Metroland Durham Region Media Group wins 32 awards for editorial excellence
Jan 26, 2008 - 11:54 AM
DURHAM -- The Metroland Durham Region Media Group has been honoured with 32 awards at the annual Suburban Newspapers of America contest for editorial excellence.
“This is a tremendous accomplishment that our editorial staff should be extremely proud of,” says Editor-in-Chief Joanne Burghardt.
The Durham division of Metroland, which publishes newspapers in Ajax, Pickering, Whitby, Oshawa, Clarington, Uxbridge, Port Perry and Northumberland County, was among the leaders in newspaper groups across North America coming second only to Heritage Newspapers in the United States who won 35 awards.
Among the awards were honours for Return to Vimy, a major undertaking that involved sending a reporter to Vimy, France to follow more than 700 Durham students participating in the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Honoured for the sixth consecutive year was the annual ‘Faces of the Future’ special section that profiles students who excel in the arts or sports.
“Faces started out as a tribute to outstanding high school athletes and has grown to include nearly 500 students from every elementary, high school, college and university in Durham Region,” says Mrs. Burghardt. “With 10 provincial, national and North American awards to its credit, Faces of the Future has become our signature special project and one of the most awarded sections in the community newspaper industry.”
Work on the 2008 edition of Faces of the Future has already begun and letters will soon go out to area schools inviting this year’s nominations.
Northumberland News reporter Peg McCarthy, a veteran member of the Durham staff, was named Journalist of the Year for community newspapers.
The awards:
Ajax & Pickering News Advertiser:
BEST SPORTS SECTION
2nd Place - Class D
Al Rivett, Sports Editor
BEST COVERAGE OF LOCAL
EDUCATION/SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUES
3rd Place - Class D
Crystal Crimi, reporter
BEST SPORTS PHOTO
3rd Place - Class D
‘FINISHING HER TACKLE’
BEST FEATURE SERIES
Honorable Mention - Class D
‘KIDS CAN HELP’ Crystal Crimi, reporter
Clarington This Week/ Canadian Statesman:
BEST NEWS PHOTO
1st Place - Class C
‘KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN’
BEST SPECIAL SECTION
1st Place - Class C
‘RETURN TO VIMY’
BEST EDITORIAL PAGE
1st Place - Class C
BEST IN-DEPTH REPORTING
2nd Place - Class C
‘THE FARMING QUESTION’ – Izabela Jaroszynski
BEST NON-PAGE ONE LAYOUT
3rd Place - Class C
CATEGORY 27, BEST FRONT PAGE
Honorable Mention - Class C
BEST FEATURE PHOTO
Honorable Mention - Class C
‘NICE CATCH’
BEST COLUMN WRITING
Honorable Mention - Class C
‘IT HELPS TO SHOW A LITTLE R-E-S-P-E-C-T’ – Jennifer Stone, reporter
Northumberland News:
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR - WEEKLY
1st Place
Peg McCarthy, news and photo editor
BEST BREAKING NEWS STORY
2nd Place - Class C
‘HIGHWAY INFERNO’
BEST YOUNG PEOPLE'S COVERAGE
2nd Place - Class C
BEST EDITORIAL WRITING
3rd Place - Class C
Dwight Irwin, Managing Editor
BEST FEATURE PHOTO
Honorable Mention - Class C
Peg McCarthy, news and photo editor
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
Honorable Mention - Class C
The Troy Davey murder trial - Peg McCarthy, news and photo editor
OSHAWA THIS WEEK:
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place - Class D
‘MANUFACTURING CRISIS’ – Izabela Jaroszynski
BEST YOUNG PEOPLE'S COVERAGE
1st Place - Class D
RETURN TO VIMY
BEST ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITINGFEATURE
1st Place - Class D
‘A NIGHT AT THE OPERA’ – Christy Chase, Entertainment Editor
BEST EDITORIAL WRITING
2nd Place - Class D
BEST EDITORIAL
BEST COVERAGE OF LOCAL BUSINESS &
ECONOMIC NEWS
3rd Place - Class C&D
BEST GRAPHIC ARTWORK (supporting news content)
Honorable Mention - Class D
Port Perry Star:
BEST PHOTOJOURNALISM
3rd Place - Class B
‘HARVESTING’ – Celia Klemenz, photographer
BEST CONTINUING COVERAGE
1st Place - Class B
‘DEAD FISH MYSTERY’ – Chris Hall, reporter
BEST ENVIRONMENTAL COVERAGE
3rd Place - Class B
‘DEAD FISH MYSTER’Y – Chris Hall, reporter
Uxbridge Times-Journal:
BEST FEATURE SERIES
1st Place - Class B
OPINION COLUMN
3rd Place - Class B
Judi Bobbitt, News Editor
Whitby This Week:
BEST SPECIAL SECTION
2nd Place - Class C
‘FACES OF THE FUTURE 2007’
BEST COVERAGE OF LOCAL BUSINESS &
ECONOMIC NEWS
2nd Place - Class C&D
BEST GRAPHIC ARTWORK (supporting news
Content)
Honorable Mention - Class C
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