Your nominees for the J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year award

We called for nominees and you answered, giving us a list of 28 people from across the country that you deemed worthy of the J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year award. Check out this roundup of Canadian journalism that you nominated. …

We called for nominees and you answered, giving us a list of 28 journalists from across the country that you deemed worthy of the J-Source Canadian Newsperson of the Year award. Having produced work ranging from in-depth local news stories, to stellar international reporting, to renowned data and investigative journalism projects, these nominees represent a highlight reel of Canadian journalism in 2012.

While our panel of judges review the nominations to decide a shortlist of candidates, we have rounded up the list journalists and their stories that you gave as reason for nomination.

Click on each name for a sample of the work they were nominated for:

Adrienne Arsenault (CBC News)

Nahlah Ayed (CBC News)

Jorge Barrera (APTN National News)

Abby Cameron (The Enfield Weekly Press/The Laker)

Elizabeth Chiu (CBC Halifax)

Kevin Donovan (Toronto Star)

Pat Healey (The Laker/The Enfield Weekly Press)

Eva Hoare (The Chronicle Herald)

Chris Hogg (Digital Journal)

Andrea Houston (Xtra!)

Meghan Hurley (Ottawa Citizen)