halifax, NS – Ferguson’s Cove Fire

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Cougar Helicopter Crash

      Peter Cowan – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Endangered Hunt

 

    Enterprise Reporting – Print

    The gold award winner was:

      Michael Tutton – The Canadian Press, Halifax, NS – Nova Scotia

       Residence Abuse

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Matthieu Aikins – The Coast, Halifax, NS – Unembedded in Afghanistan

      Rob Linke – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Fundy Forewarning

 

    Enterprise Reporting – Radio

    The gold award winner was:

      Bob Murphy/Margot Brunelle – CBC Radio, Halifax, NS – The Case of

       Kimberly McAndrew

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Pauline Dakin – CBC Radio, Halifax, NS – The Forgotten Cancer

      Wendy Martin/Christina Harnett – CBC Cape Breton – Trouble in Paradise

 

    Enterprise Reporting – Television

    The gold award winner was:

      Deanne Fleet – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Bishop Porn

       Stories

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Rod Etheridge – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Cancer Emails

      Kayla Hounsell – CTV Atlantic, Halifax, NS – Drinking After Dark

 

    Continuing Coverage – Print

    The gold award winner was:

      The Telegram Newsroom – St. John’s, NL – Cougar Helicopter Crash and

       Aftermath

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Tim Bousquet – The Coast, Halifax, NS – Halifax’s Broken Sewage Plant

      Marty Klinkenberg – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Accident

       Aftermath

 

    Continuing Coverage – Radio

    The gold award winner was:

      VOCM News – Newcap Radio Inc., St. John’s NL – Cougar Helicopter Crash

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Julien Lafille – Radio-Canada, St. John’s, NL- Embargo européen sur

       la chasse aux phoques

      Joan Weeks – CBC Cape Breton – Hector Hinkley’s Brain Cancer Meds

 

    Continuing Coverage – Television

    The gold award winner was:

      Paul Withers – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Mr. Keddy’s Cheque

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Elizabeth Chiu – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Fountain Suicide

      Paul Withers – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Sewage Disaster

 

    Feature Writing – Print

    The gold award winner was:

      Stephen Kimber – The Coast, Halifax, NS – Who is Darrell Dexter

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Tim Bousquet – The Coast, Halifax, NS – Doolittle, Darwin and the

       Deeply Dumb

      Andrew McGilligan – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Long Journeys

       Home

 

    Feature Writing – Radio

    The Gold winner was:

      Myfanwy Davies/Christina Harnett – CBC Radio, Halifax, NS – A Light in

       Dark Places -The John McKendy Story

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Heather Barrett/Karen Levine – CBC Radio, St. John’s, NL – My Own

       Private Twillingate

      Mary Lynk – CBC Radio, Halifax, NS – Shane Earle

 

    Feature Writing – Television

    The gold award winner was:

      Lee Pitts – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador -Village of Hope

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Lee Pitts – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Rwanda: 15 Years

       Later

      Chris O’Neill-Yates – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Lucas’

       Story

 

    On line News Reporting

    The gold winner was:

      CBC – www.cbc.ca/nl, Newfoundland and Labrador – Cougar Helicopter

       Crash Coverage

 

    Business Reporting -Any Medium

    The Gold Winner was:

      Judy Myrden – The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS – Racing With the
Tides

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Alec Bruce – Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, NL – Leaders of

       the Pack

      Melanie Nagy/Keith Whelan – CBC Television, Newfoundland and Labrador
–

       Seal Hunt

 

    Sports Reporting – Any Medium

    The gold award winner was:

      Marty Klinkenberg – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – For the Love

       of the Game

    The silver finalists in this category were

      Catherine Harrop – CBC Television, Fredericton, NB – Hockey Fight &

       Hockey Follo

      Matt Veno – Truro Daily News, Truro, NS – A Blessing in Disguise

 

    Arts & Entertainment Reporting – Any Medium

    The gold winner was:

      Kate Wallace – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Fred Ross Profile

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Sue Carter Flinn – The Coast, Halifax, NS – On the Laugh Track

      Rob Doublett/Norma Jean MacPhee – CBC Cape Breton – Jerry Holland

       Obituary

 

    Commentary – Any Medium

    The gold winner was:

      Dan Leger -The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS – Lahey Scandal; Huge

       Blow to Church Credibility

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Eleanor Beaton – Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, NL – The Case

       Against Protectionism

      Eric Marks – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Humble Spirit; Mighty

       Heart

 

    Video Journalist – Television

    The gold winner was:

      Lee Pitts – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Show of work

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Chris Corday – CBC Television, Saint John, NB – Show of work

      Gary Mansfield – CBC Television, Sydney, NS – Show of work

 

    Photojournalism Spot News – Print

    The gold award winner was:

