Jack Webster Awards Recognize BC’s Best Work in Journalism in Print, Online, Broadcast and Radio
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The Vancouver Sun and The Province newsroom won two of British Columbia’s top journalism awards on Wednesday.
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Columnist Dan Fumano won the 2021 Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism for his work on the debate on systemic racism that divided Vancouver police and the city council, while reporter Lori Culbert received excellence in health reporting. for its opioid overdose coverage. , which had worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The opioid crisis and the future of city police are vitally important issues in our community,” said Editor-in-Chief Harold Munro. “The excellent reports from Lori Culbert and Dan Fumano raised serious questions and kept both issues firmly in the spotlight.
“His work is an example of the vital local journalism produced in our newsroom, made possible by the support of loyal Vancouver Sun and Province readers.”
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The Jack Webster Awards recognize the best work of BC journalism in print, online, broadcast and radio.
In total, 16 awards were presented at the awards ceremony, which was hosted by Global BC presenters Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui. For the second year in a row, the event was held online due to the pandemic.
Pioneering radio journalist Shushma Datt was honored with the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award and online news magazine The Tyee received this year’s Bill Good Award.
Two new awards were also presented at the ceremony.
The first is the Shelley Fralic Award, named after the Vancouver Sun columnist who died earlier this year. The award will be presented to a British Columbia journalist who exemplifies Fralic’s legacy and commitment to making her community a better place. A call for nominations will be announced in the spring.
The second prize, presented by BC Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin, is the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Journalism Fellowship. It will provide funding each year for three years to journalists to produce and publish in-depth stories that better inform the people of British Columbia. Applications for the scholarship will be accepted in January.
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