TORONTO, Ontario, May 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RTDNA Canada is pleased to recognize journalistic excellence with the winners of the Network RTDNA Awards of Excellence.
RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital. “With a record number of entries this year, the competition was as tough as ever and our valued judges presided over some truly remarkable submissions,” said RTDNA Canada President Ian Koenigsfest. “The exceptionally high standard of entries from all regions and all market sizes indicates that quality of journalism continues to thrive in Canada. Winning an RTDNA Award of Excellence once again indicates the pinnacle of our craft on all platforms. Congratulations to everyone involved in producing the winning entries, your work is proudly part of Canada’s journalistic legacy.”
2018 RTDNA Awards - NETWORK Winners:
Digital
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
Data Storytelling Award
Digital Media Award
Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
Podcast Award
Social Media Award
Sports – Feature Reporting Award
Multiplatform
In–depth or Investigative – Dan McArthur Award
Innovation Award
Radio
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award
News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
Radio News Information Program – Peter Gzowski Award
Radio Newscast – Byron MacGregor Award
Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award
Sound – Dick Smyth Award
Sports – Feature Reporting Award
Television
Breaking News – Charlie Edwards Award
Continuing Coverage – Ron Laidlaw Award
Diversity – Adrienne Clarkson Award
Long Feature – Dave Rogers Award
News-Live Special Events – Gord Sinclair Award
Opinion and Commentary – Sam Ross Award
Short Feature – Dave Rogers Award
Sports – Feature Reporting Award
Sports – Live Special Events Awards
TV News Information Program – Trina McQueen Award
TV Newscast – Bert Cannings Award
Video – Hugh Haugland Award
About RTDNA
RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic and digital journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTDNA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast and digital journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTDNA Canada Journalistic Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession.
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Contact Information
Ian Koenigsfest
President, RTDNA Canada
president@rtdnacanada.com
Jennifer Nguyen
RTDNA Canada Awards
info@rtdnacanada.com
http://www.rtdnacanada.com