The Chronicle Herald led the nominations list at the Atlantic Journalism Awards with 22 nods. Here is the complete list of finalists and their work, according to the press release:
Online News Reporting
- CBC News – St. John’s – Tropical Storm Leslie.
- Nick Logan – Global Maritimes – Murder of Raymond Taavel.
- Chronicle Herald – Tense Standoff on Central Halifax Street.
Best Page Presentation: Newspaper
- Deborah Wiles/Jayson Taylor/Matt Dempsey – Chronicle Herald –Titanic 100.
- Mike Landry – Telegraph-Journal –A Century of Frye.
- Nadine Fownes –Chronicle Herald – Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children.
Photojournalism Spot News: Newspaper
- James West – Daily Gleaner – Fredericton – Wiggins Fire.
- Joe Gibbons – The Telegram – St. John’s – Goulds Back Line Barn Fire.
- Viktor Pivovarov – Times & Transcript – Moncton – Takedown.
Photojournalism Feature: Newspaper
- Christian Laforce –Chronicle Herald –Sarah Atwell.
- Christian Laforce – Chronicle Herald – Handstand Matt.
- Cindy Wilson – Telegraph-Journal – Whale of a Time.
- Katé Braydon – Telegraph-Journal – All Eyes on Charles.
Atlantic Magazine Article
- John DeMont – Herald Magazine Does Nova Scotia Get the Government it Deserves?
- Marjorie Simmins – Progress Magazine – To the Manor Born.
- Martin Silverstone – Atlantic Salmon Journal– Atlantic Salmon at the End of the Earth
Atlantic Magazine: Best Cover
- Atlantic Salmon Journal – Releasing a York Salmon in Murdoch Pool – December 2012.
- East Coast Living – Summer Escape – Summer 2012.
- Saltscapes Magazine – Million Dollar Legs – January/February 2012.
Atlantic Magazine: Best Profile Article
- John DeMont – Herald Magazine –Graham Day.
- Martin Silverstone – Atlantic Salmon Journal –River Princess.
- Paul McLeod – Herald Magazine – Kathy Dunderdale's Revolution.
Breaking/Spot News Reporting: Print
- Brent Mazerolle – Times & Transcript– Smoke Diverts Jet to Metro.
- Lisa Brown – Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin – Chained in Chelsea.
- The Telegram – Post Tropical Storm Leslie.
Breaking News Radio
- Lynn Robinson – VOCM News, St. John’s, NL – Ocean Choice International Locks Out OCI Trawlermen.
- Peter Cowan/Tony Dawson/Colleen Connors/Chris Harbord – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Fires Threaten North West River and Sheshatshiu.
- Phonse Jessome – CBC Radio – Halifax, NS – HMS Bounty Sinks.
Breaking News/Spot News: Television
- Lee Pitts/Rob Antle – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Rome Calls.
- CBC News – Halifax, NS – Flooding in Truro.
- Ray Bradshaw – Global Maritimes – Truro Flooding.
Enterprise Reporting: Print
- Laverne Stewart – Daily Gleaner – CFB Gagetown Military Housing.
- Shawn Berry – Daily Gleaner – MLA’s Pension.
- Tim Bousquet – The Coast – A Trust Betrayed.
Enterprise Reporting: Radio
- Margot Brunelle – CBC News – Halifax, NS – Annapolis Valley Prescription Drug Abuse.
- Peter Cowan – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Peter Penashue Election Spending Problems.
- Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Housing Crisis.
Enterprise Reporting: Television
- Amy Stoodley – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Thermography Investigation.
- David Cochrane/Paul Pickett – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Inside Operation Roadrunner.
- Peter Cowan,/Zach Goudie,/Rod Etheridge/Paul Pickett – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Burton Winters.
Feature Writing: Print
- David Lindsay – Rural Delivery – Liverpool, NS – Mining for the Common Good?
- Randy O'Donnell – Telegraph-Journal – Chasing Infinite Dreams in Finite Time.
