Column/Opinion Writing Winner: Mark McNeil, Hamilton Spectator In each of his submissions, Mr. McNeil writes in an effectively streamlined manner yet there is an attention to impactful detail. He shows considerable range in the varied topics of his submitted
2021 ONAs: Spot News Photography (over 25,000 circulation)
Spot News Photography (over 25,000 circulation) Winner: Nick Brancaccio, Windsor Star First Place: The essence of spot news. When a serious vehicle crash was reported on a police radio scanner, Windsor Star photographer Nick Brancaccio rushed to the scene,
2021 ONAs: Beat Reporting (over 25,000 circulation)
Beat Reporting (over 25,000 circulation) Winner: Susan Clairmont, Hamilton Spectator Clairmont zeros in on a series of appalling failures in Ontario’s justice system in her impactful and compelling entries with concise, engaging writing and vivid detail. She asks: how
2021 ONAs: Beat Reporting (under 25,000 circulation)
Beat Reporting (under 25,000 circulation) Winner: Susan Gamble, Brantford Expositor It takes a special set of skills to be a great court reporter: they need a firm grasp of complex legal matters and the ability to translate them to
2021 ONAs: Sports Writing
Sports Writing Winner: Steve Milton, Hamilton Spectator The wide range of Steve Milton’s sports writing repertoire truly stood out from the other entries in this category. From his heart-warming profile of a professional paddleboard instructor who eventually found a
2021 ONAs: Feature Photography (over 25,000 circulation)
Feature Photography (over 25,000 circulation) Winner: Dax Melmer, Windsor Star With abstraction worthy of a Mondrian, these three photographs of empty playing fields are utterly captivating. The colour and symmetry are pleasing to the eye, but when Dax Melmer