RTDNA Canada Announces West Region Award Finalists

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 20, 2018 / RTDNA Canada is pleased to recognize excellence in electronic journalism in the West Region with the finalists for the regional awards.

RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and newsgathering organizations in radio, television and digital. “It has been another tumultuous year for journalism in this country but Canadian journalists have stood up to every challenge with passion, integrity and fortitude,” says RTDNA Canada President Ian Koenigsfest. “These prestigious RTDNA awards not only recognize excellence in journalism, they also reflect a healthy, vibrant and increasingly curious profession determined to remain committed to seeking out facts, balance and objectivity.”

West Region winners will be announced at the regional awards ceremony on April 21 in Vancouver, BC. To read more about the meeting, or to register, visit http://www.rtdnacanada.com/2018-west-regional-meeting/.

Congratulations to the finalists for their exceptional work!

2018 RTDNA
Awards – WEST Region Finalists:

Digital

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

CBC North – Yukon, Quake shakes Southern Yukon

CBC Vancouver, B.C. Wildfires: State of Emergency

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

CBC Vancouver, 87 Ridings: A Look At Every Electorial District

CBC Vancouver, The Fentanyl Fix

CBC Yukon – Pacific Region, Unsolved Murders – A Community’s Grief: The Wendy Carlick And Sarah Mcintosh Story

Data Storytelling Award

CBC Vancouver, Election 2017: Stories Behind the Numbers

CTV Vancouver, Dirty Hotel Rooms, A CTV Vancouver Investigation

Global BC, “2016 Census: What It Tells Us About Metro Vancouver”

Digital Media Award (Small/Medium Market)

CFJC Kamloops, CFJC Today

CTV Vancouver Island, B.C. Election 2017

Digital Media Award (Large Market)

CBC Vancouver, B.C. Wildfires, CBC.CA/BC

NEWS 1130, news1130.com

Reporting in Indigenous Communities: UBC School of Journalism, Tém:éxw: Stories of Land

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

CBC Vancouver, Gay Afghan Fears Death Before Freedom in B.C.

News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

CBC Vancouver, Remembering Const. John Davidson

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

CBC Vancouver, Showdown at the Legislature: The Week That Ended the B.C. Liberal Party’s Hold on Power

CBC Vancouver, Yvette Brend

Podcast Award

CBC Vancouver, 2050: Degrees of Change

Social Media Award

CBC Vancouver, B.C. Election 2017

CBC Vancouver, B.C. Wildfires

Global BC, “Cst. Davidson Funeral”

Sports – Feature Reporting Award

Global BC, “Canuck Streakers”

Global BC, “World’s Strongest Man”

Multiplatform

In-depth or Investigative – Dan McArthur Award

CBC Vancouver, The Big Bank Upsell

CTV Vancouver, The Death of Baby Mac

Global BC, “CRA Charity Investigation”

Innovation Award

CBC Vancouver, Solar Eclipse in Vancouver

CKNW, B.C.’s Family Justice System: In Our Children’s Best Interest?

Global BC, “Decision BC 2017”

Radio

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

CBC North – Yukon, Quake shakes Southern Yukon

NEWS 1130, Dump Truck Crash

NEWS 1130, Langley Townhouse Explosion

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

CBC Radio One, B.C. Wildfires

CBC Radio One, Wasted Lives: BC’s Biggest Addiction Crisis, On the Coast

CBC Yukon – Pacific Region, Unsolved Murders and a Community’s Grief: The Wendy Carlick & Sarah McIntosh story

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

CBC Radio One, Everyday Racism, On the Coast

CBC Radio One, Reconcile This

Long Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CBC Kelowna, Towns on the Clock, CBC Radio One

CBC Victoria, Helping Hands, CBC Radio One

CBC Yukon – Pacific Region, A People’s History Lost: The Ta’an Kwach’an’, Time on Taa’an Man (Lake Laberge)

Long Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CBC Radio One, Bikes for Syrian Kids, The Early Edition

CBC Radio One, Marnie’s Story

CKNW, Remembering Forgotten Veterans

News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

CBC Radio One, Remembering John Davidson

CBC Radio One, The Deal

CKRW The RUSH, The 34th Yukon Quest on CKRW The RUSH

Radio Newscast (Small/Medium Market) – Byron MacGregor Award

CBC Kelowna, Fires Rage in 100 Mile House, CBC Radio One

CFAX 1070, Victoria @ Noon

CKBZ Kamloops, B-100 Noon News, 28-Apr-17

Radio Newscast (Large Market) – Byron MacGregor Award

CBC Vancouver, Oct 2, 2017 – Las Vegas Shooter

CKNW, Resignation of B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark

NEWS 1130, 430pm July 14, 2017

Short Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CBC Kamloops, Road to Recovery, CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One, Christmas for Brennan

