CAJ award nominees announced

The Canadian Association of Journalists has announced the nominees for its annual awards event, which will take place May 29 in Montreal.

The nominees, which are listed on the CAJ site, are:

OPEN NEWSPAPER/WIRE SERVICE (circulation greater than 25,000)

Linda Gyulai
“The Water Meter Series“
The Gazette

David Bruser
“War at Home“
The Toronto Star

Tim Bousquet
“Everyone Loses Under the City’s Property Tax Plan”
The Coast

COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Gordon Hoekstra
“Downtown Fix”
Prince George Citizen

Micheal Gorman
“Housing Crisis Hits Yarmouth”
Yarmouth Vanguard

Byron Christopher
“The Running Man“
Freelancer (The Tribune, Campbelltown, NB.)

Elliot Ferguson
“Tori is Missing”
Woodstock Sentinel Review

Steve Bonspiel
“Highway 207 Recycling”
The Eastern Door

OPEN TELEVISION

Bob McKeown and Oleh Rumak
“Death online”
CBC News: the fifth estate

Hana Gartner and Marie Caloz
“Riding on Risk”
CBC News: the fifth estate

Mellissa Fung and Lynn Burgess
“Canada’s Ugly Secret”
CBC News: The National

Robert Osborne, Victor Malarek, Patti-Ann Finlay, Anton Koschany,
Brett Mitchell
“Beyond Justice”
CTV W-FIVE

Marleen Trotter, Sue Sgambati, Sarah Stevens, Anton Koschany
“Hot on the Trail”
CTV W-FIVE

OPEN TELEVISION (Less than 5 minutes)

Lynn Burgess and Laurie Graham
“E-Health Ontario Scandal”
CBC News: The National

Gillian Findlay, Lynn Burgess, Nathan Crocker, Tony Marchitto, Don Chung
“OLG Windsor Cost Overruns”
CBC News: The National

Harvey Cashore, Gillian Findlay, Angela Gilbert, Nathan Crocker,
Steve Desousa, Doug Husby, Tony Marchitto, Greg McArthur
“RBC Tax Evasion”
CBC News: The National/The Globe and Mail

OPEN RADIO NEWS/CURRENT AFFAIRS

Tina Pittaway and Neil Sandell
“Risky Business”
CBC Radio One

Margaret Evans
“The Day The Music Died”
CBC Radio News

Deanne Fleet
“Bishop Porn”
CBC Radio St John’s

Gino Harel
“Cancer du Sein: Transparence Mise en Doute”
Radio Canada

Teddy Katz
“The Fight Isn’t Over”
CBC National Radio News

COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING

Glen McGregor and Stephen Mahar
“Dangling the Dollars“
The Ottawa Citizen/Chronicle Herald

Glen McGregor
“Overserved“
The Ottawa Citizen

Robert Cribb and Lois Kalchman
“Minor Hockey; Major Problems“
The Toronto Star

PHOTOJOURNALISM

Louie Palu
“The Front Line“
Zuma Press

Darryl Dyck
Photo Portfolio
Freelancer (The Canadian Press)

Elliot Ferguson
“Tori is Missing”
Woodstock Sentinel-Review

Steve Russell
Photo Portfolio
The Toronto Star

Ted Rhodes
Photo Portfolio
Calgary Herald

MAGAZINE

Michael Friscolanti
“After the Detention, A Betrayal“
Maclean’s

Roxanne Gregory
“Woodlands Survivors Seek Settlement“
The Georgia Strait

Michael Friscolanti
“This Land is My Land“
Maclean’s

FAITH AND SPIRITUALITY

Maureen Brosnahan
“The Least of These“
CBC Radio

Jennifer Green
“We Pray to the Same God“
The Ottawa Citizen

SCOOP

Alison Crawford
“Bishop Lahey”
CBC National Radio News

Elizabeth Thompson
“Feds Sell Historic Silver“
Sun Media

Harvey Cashore, Lynn Burgess, Gillian Findlay, Angela Gilbert, Nathan Crocker, Doug Husby, Tony Marchitto, Steve Desousa, Greg McArthur
“RBC Tax Evasion”
CBC News: The National/The Globe and Mail

Gillian Findlay, Bruce Livesey, Joseph Loiero, Steve Desousa, Tony Marchitto
“Nortel Secret Bonuses”
CBC News

Kim Trynacity
“Environmental Cleanup”
CBC News – Edmonton

DAILY EXCELLENCE

John Vennavally-Rao
“Metro Storms”
CTV News

Peter Gullage/CBC St. John’s Newsroom
“Cougar Helicopter Crash“
CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador

Glen McGregor
“I Thought They Were Dead“
The Ottawa Citizen

Eric Rankin
“Jericho Assault”
CBC News Vancouver

Margaret Evans
“War in Gaza“
CBC Radio

PRINT FEATURE

Matthieu Aikins
“Unembedded in Afghanistan“
The Coast

Carly Weeks
“Under Pressure“
The Globe and Mail

Denise Davy
“One in Five – Canada’s Mental Health Crisis“
The Hamilton Spectator

CAJ/CNW Student Award of Excellence

David Karp
“$117 Million of Prime Toxic Land“
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“
University of King’s College

Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
“No Justice for Tiffany Morrison“
Concordia University

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.