Nominees for the 2016 Ontario Newspaper Awards are…..
James Bruce Award
Arts & Entertainment Writing
Jeff Hicks, Waterloo Region Record – Local filmmaker’s Victory punches above weight
Joel Rubinoff, Waterloo Region Record – When Martin Luther King meets Bill Cosby
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator – Honorary McMaster degrees given to philanthropists Joey and Toby Tanenbaum
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K.A. (SANDY) BAIRD AWARD
Humour Writing
Jane Sims, London Free Press – ‘Menace to community’ jailed for fleecing women
Ben McLean, Kingston Whig-Standard – Losing big to a four-year-old in a card game
Lorraine Sommerfeld, The Hamilton Spectator – MOTHERLODE: When you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a nail
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JACK BOWMAN MEMORIAL AWARD
Spot News Photography (under 25,000 circulation)
Benjamin Aubé, The Timmins Daily Press
Mark Wanzel, The Barrie Examiner
Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
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FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)
Mark Wanzel, Barrie Examiner
Mike Beitz, Stratford Beacon Herald
Elliot Ferguson, Kingston Whig-Standard
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ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Dan Janisse, Windsor Star
John Rennison, The Hamilton Spectator
Craig Glover, London Free Press
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DESIGN & GRAPHICS (over 25,000 circulation)
John Bullock, The Hamilton Spectator
Pat Weberman, William Tait, Windsor Star
Tania Praeg, Waterloo Regional Record
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (under 25,000 circulation)
Bill Sawchuk, St. Catharines Standard
Len Gillis, Timmins Daily Press
Joelle Kovach, Peterborough Examiner
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (over 25,000 circulation)
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Julie Kotsis, Windsor Star
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SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (under 25,000 circulation)
Franki Ikeman, The Welland Tribune
Bob Tymczyszyn, St. Catharines Standard
Gino Donato, The Sudbury Star
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EDITORIAL, OPINION AND ANALYSIS (over 25,000 circulation)
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
John Roe, Waterloo Region Record
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Amy Kenny, The Hamilton Spectator
Kate Dubinski, London Free Press
Tim Gordanier, Kingston Whig Standard
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GREEN ENVIRONMENT WRITING
Bruce Heidman, Sudbury Star
Rob O’Flanagan, Guelph Mercury
Debora Van Brenk, London Free Press
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SPOT NEWS REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
OTTAWA SUN TEAM: Corey Larocque, Matt Day, Aedan Helmer, Sam Cooley, Tony Spears and Dani-Elle Dube
LONDON FREE PRESS TEAM: Debora van Brenk, John Miner, Randy Richmond, Norman De Bono and Jennifer O’Brien
LONDON FREE PRESS TEAM: Pat Maloney and Dale Carruthers
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SPOT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Haley Ritchie, Metro Ottawa
Dan Janisse, The Windsor Star
Craig Glover, London Free Press
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BUSINESS WRITING
Steve Buist, The Hamilton Spectator
Amy Kenny, The Hamilton Spectator
Aedan Helmer, Ottawa Sun
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NOVICE REPORTING (over 25,000 circulation)
Sam Cooley, Ottawa Sun
Anam Latif, Waterloo Region Record
Julienne Bay, Ottawa Sun
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SPORTS WRITING (under 25,000 circulation)
Greg Colgan, Woodstock Sentinel Review
Cory Smith, Stratford Beacon Herald
Thomas Perry, Timmins Daily Press
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COLUMN WRITING
Greg Van Moorsel, London Free Press
Michelle Hauser, Kingston Whig-Standard
Anne Jarvis, Windsor Star
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FEATURE WRITING (under 25,000 circulation)
Len Gillis, Timmins Daily Press
Laura Cudworth, Stratford Beacon Herald
Paul Schliesmann, Kingston Whig-Standard
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PHOTOJOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Annie Sakkab, Waterloo Region Record
Craig Glover, London Free Press
Mark Wanzel, Barrie Examiner
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FEATURE WRITING (over 25,000 circulation)
Amy Kenny, The Hamilton Spectator
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Region Record
Paul Schliesmann, Kingston Whig-Standard
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GENERAL NEWS FEATURE
Carol Mulligan, The Sudbury Star
Susan Sherring, Ottawa Sun
May Warren, Guelph Mercury
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EDITORIAL, OPINION & ANALYSIS (under 25,000 circulation)
Phil Andrews, Guelph Mercury
Doug Edgar, Owen Sound Sun Times
Hugo Rodrigues, Cornwall Standard-Freeholder
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FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Gary Yokoyama, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
Cathie Coward, The Hamilton Spectator
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INVESTIGATIVE/ENTERPRISE REPORTING
Matt Day, Ottawa Sun
Jonathan Sher, London Free Press
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator
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DESIGN & GRAPHICS (under 25,000 circulation)
Tania Praeg, Guelph Mercury
Dave Ashton, The Intelligencer (Belleville)
Brad Demers, St. Catharines Standard
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SPORTS WRITING (over 25,000 circulation)
Mary Caton, Windsor Star
Teri Pecoskie, The Hamilton Spectator
Greg Mercer, Waterloo Region Record
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HEALTH NEWS & LIFESTYLE
Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator
Jonathan Sher, London Free Press
Paul Schliesmann, Kingston-Whig Standard
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SPOT NEWS REPORTING (under 25,00 circulation)
Paul Svoboda, Jerome Lessard and Emily Mountney-Lessard, Belleville Intleligencer
Bill Potrecz and Bernie Puchalski, St. Catharines Standard
Greg Furminger, Welland Tribune
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NOVICE REPORTING (under 25,000 circulation)
Megan Stacey, Woodstock Sentinel-Review
May Warren, Guelph Mercury
Sarah Moore, Timmins Daily Press
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MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM
Mark McNeil, The Hamilton Spectator
Kate Dubinsky, London Free Press
Greg Furminger, Welland Tribune
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ONLINE MULTIMEDIA SPECIAL PROJECT
Luke Hendry, The Belleville Intelligencer
Drew Edwards, The Hamilton Spectator
Trevor Wilhelm, Windsor Star
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EDUCATION WRITING
Jon Wells, The Hamilton Spectator
Jeff Outhit, Waterloo Record
Kate Dubinski, London Free Press
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SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY (over 25,000 circulation)
Jason Kryk, Windsor Star
Barry Gray, The Hamilton Spectator
Derek Ruttan, London Free Press
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ONLINE VIDEO PRODUCTION
Dani-Elle Dube, Ottawa Sun
Dylan Kristy, Windsor Star
Dan Janisse, The Windsor Star