      Steve Wadden – Cape Breton Post, Sydney, NS – Fire Rescue on Roof

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Noel Chenier – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Dwarfed by Fire

      Joe Gibbons – The Telegram, St. John’s, NL – Dramatic Rescue

 

    Photojournalism Spot News – Television

    The gold award winner was:

      Peter Cowan – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Endangered Hunt

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Edwin Hunter – CBC Television, Fredericton, NB – Grand Falls Fire

      Steve Lawrence – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Purcell’s Cove Fire

 

    Feature Photojournalism – Print

    The gold award winner was:

      Greg Agnew – Moncton Times & Transcript, Moncton, NB – Heels over Head

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Noel Chenier – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Mother’s Share Loss

      Stephen MacGillivray – The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton, NB – Cow Lick

 

    Feature Photojournalism – Television

    The gold award winner was:

      Steve Lawrence – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Thrill Seekers

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Kevin Barnett – CBC Television, Halifax, NS – Kidnapped Turtle

      Chris Corday – CBC Television, Saint John, NB – Right Whales

 

    Editorial Cartooning

    The gold award winner was:

      Michael de Adder – Times & Transcript, Moncton, NB – Show of work

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Bruce MacKinnon – The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS – Show of work

      Wayne Wright – Journal Pioneer, Summerside,  PEI – Show of work

 

    Atlantic Magazine – Best Article

    The gold award winner was:

      Progress Magazine – Halifax, NS – Annual People We Love Feature

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Alec Bruce – Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, NL – The Oracle

       of Atlantic Canada

      Gloria Hickey – East Coast Living – Metro Guide Publishing, Halifax,
NS

       – Divine Intervention

 

    Atlantic Magazine – Best Cover

    The gold award winner was:

      Halifax Magazine – Metro Guide Publishing – Halifax, NS – October 2009

       cover – Take Flight

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Atlantic Salmon Journal – Chamcook, NB – Spring 2009 cover – Cycle of

       Life

      East Coast Living – Metro Guide Publishing – Halifax, NS – Fall 2009

       cover – The Simple Life

 

    Atlantic Magazine – Best Profile Article

    The gold award winner was:

      Barry Boyce – Shambhala Sun Magazine, Halifax, NS – Fifty Years on the

       Razor’s Edge

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Eleanor Beaton – Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, NL – The Fast

       Times of Rob Sobey

      Jon Tattrie – Progress Magazine, Halifax, NS – Back to the Land

 

    Best Page Presentation -Newspaper

    The gold winner was:

      Nadine Fownes – The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS – Saturday, January

       31, 2009 -Justice for Karissa Boudreau

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Angie Kippers – Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, NB – Saturday, February

       14, 2009 – Fresh Perspectives

      Brad Works – Amherst Daily News, Amherst, NS – Wednesday, June 10,
2009

       – NDP Win Provincial Election

 

    Community Reporting

    The gold winner was:

      Lisa Brown – Bridgewater Bulletin, Bridgewater, NS – Murder in a Small

       Town

 

    The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award

    The gold winner was:

      Natalie Kalata – CBC News, Newfoundland and Labrador – Show of work

    The silver finalists in this category were:

      Laura Fraser – The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, NS – Show of work

      Teresa Wright – The Guardian, Charlottetown, PEI – Show of work

 

    The Lifetime Achievement Award

      Ron Ennis

    This year’s recipient is Ron Ennis of Grand Falls-Windsor Newfoundland.

His career spans 42 years of dedication to community journalism in Atlantic

Canada. He moved from proof-reader to reporter to editor and managing editor

of a portfolio of 17 community newspapers in Newfoundland, first with the

Robinson-Blackmore chain and lately Transcontinental Media. He managed
weekly

circulation exceeding 100,000 copies with Community News and Information
which

was and still is the gospel of rural Newfoundland.

 

    Student Awards

 

    AJAs Student Prize of Excellence

      – Laura Yorke

      – Holland College, Charlottetown, PEI

 

    Le Prix d’Excellence BellAliant en Journalisme Étudiant

      – Mathieu Roy-Comeau

      – Université de Moncton, NB

 

    Atlantic Lottery Corporation Achievement Award

      – Jon Linds

      – University of King’s College, Halifax, NS

 

    CNW Group Prize of Excellence

      – Kerri Penney

      – Nova Scotia Community College, Waterfront Campus, Dartmouth, NS

 

    Emera Achievement Award

      – Jody Nabuurs

      – St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB

 

    AJAs Student Achievement Award

      – Shannon DeMerchant

      – New Brunswick Community College, Woodstock, NB

 

    Province of New Brunswick Scholarship

      – Melissa Russwurm

      – St. Thomas University, Fredericton, NB

 

    Province of Nova Scotia

      – Jennifer Pawluk

      – University of King’s College, Halifax, NS