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SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)

This award is given for a single photo or package of up to three related photos produced under pressure or deadline. The nominees for Spot News Photography (over 25,000 circulation) are Mathew McCarthy, The Waterloo Region Record, Jason Kryk, The

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SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)

SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)

This award is given for a single photo or package of up to three related photos produced under pressure or deadline. The nominees for Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation) are: Ian McAlpine, Kingston Whig-Standard, Mike DiBattista, The Niagara Falls

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PHOTOS: Online Photography nominees

PHOTOS: Online Photography nominees

This award is given for a single web-only photograph, slide show or photo. Online Photography, nominees: Tyler Brownbridge, The Windsor Star, Jason Kryk, The Windsor, Dax Melmer, The Windsor   A youth leads a group of children from the Lev

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Photojournalist of the Year Portfolios

Photojournalist of the Year Portfolios

This award is given to the photographer whose portfolio is judged to be the most outstanding on the basis of subject matter, originality, technical excellence and versatility. Browse below the portfolios submitted by our Photojournalist of the Year nominees: Dax

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2014 nominees announced…….

2014 nominees announced…….

We are pleased to present the nominees for the 2014 Ontario Newspaper Awards. They are presented in no particular order: Municipal Affairs Writing (under 25,000 circulation) Sara Ross, Orillia Packet and Times Laura Stricker, The Sudbury Star Elliot Ferguson, The

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2014 Ontario Newspaper Awards…..what’s next?

2014 Ontario Newspaper Awards…..what’s next?

The entry deadline has passed for the 2014 Ontario Newspaper Awards. Thank you to all who entered. We continue to be overwhelmed by the interest you show through the hundreds of submissions. The judging process is underway. Our judges, more

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Get ready for the 60th

Get ready for the 60th

The Ontario Newspapers Awards has a motto that is as true today as it was 60 years ago: We’re definitely not the NNAs. For decades the ONAs have been known as one of the best parties in the business, mostly

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ONA judge Bryan Cantley dies at 66

ONA judge Bryan Cantley dies at 66

OAKVILLE Bryan Cantley, a long-time ONA judge, and former reporter and editor who oversaw the National Newspaper Awards for many years, has died.  He was 66. The NNA organization says Cantley died Tuesday in hospital in Oakville, Ont., after being

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ONA 2013: Awards night in photos

ONA 2013: Awards night in photos

The Ontario Newspaper Awards were held in Waterloo on April 27, 2013. More than 250 people gathered at the Waterloo Inn and Conference Centre to celebrate  excellence in journalism. Browse through some of our memories of that night. All photos

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Winners announced 2013 Ontario Newspaper Awards

Winners announced 2013 Ontario Newspaper Awards

WATERLOO Claire Brownell and Tyler Brownbridge of the Windsor Star took home the top two prizes Saturday at the annual Ontario Newspaper Awards dinner. Brownell won the Martha Blackburn Award as journalist of the year for a series of stories

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Call for names: Remembering those lost

Call for names: Remembering those lost

Friends and colleagues, At this year’s ONA dinner and gala, April 27, at the Waterloo Inn and Conference Centre, we will stop to remember fellow journalists who are no longer with us. We need your help. Please email rgrover@thespec.com with

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Picture perfect: Photographs submitted by our 2013 nominees

Picture perfect: Photographs submitted by our 2013 nominees

The Ontario Newspaper Awards celebrates work in several different photo categories. Browse through the submissions below submitted by our nominees. Winners will be announced April 27, 2013 at our awards dinner at the Waterloo Inn and Conference Centre. Nominee Tyler

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The Ontario Newspaper Awards, celebrating excellence in journalism among newspapers outside of Toronto, are awarded annually.

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