Breaking/Spot News Reporting: Newspaper

• Alex Bill – allNewfoundlandLabrador.com – St. John’s, NL – Nasdaq acquires Verafin.
• Andrew Rankin – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Lawyer: tenant evicted by demolition.
• Juanita Mercer – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Snowmageddon.

Feature: Newspaper

• Anne Calder – The Chronicle Herald/Saltwire – Halifax, NS – The extraordinary evolution of writer Amy Mckay.
• Drew Brown – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – Unmasking Donny Dooley: Newfoundland’s most wanted troll.
• Noushin Ziafati – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Refugee claimant ‘wrestling virus’ at Northwood.

Enterprise Reporting : Newspaper

• Aidan Cox – The Daily Gleaner – Fredericton, NB – Holes in tracking raise questions around racial discrimination in policing.
• Andrew Rankin – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – The making of a mass killer.
• Ashley Fitzpatrick – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – A glimpse inside: a day at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary.

Photojournalism News

• John Morris – Reuters and others – Charlottetown, PEI – Nova Scotia shootings.
• Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Family escapes house fire.
• Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Fatal rollover.

Photojournalism Portrait/Feature

• John Morris – The Globe and Mail – Charlottetown, PEI – Canada/USA Border Closure.
• John Morris – Reuters and others – Charlottetown, PEI – Back to school after COVID March break.
• Keith Gosse – The Telegram – St. John’s, NL – Distorted driving.

Editorial Cartooning

• Bruce MacKinnon – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Show of work.
• Michael de Adder - The Chronicle Herald – Show of work.

Best Community Newspaper News Story

• Maurice Rees – The Shoreline Journal – Maitland, NS – Portapique coverage.
• Rhea Rollmann – The Independent – St. John’s, NL – An empty lot on Eric Street holds the key to the city.
• Tina Comeau – Tri-County Vanguard – Yarmouth, NS – Bringing life to unmarked graves.

Breaking News: Radio

• Greg Smith – VOCM – St. John’s, NL – Premier Ball calls in the army.
• Mark Hodgins/News95.7 newsroom – News95.7 – Halifax, NS – The manhunt for a mass murderer.
• Martine Blanchard/son équipe– Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Une première entrevue avec le Dr. Ngola.

Feature: Radio

• Janna Graham – CBC NB – Sackville, NB – The banished sea.
• Latonia Hartery/Angela Antle – CBC NL – St. John’s, NL – Dead weight at best: the frozen voices of women explorers.
• Rebecca Nolan – CBC NL – St. John’s, NL – The mystery of the Portuguese waltzes.

Enterprise Reporting: Radio

• Brittany Wentzell – CBC Sydney – Sydney NS – School advisory councils.
• David Burke – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – The hidden horror of police domestic violence.
• Prajwala Dixit – CBC NL – St. John’s, NL – Raped, pregnant and alone in a foreign land.

Best Information News Radio Program (Selected Program)

• Martine Blanchard/Christine Manore,19 avril 2020: Émission spéciale: la tuerie de Portapique en N.-É. – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB.

Best Radio Newscast (Selected Newscast)

• CBC Radio News May 22, 2020 – CBC PEI – Charlottetown, NS.
• ICI le midi 11 février 2020 – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB.
• VOCM News at Noon January 22, 2020 – VOCM – St. John’s, NL.

Breaking News/Spot News: Television

• Angel Moore/Trina Roache/Paul Poirier – APTN – Halifax, NS – Mi’kmaw fishery.
• Here&Now news team – CBC NL – St. John’s, NL – Snowmageddon.
• Nicolas Steinbach – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Incendie majeur à Val-Comeau.

Feature: Television

• Janique Leblanc – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – L’univers du drag en Acadie.
• Jessica Doria-Brown – CBC PEI – Charlottetown, PEI – Pandemic driving tests.
• Logan Perley/Michael Heenan/Jocelyn Elsdon/María José Burgos – CBC NB – Fredericton, NB – Made from this land.

Enterprise Reporting: Television

• Ariana Kelland/Rob Antle/Gary Quigley/Sherry Vivan – CBC NL – St. John’s, NL – Stopping domestic violence
• Elizabeth Chiu – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – The Serrece Winter story.
• Nicolas Steinbach – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – COVID-19 dans le Restigouche : le doute plane sur la responsabilité du Dr Ngola

Video Journalist: Television

• Garrett Barry – CBC NL – St, John’s, NL – Show of work.
• Julien Lecacheur – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Show of work.
• Laura Meader – CBC PEI – Charlottetown, PEI – Show of work

Best Television News Broadcast

• Compass July 3, 2020 – CBC PEI – Charlottetown, PEI.
• Le Téléjournal Acadie Édition du 21 avril 2020 – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB.
• NTV Evening Newshour January 17, 2020 – NTV – St. John’s, NL.