- 7 Sam Littlefair-Wallace – The Coast – Cousin and Wife.
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Feature Writing: Radio
- Chris Brookes – Battery Radio – St. John’s, NL – A Bullet for the General.
- Marie-Élaine Cloutier – Radio-Canada Acadie – Musique et Mémoire.
- Mary Lynk – CBC Radio – Halifax, NS – All the Diamonds.
Feature Writing: Television
- Nicolas Steinbach – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Défis d’intégration au N-B.
- Robyn Miller – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Mount Cashel Santa.
- Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Change Islands’ Store.
Business Reporting: Any Medium
- Jacques Poitras/Christina Harnett – CBC Maritime Magazine –The Chicken War.
- John DeMont – Chronicle Herald – Finding a Future in the Oceans.
- Paul Gessell – Telegraph-Journal – Labrador Bound.
Sports Reporting: Any Medium
- Dave Atkinson – CBC News – Charlottetown, PEI – Hockey Friendship.
- Tara Chislett – Daily Gleaner – Van Ban Hard on Schools, Parents.
- Zach Goudie – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Elijah’s Medal.
Arts & Entertainment Reporting: Any Medium
- Kate Wallace – Telegraph-Journal – The Call of the Wild.
- Mike Landry – Telegraph-Journal – It is Written.
- Quentin Casey – Telegraph-Journal – State of the Arts.
- Stephen Kimber – Atlantic Business Magazine –Six Men, Two Dories and the North Atlantic.
Commentary: Any Medium
- Alec Bruce – Atlantic Business Magazine – Banish Forever the Linguistic Elephant.
- Ian Thompson – Chronicle Herald – Are Nova Scotians Ready to Rise to Challenges?
- Russell Wangersky – The Telegram – Trotting out the Bogeyman.
Video Journalist: Television
- David Zelcer – CBC News – Gander, NL – Show of Work.
- Peter Cowan – CBC News – Labrador, NL – Show of Work.
- Stéphanie Blanchet – Radio-Canada Acadie – Halifax, NS – Show of Work.
Editorial Cartooning
- Bruce MacKinnon – Chronicle Herald – Editorial Cartoons.
- Michael de Adder – Chronicle Herald – Editorial Cartoons.
- Sean Leslie Casey – Cape Breton Post – Editorial Cartoons.
Best Multimedia Feature
- Deborah Wiles/Jayson Taylor/Rick Conrad/Lois Legge/Kelly Shiers/Eric Wynne – Chronicle Herald – Titanic 100.
- Kathryn King/Peter Gosse/David Cochrane – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Operation Roadrunner.
- Nick Logan – Global Maritimes – Halifax, NS – Voyage of the Titanic.
Best Information News Radio Program (Selected Program)
- Information Morning – CBC Radio – Saint John, NB.
- On the Go – CBC Radio – St. John’s, NL.
- Maritime Morning with Jordi Morgan – News 95.7, Rogers Radio – Halifax, NS.
Best Radio Newscast (Selected Newscast)
- Acadia Broadcasting – Saint John, NB – CHSJ News 8 am.
- CBC Newsroom – Halifax, NS – CBC Nova Scotia 7:30 am News.
- News 95.7 – Rogers Radio – Halifax, NS – The Morning News.
Best Television News Broadcast (Same Date Newscast)
- CBC Newsroom – Halifax, NS – CBC News Nova Scotia at Six.
- Global Maritimes – Halifax, NS – The New Brunswick Evening News at Six.
- Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Téléjournal Acadie.
- NTV Newsroom – NTV News – St. John’s, NL – The NTV Evening NewsHour.
The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award
- Amy Stoodley – CBC News – St. John’s, NL – Show of Work.
- Carolyn Thompson – Telegraph-Journal – Show of Work.
- Hilary Beaumont – Chronicle Herald/OpenFile/The Coast –Show of Work.
Tamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She was the associate editor for J-Source from 2013-2014.