Alumni, faculty and students garner accolades across industry awards

Congratulations from the Toronto Metropolitan School of Journalism to our alumni, instructors and students who have recently been awarded for their journalistic innovation and excellence.

Our community members' work has been celebrated and recognized by the Emerge Media Awards (external link) , National Magazine Awards: B2B (external link) , The Canadian Association of Journalism (CAJ), Digital Publishing Awards (external link) , Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) Media Awards (external link)  and the National Magazine Awards (external link) .

Emerge Media Awards

Two Toronto Metropolitan School of Journalism students won first place awards in their respective categories on April 14.

Asha Swann, a fourth-year student, won first place with her piece “We All Know a Chanel Miller (external link) ,” for Her Campus Ryerson in the written word: editorial or column category.

Swann writes about Chanel Miller’s memoir “Know My Name,” and how universities struggle to support sexual assault survivors on campus.

“I only wrote this piece for Her Campus, like a year or two after her book had come out. Like it wasn't like new news. But it was still new enough that I felt like I was still thinking about it. And there were many recent cases of sexual assault in Canada as well on college and university campuses. So I figured, well, it's been a year since this (“Know My Name: A Memoir”) has come out, a few years since the trial, and universities are still dealing with this issue on campus. So I think this is a good time to bring up this conversation again.”

Third-year student, Madeline Liao, won first place in the written word: feature story category with her piece “‘I’m not broken’: Racialized students on navigating mental health in their communities (external link) .”

Liao speaks with racialized students about how they navigate mental health in their communities and why understanding and addressing their mental well-being carries a heavier weight.

“Even though the story only included three individuals, being able to kind of talk to those individuals and get their stories, although everyone's stories are different, it was really amazing to get to see three people from three different communities with three different experiences, and being able to get a sense of how their journey was,” Liao says. “My biggest takeaway from this piece was definitely being so grateful that I'm in a position where I can listen to people's stories, and I can be able to kind of amplify their voices as well.”

National Magazine Awards: B2B

The silver medal for best column or regularly featured department was awarded to the team behind Canadian Grocer’s  (PDF file) PEOPLE (external link) , which included alumna Carolyn Cooper, Danny Kucharsky and Andrea Yu.

Wendy Glauser (‘05) received an honourable mention for best profile of a person for her article on “Dr. Alika Lafontaine Reimagines the Narrative of Medicine (external link) .”

Kelsey Rolfe (‘14) won a gold medal for best feature article: trade, for her article “The Two Sides of The Coal Story (external link) ,” in CIM Magazine.

Carolyn Gruske (‘96) won a silver medal for best feature article: trade, for her article “Diamond Versus Diamond (external link) ,” in CIM Magazine.

Jana Manolakos (‘85) received an honourable mention for best feature article: trade, for her article “E-Commerce in Pandemic Times (external link) .”

For best feature article: professional, Ian Munroe (‘07) won a silver medal for his article “Where Truth and Reconciliation Stand at Canadian Universities (external link) .”

Alanna Mitchell (‘88) received an honourable mention for best feature article: professional, for her article “Flora Feminista: Women in the Plant World Are Breaking Ground (external link) ,” in The York University Magazine.

Tayo Bero (‘16) received an honourable mention for best feature article: professional, for her article “Addressing Anti-Black Racism (external link) ,” in University Affairs Magazine.

For best news coverage, Elizabeth Pagliacolo (‘02) won the gold medal for her story “The Next Course (external link) ” which looks into how restaurants and hotels will evolve after the pandemic and how designers are imagining the future of hospitality.

For best news coverage, Lauren McKeon (‘07) won the silver medal for her piece “ (PDF file) The Breaking Point (external link) ,” in Pivot Magazine.

Kelsey Rolfe (‘14) received an honourable mention in best news coverage for her piece “Regulators to Take Steps Against Short Selling (external link) ,” in CIM Magazine.

Call to Action - Mark Carney’s team for COP26 received an honourable mention for best how-to article or series of articles, which included Heather Whyte (‘84), Tobin Lambie and Michael Massoud.

For best series of articles, alumna Amy Bostock and Danielle Schalk were awarded the gold medal for their work “ (PDF file) Take Two (external link) .”

Diana Duong (‘13) and Abigail Cukier (‘99) received an honourable mention in best series of articles for their “ (PDF file) Patient Partnership Series (external link) ,” in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

An honourable mention for best series of articles was received by the team behind The Medical Post’s “ (PDF file) The Virtual Health Care Pivot Series (external link) ,” which included Abigail Cukier (‘99), Louise Leger and Kylie Taggart.

Ryerson University Magazine’s team for “ (PDF file) Things We’ve Learned (external link) ,” which included Colleen Mellor (‘86), Studio Wyse, Lucinda Wallace and Ty Dale received an honourable mention for best cover.

AZURE Magazine’s team for their “ (PDF file) March/April 2021 Issue (external link) ,” which included Elizabeth Pagliacolo (‘02), Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Evan Pavka and Danny Sinopoli received an honourable mention for best issue.

The Medical Post’s team for “ (PDF file) The How-To Issue (external link) ,” which included Colin Leslie (‘95), Abigail Cukier (‘99), Louise Leger, Kylie Taggart, Nancy Peterman and Josephine Woertman received an honourable mention for best issue.