Atlantic Magazine Article

• Emily Baron Cadloff – MacLean’s Magazine – Halifax, NS – ‘It should not define us’
• Tom Cheney/Nick Hawkins – Atlantic Salmon Journal – Chamcook, NB – Forest, river, fish.
• Tom Cheney/Nick Hawkins – Saltscapes – Pictou, NS – A dying breed.

Atlantic Magazine: Best Cover

• Atlantic Books Today – Halifax, NS – Fall, 2020: New voices, better world.
• EDIT – Rothesay, NB – Fall, 2020: Change is coming.
• The Coast – Halifax, NS – December, 2020: The pandemic outside is frightful, but on wifi you’re so delightful.

Atlantic Magazine: Best Profile Article

• Ameeta Vohra – Halifax Magazine – Halifax, NS – Thunderstruck.
• Jenn Thornhill Verma – EDIT – Rothesay, NB – The yarnbomber: not your grandmudder’s knitting.
• Stephen Kimber – Atlantic Business Magazine – St. John’s, NL – CEO of the year.

Excellence in Digital Journalism: Breaking News

• Halifax Examiner news team – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Mass murder coverage.
• René Landry/Alix Villeneuve – Radio-Canada Acadie – Caraquet, NB – Directeurs de scrutin au N.-B. : les militants progressistes-conservateurs sont légion.
• Yvette d’Entremont – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Body of work: pandemic coverage

Excellence in Digital Journalism: Enterprise/Longform

• Joan Baxter – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Port Wallace gamble.
• Marine Ernoult - Actions Femmes IPÉ – Charlottetown, PEI – Féminin PluriElles.
• Rob Csernyik/Mary Campbell – The Cape Breton Spectator – Sydney, NS – Sydney’s casino at 25.

Business Reporting: Any Medium

• Ashley Fitzpatrick/Alex Bill – allNewfoundlandLabrador.com – St. John’s, NL – Fallout of a scuttled refinery deal.
• René Landry/Alix Villeneuve – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Un projet éolien qui fait jaser à Anse-Bleue.
• Rob Csernyik – The Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – The casino crapshoot.

Sports Reporting: Any Medium

• François Le Blanc – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Yanic Duplessis: Réconcilier hockey et homosexualité.
• Jeremy Fraser – Cape Breton Post – Sydney, NS – 30th anniversary of UCCB Capers Football.
• Tom Murphy – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – Surfing towards change in North Preston, NS.

Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Any Medium

• Camille Bourdeau – Radio-Canada Acadie – Moncton, NB – Le Ballet-Théâtre Atlantique à la Fête du Canada.
• María José Burgos – CBC NB – Fredericton, NB – Centennial legacy lost.
• Stephen Kimber – Atlantic Business Magazine – St. John’s, NL – Michael Donovan’s epic odyssey.

Commentary: Any Medium

• Brian Flinn – allNovaScotia.com – Halifax, NS – Government business: under the rug.
• Connell Smith – CBC NB – Fredericton, NB – An absent goodbye.
• Paul MacNeill – Eastern Graphic – Montague, PEI – The drug cave is a signal that PEI needs to do better.
• Stephen Kimber – Halifax Examiner – Halifax, NS – Shopping while strolling.

Best Student Journalism

• Alexandre Silberman – CBC NB – Fredericton, NB – With 3 students, a New Brunswick island school’s future.
• Nova Scotia Community College Students – www.NorthPrestonland.ca – Halifax, NS – 2020 Updates: untitled, the legacy of land in North Preston.

The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award

• Ben Cleary – NTV – St. John’s, NL – Show of work.
• Nicole Munro – The Chronicle Herald – Halifax, NS – Show of work.
• Taryn Grant – CBC NS – Halifax, NS – Show of work.

STUDENT AWARDS

• AJAs Journalism Prize: Cindy Nguyen – Holland College - Charlottetown, PEI.
• Atlantic Lottery Achievement Award: Rose Murphy – University of King's College – Halifax, NS.
• CWA/SCA Canada Student Award of Excellence: Maria Tobin – Nova Scotia Community College – Dartmouth, NS.
• Geoff Stirling Memorial Journalism Award: Dylan Murphy – College of the North Atlantic – St. John's, NL.
• Marine Atlantic Journalism Scholarship: Marykate O’Neill – College of the North Atlantic – St. John's, NL.
• Province of Nova Scotia Scholarship: Travis Devonport – University of King's College –Halifax, NS.

SOURCE Atlantic Journalism Awards

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