(MENAFNEditorial) / EIN News / -- TORONTO, Ontario, April 22, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RTDNA Canada is pleased to recognize journalistic excellence with the winners of the Central Region RTDNA Awards of Excellence.
RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital. “With a record number of entries this year, the competition was as tough as ever and our valued judges presided over some truly remarkable submissions,” said RTDNA Canada President Ian Koenigsfest. “The exceptionally high standard of entries from all regions and all market sizes indicates that quality of journalism continues to thrive in Canada. Winning an RTDNA Award of Excellence once again indicates the pinnacle of our craft on all platforms. Congratulations to everyone involved in producing the winning entries, your work is proudly part of Canada’s journalistic legacy.”
2018 RTDNA Awards - CENTRAL Region Winners:
Digital
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
CBC Montreal, Evacuations Begin as Floods Strike Montreal Area Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
CBC Quebec, Quebec City Mosque Shooting Data Storytelling Award
CBC Montreal, What 10,000 Kickstarter Projects Reveal About Canada's Entrepreneurs Digital Media Award (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Windsor, I Am A Refugee Digital Media Award (Large Market)
CBC Montreal Website, Roots Of Montreal, Leonard Cohen, Mapping History, Bad Roads, Election Results Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
CBC Montreal, The Rise of Mado Lamotte, Queen of Montreal's Gay Village News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
CBC Montreal, Montreal Marks 375 Years Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
TVO, TVO.org: John Michael McGrath on Urban Planning, Islamophobia And Affordable Housing Podcast Award
CBC Montreal, Montreapolis Social Media Award
CBC Toronto, No Fixed Address Multiplatform
In–depth or Investigative – Dan McArthur Award
CBC Toronto, No Fixed Address
Honourable Mention: CBC Thunder Bay, Children of the Poisoned River Innovation Award
CBC Ottawa, A Heartbeat Away
Honourable Mention: CBC Toronto, HERstory in Black Radio
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
CBC Montreal, Montreal Declares State Of Emergency, May 7, 2017 Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
CBC Toronto, Finding Shannon Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
CBC Quebec City, Reclaiming Traditions of Inuit Midwifery: Salluit's Maternity Program Long Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CBC Sudbury, 18 Degrees Long Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CBC Montreal, How Men Experience Intimate Partner Abuse News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
1310NEWS, Ottawa River Flood Watch: Neighbourhoods Evacuated Radio News Information Program – Peter Gzowski Award
CBC Sudbury, National Aboriginal Day – Up North Radio Newscast (Small/Medium Market) – Byron MacGregor Award
AM800 CKLW, August 30, 2017 – 8:30am News, Major Flooding Radio Newscast (Large Market) – Byron MacGregor Award
CBC Ottawa, Ottawa Radio News Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
News Talk Radio, CJAD 800, Andrew's Let's Talk Story Short Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CBC London, Unity After Homophobic Slur, Torn By Cultural Differences: 2 Men Exchange Hugs and Roses After Homophobic Slur Short Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award
NEWSTALK1010, Debating Armed Cops in Schools Sound – Dick Smyth Award
CBC Sudbury, Soiled Undies Sports – Feature Reporting Award
CBC Sudbury, The 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs, Erik White Television
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
CP24, BNR Fire Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
CTV Montreal, Over the Line: Life Through the Eyes Of Asylum Seekers Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
CBC Montreal, His Name was Anthony: The Life and Death of Anthony Griffin and How he Changed a City Long Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CTV Northern Ontario, Life After The Military Long Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award
City TV, Two Kilometres to Terror: Life and Death Under ISIS News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
CBC Ottawa News at 6, Canada Day 2017 Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
Global Toronto, 93 Killed a Day at the Barrel of a Gun Short Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CTV Windsor, Taking No Steps For Granted: Hunter's Story Short Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award
CBC Montreal, Out of the Shadows: Inside La Meute Sports – Feature Reporting Award
CTV Kitchener, On the Roster, Field of Dreams TV News Information Program – Trina McQueen Award
CBC Toronto, Our Toronto TV Newscast (Small/Medium Market) – Bert Cannings Award
CTV Barrie, Highway 400 Crash TV Newscast (Large Market) – Bert Cannings Award
CTV News Ottawa, Live in the Flood Zone: CTV Ottawa Special Video – Hugh Haugland Award
CTV News Ottawa, Sweet Canadiana, The Untold Story of Oscar Peterson’s World Famous “Canadiana Suite” These Central Region winners will now compete with winners from West, Prairie and East regions for the best of the best, the National Awards. Those winners will be announced at the RTDNA Canada 2018 National Conference & Awards Gala. Join us May 25-26, 2018 at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto!
For more information, please visit http://www.rtdnacanada.com/events/2018-national-conference/
About RTDNA
RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic and digital journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTDNA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast and digital journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The Become a Member: https://rtdna.wildapricot.org/join-us Contact Information
Ian Koenigsfest
President, RTDNA Canada
Manny Paiva
Co-chair, Central Region, RTDNA Canada
Diana Pereira
Co-chair, Central Region, RTDNA Canada
Jennifer Nguyen
RTDNA Canada Awards
http://www.rtdnacanada.com
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