CUP #NASH75 John H. McDonald student journalism award winners
Student journalists from across the country were in Toronto last week for Canadian University Press’ 75th annual national conference, which included Saturday evening’s John H. McDonald Journalism Awards.
Student journalists from across the country were in Toronto last week for Canadian University Press’ 75th annual national conference, which included Saturday evening’s John H. McDonald Journalism Awards.
The awards, which have been given out in this capacity since 2003, are open to student newspapers across the country.
Among the big winners this year, Concordia University’s The Link took home four of the Johnnies’ 14 awards, and a number of honourable mentions as well. Le Délit, McGill’s Francophone student paper, swept the French categories, and Wilfrid Laurier University’s The Cord was another multiple winner, taking home Sports Writing and Graphics, along with some honourable mentions as well.
The full list of winners is below:
News Writing Category:
Finalist: B.C. forests in dire need of restocking by Julie McIntosh, The Martlet
Finaist: Small town GGI: the Carré Rouge where there is no university by Colin Harris, The Link
Winner: A pioneering program for education in refugee camps by Arno Rosenfeld, The Ubyssey
French News Category:
Presented by: Geraud Le Carduner
Finaliste: Les déboires des Partenariats Public-Privé par Nicolas Quiazua et Laurent Bastien, Le Délit
Finaliste: Le Doyen des Arts propose la révision du Code du Conduite de l’Étudiant par Camille Gris Roy, Le Délit
Gagnant: Mourir contre la peine de mort par Mathilde Michaud, Le Délit
Arts Writing Category:
Sponsored by: Amber Webb-Bowerman Memorial Foundation
Presented by: Shelby Blackley
Finalist: Humour as defiance by Hillary Pasternak, The McGill Daily
Finalist: Superheroes, comics, and your childhood self by Kevin Hatch, The Cord
Winner: The psychobilly and the sitar by Colin Harris, The Link
French Arts Category:
Presented by: Geraud Le Carduner
Finalist: Entre images et sons par Anne Pouzargues, Le Délit
Finalist: L’identité à fleur de peau par Mathilde Michaud, Le Délit
Gagnant: Les rues ont des oreilles par Anselme Le Texier, Le Délit
Sports Writing Category:
Presented by: Shelby Blackley
Finalist: Confessions of an injured athlete by Madeleine Cummings, The McGill Daily
Finalist: Should fighting be allowed in CIS hockey? By Kaan Eraslan, The Ubyssey
Winner: When hits to the head hit close to home by Kevin Campbell, The Cord
Diversity Writing Category:
Sponsored by: CWA/SCA
Presented by: Dave Bosveld
Finalist: Controversial Art Creates Cultural Conversation by Taylor Rocca, The Omega
Finalist: Where are the gender-neutral bathrooms? By Oliver Leon, The Link
Winner: Fat happiness: is it wrong to be fat? By Ljudmila Petrovic, The Peak
Features Category:
Sponsored by: Spundge
Subscription given by: The Walrus
Presented by: Shelby Blackley
Finalist: Homeless on Purpose by Kate McGillivray, The McGill Daily
Finalist: Travers Roy Wimble: 1928-2012 by Justin McElroy and Laura Rodgers, The Ubyssey
Winner: Taken for a ride by Riley Sparks, The Link
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French Features:
Sponsored by: CWA/SCA
Presented by: Geraud Le Carduner
Gagnant: La dépression étudiante par Fanny Devaux, Le Délit
Labour Category:
Sponsored by: CWA/SCA
Presented by: Katherine Lapointe
Finalist: Why high school students walking out gives me hope by Mick Sweetman, The Dialog
Finalist: This is all we have to give you by Riley Sparks, The Link
Winner: You’re an open (Face)book by Jeff Lagerquist and Sarah Del Giallo, The Eyeopener
Opinion Writing Category:
Sponsored by: rabble.ca
Presented by: Michelle Gregus
Finalist: Elections are not a solution by Kevin Paul, The McGill Daily
Finalist: From quarks to quirk: a critical look at science journalism by Shannon Palus and Anqi Zhang, The McGill Daily
Winner: That transexual guy by Oliver Leon, The Link
Humour Writing Category:
Sponsored by: The Albatross
Presented by: Ishmael Daro & John Morrison III
Finalist: Broad-based admissions should measure chillness, not quality of handshake by Bryce Warnes, The Ubyssey
Finalist: A university president responds to the World University Rankings by Jonny Wakefield, The Ubyssey
Winner: Dear Mother by Scott Moraes, The Capilano Courier
Layout/Design Category:
Sponsored by: Campus Plus
Presented by: Robert May
Finalist: Open Market by Ross Vincent, The Gateway
Finalist: Putting a Face to Homelessness by Lindsay Purchase, The Cord
Winner: Young, Fresh, Profesh by Kayla Watson, Interrobang
Graphics Category:
Sponsored by: Web Express
Presented by: Carl Turnbull& Byron Sheardown
Finalist: Showdown in the city: Can Anton or Robertson build a student-friendly Vancouver? By Indiana Joel, The Ubyssey
Finalist: The Quebec Question by Alex Manley and Paku Daoust-Cloutier, The Link
Winner: The Game of Laurier by Taylor Gayowsky, The Cord
Photography Category:
Sponsored by: NPAC
Presented by: Shelby Blackley
Finalist: Tommy Gossland jumps by Geoff Lister, The Ubyssey
Finalist: World’s biggest dodgeball game by Matt Hirji, The Gateway
Winner: Tipping Point by Sam Slotnick, The Link