Short Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CBC Radio One, A NICU for Two

CBC Radio One, Bikers in the Louvre

Sound – Dick Smyth Award

CBC Radio One, 2050: Degrees of Change

CBC Radio One, Gas Station Fuels Change on Lheidli T’enneh First Nation

CKNW, Confidence Vote

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

CBC Vancouver, Is This an Overdose Crisis or a Poisoning Crisis?

CFAX 1070, Adam Stirling on Remembrance Day

NEWS 1130, A Minute With Bill Good, 13-Sep-17

Radio News Information Program – Peter Gzowski Award

CBC Radio One, Daybreak Kamloops

CKNW, The Jon McComb Show, “Fairytales of Royal Princesses and Senseless Politics”

CKNW, The Simi Sara Show, “The Day Christy Clark Resigned”

Sports – Feature Reporting Award

CBC Kamloops, Coach Kirk: Courage in the Face of Death, CBC Radio One

CBC Radio One, Major Misconduct: Why We Let Kids Fight On Ice

CKNW, The Choices We Make

Television

Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award

CTV Vancouver, BC Forest Fires

CTV Vancouver, Officer Down, The Shooting of Constable John Davidson

Global BC, “Abbotsford Officer Shot”

Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award

CBC Vancouver, Fallen Officer

CTV News Vancouver Island, Parkinson’s Drug

Global BC, “BC Wildfires”

Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award

CHEK, Angel Rises Up

CTV News Vancouver Island, Becoming A Superstar

Global BC, “Inspirational Wrestler”

Long Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CKPG News, Cougar Tracks: Sam Ruopp

News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award

CBC Vancouver, British Columbia Votes

CTV Vancouver, Election 2017

Global BC, “BC Government Falls”

Global BC, “Constable Davidson Funeral”

Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award

CTV Vancouver, Officer Down, The Last Word With Mike McCardell

Short Feature (Small/Medium Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CKPG News, The Cariboo

CTV News Vancouver Island, Biggest Little Fan

CTV News Vancouver Island, Survive

Global Okanagan, The Nooner

Short Feature (Large Market) – Dave Rogers Award

CTV Vancouver, Keeper of the Flag

Global BC, “Canadian Hockey Player’s Fight”

Global BC, “Yaletown Street Cleaner”

Sports – Feature Reporting Award

CHEK, Octogenarian Pole Vaulter

CTV News Vancouver Island, The Long Shots

CTV Vancouver, Gone But Never Forgotten, A Coach’s Story

TV News Information Program – Trina McQueen Award

CBC Vancouver, Our Vancouver, Life by the Ocean

Global BC, “Leadership Series – Glen Clark”

TV Newscast (Small/Medium Market) – Bert Cannings Award

CHEK, Snowstorm, CHEK News at 5

CTV News Vancouver Island, CTV News At 6

Global Okanagan, Global Okanagan, News @ 5

TV Newscast (Large Market) – Bert Cannings Award

CBC Vancouver, CBC News Vancouver at 6, July 10, 2017 – Wildfires

CTV Vancouver, CTV News at 6

Global BC, Global BC – BC Wildfires

Video – Hugh Hauland Award

CBC Vancouver, Frozen on the Fraser

CBC Vancouver, Raging Wildfire Guts Ashcroft Cattle Farm

CTV Vancouver, One-Handed Shooter

About RTDNA

RTDNA Canada is the voice of broadcast and digital journalists and news managers in Canada. We believe an informed public is vital to a democratic society. Canadian Journalisms purpose is to serve the public interest. It is our responsibility to act independently, to be fair and respectful, and to report the facts. The RTDNA Canada Code of Journalistic Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession. We welcome its adoption by all practicing journalists.

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Contact Information

Ian Koenigsfest
President
RTNDA Canada
president@rtdnacanada.com

Karen Burgess
Co-chair, West Region, RTDNA Canada
karen.burgess@cbc.ca

Les Staff
Co-chair, West Region, RTDNA Canada
les.staff@bellmedia.ca

Jennifer Nguyen
RTDNA Canada Awards
info@rtdnacanada.com

http://www.rtdnacanada.com

SOURCE: RTDNA Canada

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