The Canadian Association of Journalists runs an annual awards program recognizing the best in Canadian journalism, with a particular focus on journalism that is investigative in nature. Entries are welcome from any practising journalist whose work has been published or broadcast in Canada. A call for entries is usually issued in December-January, with a deadline in late January or early February. Once judging is complete, a list of the finalists in each category is released. The winning entry in each category is announced as part of the banquet during the annual conference each spring. For more information on the categories and lists of previous winners. Please click this link for more information about this award.
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The Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship helps bring adult literacy to the forefront
Award honours the late Peter Gzowski – broadcaster, journalist and devoted literacy advocate
Are you a journalist or journalism student with a strong interest in the adult literacy cause? Could funding help you undertake research and get your literacy story out to the public? ABC Life Literacy Canada is pleased to announce that nominations for the 2012 Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship are now being accepted online.
The fellowship is open to accredited media and freelance journalists working and residing in Canada, along with current journalism students attending an accredited post-secondary institution in Canada. The fellowship was created to generate discussion about adult literacy in Canada. The winner will receive $3,000 in funding to help in the research and development of a media story (print, online or broadcast) with an adult literacy-themed focus.
“ABC Life Literacy Canada is delighted to offer this fellowship and continue to honour Peter Gzowski’s legacy as a champion for adult literacy,” said Margaret Eaton, ABC Life Literacy Canada president. “Through the telling of dynamic and focused literacy stories, journalists help raise awareness of literacy in Canada and improve public understanding of this pressing cause.”
Full details including submission criteria and checklist, along with the online entry form, can be found at www.abclifeliteracy.ca. Story ideas and submissions are being accepted until 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 5, 2012.
The 2011 recipient of Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship, Bowmanville, Ontario resident Valerie Mutton, examined the impact of low literacy levels in Canada’s family court system in her published article, Frozen moment of judicial compassion.
“I come at literacy from two perspectives,” said Valerie. “As a lawyer who sees the devastating financial and social costs of low literacy playing out in the courts each day, and also as a writer and speaker who loves language. I’m so honoured to be the recipient of an award such as this that will allow me to use my skills with the latter to bring attention to the former.”
The 2012 Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship winner will be announced on September 27, 2012 as part of ABC Life Literacy Canada’s evening of celebration, Life Literacy Night. The event will also feature the Dr. Alan Middleton Workplace Literacy and Learning Award, The Honourable Joyce Fairbairn P.C. Literacy Public Awareness Award, and The Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life Literacy Innovation Award.
Since 1993, the ‘PGLAM’ (The Peter Gzowski Literacy Award of Merit) has been awarded annually to journalists including, Denise Donlon (MuchMusic), Peter Calamai (Toronto Star) and Sean Fine (Globe and Mail) among others, whose work has enhanced public understanding, support for, and awareness of the literacy cause. The Peter Gzowski Life Literacy Fellowship follows in the tradition of PGLAM.
CWA Canada and CAJ launch new journalism award for excellence in labour reporting
Source: cwa-scacanada.ca
Has your journalism advanced the Canadian public’s understanding of a labour issue? Have you been creative in telling stories about workers and their unions? Has your story had an impact on policy or law?
The Canadian Association of Journalists is pleased to announce there’s now an award for that — the CWA Canada / CAJ Award for Excellence in Labour Reporting.
This new award is being jointly sponsored by CWA Canada and its biggest Local, the Canadian Media Guild.
The award will be presented at the CAJ’s annual gala, to be held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on April 28, 2012. A $1,000 prize is up for grabs for the top labour-related reporting in either of Canada’s official languages.
“Labour reporting has played a vital role over the last century in highlighting workplace and social injustice and bringing progressive change,” says CWA Canada Director Martin O’Hanlon. “This award will honour and encourage reporting that shines a light on issues that affect millions of working Canadians.”
Submissions will be accepted from Canadian journalists, with priority given to stories on Canadian labour events and issues. The full details on eligibility criteria and how to apply will be released as part of the CAJ Awards package before the end of the year and will be posted at www.cwa-scacanada.ca, www.cmg.ca and www.caj.ca.
The new award joins the annual CAJ awards program, which recognizes the nation’s top investigative journalism across all media and excellence in journalism in several other categories.
“We’re proud to have CWA Canada and the CMG join our awards program,” says CAJ President Hugo Rodrigues. “This new award fits in well with our other award categories in rewarding and promoting journalism that makes a difference in the lives of Canadians.”
The CAJ is Canada’s largest national professional organization for journalists from all media, representing hundreds of members across the country. Its primary roles are to provide high-quality professional development for its members and public-interest advocacy.
Editors betray their unhappiness with owners in anonymous survey
Source: guardian.co.uk
The clash between the aspirations of editors and the gloomy reality of their situation is highlighted in a survey carried out by the Society of Editors that was released today.
It is clear from the responses by editors – who answered survey questions anonymously – that they do not feel they are well served by proprietors and publishers. read entire story here