NASH82: Your JHM Award winners
The recipients of the John H. McDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism were announced at NASH82: Empower on Jan. 11 after an insightful keynote from podcaster and comedian Ryan McMahon. This year’s awards were coordinated by the Canadian University Press and the gala was hosted by Oldbyssey and current CBC municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy.
We would like to thank Luc Rinaldi, Barry Hertz, Robert Mackenzie, Deidre Olsen, Al Donato, Lauren Strapagiel, Erica Lenti, Connor Garel, Nicole Schmidt, Joe O’Connor, Alanna Rizza, Cherise Letson, Christopher Mason, Sean Fitz-Gerald, Bruce Arthur, Harman Dayal, Haley Lewis, Kaila Moore, Jack Hauen, Jane Lytvynenko, Fatima Syed, Jesse Winter, Celina Gallardo, Amit Shilton, Rose Pereira, Geneviève Biloski, Theresa Suzuki, Michael Creagen, Marissa Tiel, Fred Lum, Rich Lam, Andrej Ivanov, Erin Valois, William Wolfe Wylie, Shelby Blackley, Matt Frehner, Julie Carl, Sean Wetselaar, Sierra Bein, Emma McIntosh, Adrian Lee, Kate McKenna and Philip Authier for volunteering their to be our judges. Also a huge shoutout to CWA Canada for sponsoring the labour reporting award.
Features:
Racially and ethnically mixed students face a different kind of racism by Tyler Griffin, The Eyeopener
Investigative Reporting:
Celebrated Vikes Women’s Rowing Head Coach under investigation for abuse and harassment by Natasha Simpson, The Martlet
The CWA Award for Labour Reporting:
The unseen labour of racialized faculty by Zak Vescera, The Ubyssey
Op-Ed:
Don’t (just) vote by Joshua Ngenda, The Martlet
Arts & Culture:
The AMS permanent art collection’s tumultuous history comes with a $4 million price tag — and you own it by Marissa Birnie, The Ubyssey
Humour:
CONFESSIONALS: The housing crisis in Vancouver is ruining my sex life by Juztin Bello, The Peak
News:
Carding of Black U of O student was racial discrimination, investigation finds by Matt Gergyek, The Fulcrum
Diversity Reporting:
The criminalization of HIV non-disclosure by Matt Gergyek, The Fulcrum
Climate Reporting:
In the grey — Alberta’s relationship with oil in a changing world by Elizabeth Gierl and Sofia Osborne, The Gateway
Indigenous Reporting:
Protest Denounces Federal Decision to Appeal Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Ruling by Ireland Compton, The Link
Data Journalism:
As student demand rises, counselling budget unchanged by Alexandre Silberman, The Brunswickan
Prize for Digital Storytelling:
Playing probabilities: How data helped break a 35-year national championship drought by Lucy Fox and Marina McDuff, The Ubyssey
Sports Reporting Award:
Don’t call me a tomboy by Julia Mastroianni, The Eyeopener
Graphic/Illustration of the Year:
Shawna Langer, The Sheaf
Cynthia Tran Vo, The Capilano Courier
Photo of the Year:
Elizabeth Wang, The Ubyssey
Cover/Layout of the Year:
Emanuele Barbier and Paulina Dominguez, The Link
Best Online Media:
Student Journalist of the Year:
Josie Kao, The Varsity
Student Publication of the Year:
The Eyeopener
Once again, a huge round of applause for our winners!
