ANNOUNCING THE 2015 NOMINEES

ONLINE VIDEO PRODUCTION
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star
Mathew McCarthy, Waterloo Region Record
Chris Seto, Guelph Mercury
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STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Dan Taekema, Carleton University/The Chatham Daily News
Luke Galati, Ryerson University/Nikkei Voice
Shaun Garrity, St. Clair College/The Converged Citizen


COLUMN WRITING
Susan Clairmont, The Hamilton Spectator
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
Steve Milton, The Hamilton Spectator


SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Cathie Coward, The Hamilton Spectator
Kaz Novak, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press



FEATURE WRITING (over 25,000 circulation)
Greg Mercer, Waterloo Region Record
Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record


FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star
Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star


ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Jason Kryk, Windsor Star
Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press


INVESTIGATIVE/ENTERPRISE REPORTING
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator


SPORTS WRITING (under 25,000 circulation)
Patrick Kennedy, Kingston Whig-Standard
Rob Massey, Guelph Mercury
Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard


HEALTH NEWS & LIFESTYLE REPORTING
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Catherine Thompson, The Waterloo Region Record
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator


NOVICE REPORTING (under 25,000 circulation)
Alex Migdal, Guelph Mercury
May Warren, Guelph Mercury


BUSINESS WRITING
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Steve Arnold, The Hamilton Spectator
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator


HUMOUR WRITING
Michelle Hauser, Kingston-Whig Standard
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record
Drew Edwards, Guelph Mercury


SPORTS WRITING  (over 25,000 circulation)
Grant LaFleche, St. Catharines Standard
Drew Edwards, The Hamilton Spectator
Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record


GENERAL NEWS FEATURE
Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator
Susan Gamble, Brantford Expositor
Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star


GREEN ENVIRONMENT WRITING
Chris Seto, Guelph Mercury
Rob O’Flanagan, Guelph Mercury
Craig Pearson, Windsor Star


Editorial, Opinion and Analysis (under 25,000 circulation)
Dave Dawson, Orillia Packet and Times
John Law, Niagara Falls Review
Hugo Rodrigues, Cornwall Standard Freeholder


Editorial, Opinion and Analysis (over 25,000 circulation)
Karen Hall, The Windsor Star
Anne Jarvis, The Windsor Star
John Roe, Waterloo Regional Record


SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY  (under 25,000 circulation)
Rob Massey, The Guelph Mercury
Brian Thompson, The Brantford Expositor
Gino Donato, The Sudbury Star


Richard Sutton Award PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
David Bebee, Waterloo Region Record
John Rennison, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press


SPOT NEWS REPORTING (under 25,000 circulation)
Greg Furminger, Welland Tribune
Dan Dakin, Welland Tribune
Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star


FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)

Mike Beitz, The Beacon Herald
Emily Mountney-Lessard, Belleville Intelligencer
Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer



EDUCATION REPORTING
Don Fraser, St. Catharines Standard
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator


NOVICE REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)

Saira Peesker, The Hamilton Spectator
Dani-Elle Dube, The Ottawa Sun
Samantha Beattie, The Hamilton Spectator


SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Tony Caldwell, The Ottawa Sun
Scott Gardner, The Hamilton Spectator
Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star


DESIGN & GRAPHICS (under 25,000 circulation)
Dave Ashton, Belleville Intelligencer
Tania Praeg, Guelph Mercury
Brad Demers, St. Catharines Standard


ONLINE MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL PROJECT
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
The Waterloo Region Record, Remembering The Great War
Carolyn Thompson, Tyler Brownbridge,  Donald McArthur, Dylan Kristy, The Windsor Star


MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Donald McArthur and Dylan Kristy, Windsor Star
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star


 SPOT NEWS REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Jennifer O’Brien, Jane Sims, Randy Richmond, John Miner and Dale Carruthers, London Free Press – Costco tragedy
Rosie-Ann Grover, Tom Hogue, Emma Reilly, Nicole O’Reilly, Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator – Parliament Hill shooting
Nicole O’Reilly and Molly Hayes, The Hamilton Spectator – Barton jail overdoses


TONY FREDO MEMORIAL AWARD – Feature Writing (under 25,000 circulation)
Paul Schliesmann, Kingston Whig-Standard
Barbara Simpson, Sarnia Observer
Diana Martin, Chatham Daily News


MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
Mark McNeil, The Hamilton Spectator
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Rob Massey, Guelph Mercury


SOCIAL MEDIA
Dan Dakin, Welland Tribune
Josh Brown, Waterloo Region Record
Jon Willing, Ottawa Sun

Special thanks to Rob Granatstein, Senior Producer, Canada.com/ Head of Video, Postmedia
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JAMES BRUCE AWARD: Arts & Entertainment Writing
Jim Moodie, Sudbury Star
Jeff Hicks, Waterloo Region Record
John Law, Niagara Falls Review

Special thanks to Nick Patch, Music Writer, The Canadian Press


JACK BOWMAN MEMORIAL AWARD: Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Pete Fisher, Northumberland Today
Tony Saxon, Guelph Mercury
Luke Hendry, Belleville Intelligencer

Special thanks to Fred. J. Kuntz, former editor-in-chief, Toronto Star, former publisher, Waterloo Region Record and Guelph Mercury



Municipal Affairs Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)

May Warren, Guelph Mercury
2014 newsmakers of the year: Cam Guthrie and Karen Farbridge

Barbara Simpson, Sarnia Observer
JUSTICE SYSTEM: Questions raised about quick access to courtroom interpreters

Laura Stricker, Sudbury Star
Nomination delay ‘mind boggling’: Bartolucci

Special thanks to Jim Poling Sr., Former Vice President, Editorial, The Canadian Press


Design and Graphics (over 25,000 circulation)

Tania Praeg, The Waterloo Regional Record
Diane Shantz, The Waterloo Regional Record
Juanita Sims, The London Free Press

Special thanks to Grant Mercer, Post Media

 


 

 

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