The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2023 Eastlink Atlantic Journalism Awards.
Winners will be announced during the awards show, being held at 7:00 PM on April 20, 2023 in three locations:
- Prince Hall, University of King’s College, Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Kinsella Auditorium, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick
- College of the North Atlantic, St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador
Finalists will receive a complimentary ticket to the venue of their choice; other tickets will be available for $35 per person (each ticket purchase helps support the attendance of post-secondary journalism students). Tickets will be on sale before March 24, 2023.
The full list of winners is available here. Finalists in the newspapers category are:
Breaking News:
- “Crew of Atlantic Destiny fishing vessel airlifted to Yarmouth Airport after emergency at
sea”, by Tina Comeau, Saltwire Network/Tri-County Vanguard, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - “Fiona’s Fury”, by Rosalyn Roy, The Wreckhouse Weekly, Port aux Basques,
Newfoundland and Labrador - “Prince Edward Island health minister says no conflict over deputy regarding Medavie
contract”, by Stu Neatby, SaltWire Network, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Enterprise Reporting:
- “Donald Sobey’s sexual assault of a young man was an open secret. Now his victim is
finally telling his story…”, by Stephen Kimber, Globe and Mail, Halifax, Nova Scotia - “Eight care workers complained before police called in senior sex abuse case”, by Chris
Lambie, The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia - “Who Killed Shirley Milberry?”, by Mike Landry, Telegraph-Journal, Saint John, New
Brunswick
Feature:
- “A Newfoundland hospital switched them at birth. Fifty-three years later, a DNA test
brought them together”, by Lindsay Jones, The Globe & Mail, Halifax, Nova Scotia - “Switched at Birth”, by Tara Bradbury, The Telegram, St. John’s, Newfoundland and
Labrador - “Who will apologize to Jason Sark?”, by Paul MacNeill, Eastern Graphic, Montague,
Prince Edward Island
Photojournalism News:
- “Memorial Cup Final, Celebration and Defeat”, by Michael Hawki, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick Telegraph Journal (freelance), Rothesay, New Brunswick - “Roof Work”, by Keith Gosse, The Telegram, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
- “World Juniors”, by John Morris, John Morris, Charlottetown, PE
Photojournalism Portrait/Feature:
- “Safe! Maybe?”, by Keith Gosse, The Telegram, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
- “Shadow biker”, by Keith Gosse, The Telegram, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
- “The Blue House”, by Rene J Roy, The Wreckhouse Weekly, Port aux Basques,
Newfoundland and Labrador
Editorial Cartooning:
- Bruce MacKinnon, The Chronicle Herald, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Body of work)
- Michael de Adder, Saltwire, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Body of work)
Best Community Newspaper News Story:
- “An inspiration to all: Yarmouth paramedic Terry Muise honoured”, by Tina Comeau,
Saltwire Network/Tri-County Vanguard, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia - “Hurricane Fiona”, by Rene J Roy, The Wreckhouse Weekly, Port aux Basques,
Newfoundland and Labrador - “Transitional nightmare”, by Rachel Collier, Eastern Graphic, Montague, Prince Edward
Island
