The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) announced the gold and silver winners for its 2020 earlier this week.
More information at www.AJAs.ca.
View/listen to all 2020 finalists at www.ajasonline.org/finalists2020.
Winners in the newspaper and digital categories included:
Breaking/Spot News Reporting: Newspaper
The gold winner is: Juanita Mercer – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Snowmageddon.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Alex Bill – allNewfoundlandLabrador.com – St. John’s, NL – Nasdaq acquires Verafin.
Andrew Rankin – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Lawyer: tenant evicted by demolition.
Feature: Newspaper
The gold winner is: Noushin Ziafati – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Refugee claimant ‘wrestling virus’ at Northwood.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Anne Calder – The Chronicle Herald/Saltwire – Halifax, NS – The extraordinary evolution of writer Amy Mckay.
Drew Brown – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – Unmasking Donny Dooley: Newfoundland’s most wanted troll.
Enterprise Reporting : Newspaper
The gold winner is: Aidan Cox – The Daily Gleaner – Fredericton, NB – Holes in tracking raise questions around racial discrimination in policing.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Andrew Rankin – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – The making of a mass killer.
Ashley Fitzpatrick – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – A glimpse inside: a day at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.
Photojournalism News
The gold winner is: Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Family escapes house fire.
The silver finalists in this category are:
John Morris – Reuters and others – Charlottetown, PEI – Nova Scotia shootings.
Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Fatal rollover.
Photojournalism Portrait/Feature
The gold winner is: John Morris – Reuters and others – Charlottetown, PEI – Back to school after COVID March break.
The silver finalists in this category are:
John Morris – The Globe and Mail – Charlottetown, PEI – Canada/USA Border Closure.
Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s – Distorted driving.
Editorial Cartooning
TIE for gold: Bruce MacKinnon – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Show of work.
and also:
Michael de Adder – The Chronicle Herald –Halifax NS – Show of work.
Best Community Newspaper News Story
The gold winner is: Tina Comeau – Tri-County Vanguard – Yarmouth, NS – Bringing life to unmarked graves.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Maurice Rees – The Shoreline Journal – Maitland, NS – Portapique coverage.
Rhea Rollmann – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – An empty lot on Eric Street holds the key to the city.
OTHER – ANY MEDIUM
Excellence in Digital Journalism: Breaking News
The gold winner is: Yvette d’Entremont – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Body of work: pandemic coverage.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Halifax Examiner news team – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Mass murder coverage.
René Landry/Alix Villeneuve – Radio-Canada Acadie – Caraquet, NB – Directeurs de scrutin au N.-B. : les militants progressistes-conservateurs sont légion.
Excellence in Digital Journalism: Enterprise/Longform
The gold winners are: Rob Csernyik/Mary Campbell – The Cape Breton Spectator – Sydney, NS – Sydney’s casino at 25.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Joan Baxter – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Port Wallace gamble.
Marine Ernoult – Actions Femmes IPÉ – Charlottetown, PEI – Féminin PluriElles.
Business Reporting: Any Medium
The gold winner is: Rob Csernyik – The Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – The casino crapshoot.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Ashley Fitzpatrick/Alex Bill – allNewfoundlandLabrador.com – St. John’s, NL – Fallout of a scuttled refinery deal.
René Landry/Alix Villeneuve – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Un projet éolien qui fait jaser à Anse-Bleue.
Sports Reporting: Any Medium
The gold winner is: Tom Murphy – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – Surfing towards change in North Preston, NS.
The silver finalists in this category are:
François Le Blanc – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Yanic Duplessis: Réconcilier hockey et homosexualité.
Jeremy Fraser – Cape Breton Post – Sydney, NS – 30th anniversary of UCCB Capers Football.
Commentary: Any Medium
The gold winner is: Connell Smith – CBC NB – Fredericton, NB – An absent goodbye.
The silver finalists for this category are:
Brian Flinn – allNovaScotia.com – Halifax, NS – Government business: under the rug.
Paul MacNeill – Eastern Graphic – Montague, PEI – The drug cave is a signal that PEI needs to do better.
Stephen Kimber – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Shopping while strolling.
The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award
The gold winner is: Ben Cleary – NTV – St. John’s, NL – Show of work.
The silver finalists in this category are:
Nicole Munro – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Show of work.
Taryn Grant – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – Show of work.