The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine’s team for “ (PDF file) Cannabis (external link) ,” which included Martha Beach (‘12), Kristina Svana, Lisa van de Geyn an alumna, Melanie Marler, Sunday Lek, Melissa Nowakowski and Kailee Somers received an honourable mention for best issue.

University Affairs’ team for their “ (PDF file) November-December 2021 (external link) ,” issue which included Ian Munroe (‘07), Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Judith Lacerte and Underline Studio received an honourable mention for best issue.

The Canadian Association of Journalism (CAJ) Awards

Radio-Canada’s team for “Un Empire Montréalais de L’arnaque en Ligne (external link) ,” which included Brigitte Noël (‘12), Nicholas De Rosa, Jeff Yates, Roberto Rocha and Sophie Leclerc won the written news category.

Michelle Shephard (‘96), Yusuf Zine, Kevin Young and Katie O’Connor for TVO’s “Unascertained (external link) ,” won the broadcast over five minutes category.

Michelle Allan (‘21) and Nicole Williams won the broadcast under five minutes category with CBC News - Ottawa’s “False Indigenous Identity: an Investigation Into Morris Blanchard (external link) .”

Globe and Mail’s team for “The Power Gap (external link) ,” which included Robyn Doolittle (‘06), Chen Wang and Tavia Grant won the data journalism category.

Both winners in the online media category sported School of Journalism alumni.

CBC Podcasts’ team for “White Hot Hate (external link) ,” which included Michelle Shephard (‘96), Arif Noorani (‘93), Ashley Mak, Kim Kaschor, Sarah Melton, Danelle Cloutier, Julia Whitman, Emilie Quesnel, Emily Mathieu, Chris Oke and Ryan Thorpe.

Emma McIntosh (‘18) with her piece “Doug Ford Donors Benefit as Fast-Tracked Developments Override Environmental Concerns (external link) ,” in the National Observer.

The daily excellence winners also included multiple School of Journalism alumni.

The London Free Press team, Jane Sims (‘88), Patrick Maloney, Jonathan Juha, Randy Richmond, Dale Carruthers, Jennifer Bieman, Norman De Bono and Heather Rivers won the daily excellence award for their piece, “Targeted for Their Faith (external link) .”

Wendy Gillis (‘11) and Alyshah Hasham won the daily excellence award for their Toronto Star article, “‘The best people in our community.’ An outpouring of grief for Muslim family killed in what police say was hate-motivated attack (external link) .”

Digital Publishing Awards

The Toronto Star team, Tania Pereira (‘01), Jenna Moon, Sarmishta Subramanian, Priya Ramanujam, McKenna Deighton, Andres Plana and Cameron Tulk won the gold medal for best digital editorial package for “The Last Orca (external link) .”

Duncan Hood (‘98), Richard Warnica, Andrew Bailey, Andres Plana and Cameron Tulk for the Toronto Star received an honourable mention in best digital editorial package for their work “Hidden Influence: Several of Doug Ford’s Key Pandemic Decisions Were Swayed by Business Interest, Star Analysis Suggests (external link) .”

Kathleen Newman-Bremang (‘09) and Yaz Butcher won the gold medal for best column with “What’s Good (external link) ,” in Refinery29 Canada.

The Local won the gold medal for best news coverage (community publication) with “Vaccinating Toronto (external link) ,” with Fatima Syed (‘16), “You Can’t Stop the Spread of the Virus if You Don’t Stop it in Peel;” Tai Huynh, “Different Schools, Different Risks;” Nicholas Hune-Brown, “The Vaccine Rollout is Leaving Toronto’s Hardest-Hit Postal Codes Behind;” Tai Huynh, “Hot Spot Tracker;” Yader Guzman, Nicholas Hune-Brown, “Bringing the Vaccine to Where it’s Needed.”

Global News team Carolyn Jarvis (‘08), Andrew Russell, Emanuela Campanella and Jigar Patel received an honourable mention for best news coverage for their piece “Inside Ontario’s Deadliest COVID-19 LTC Outbreak and a Broken Inspection System (external link) .”

The Toronto Stars’ team Duncan Hood (‘98), Richard Warnica, Andrew Bailey, Andres Plana and Cameron Tulk received an honourable mention for best news coverage for their piece “Hidden Influence: Several of Doug Ford’s Key Pandemic Decisions Were Swayed by Business Interest, Star Analysis Suggests (external link) .”

The Toronto Stars’ team Gilbert Ngabo (‘11), Doug Cudmore (‘01), Ed Tubb (‘14) and Andres Plana received an honourable mention for best news coverage for their piece “The Untold Story of Gun Violence in Toronto’s Hardest Hit Communities (external link) .”

Sierra Bein (‘17), Samantha McCabe and Alex Nguyen of The Supplement won the silver medal for best editorial newsletter with “The Supplement Newsletter (external link) .”

Michelle Shephard (‘96), Yusuf Zine, Kevin Young and Katie O’Connor for TVO’s “Unascertained (external link) ,” won the gold medal for best podcast: current affairs.

Arif Noorani (‘93), Rosemary Green, John Chipman, Danielle Carr, Glory Omotayo, Graham MacDonald, Chris Oke and Geoff Turner for CBC Podcasts’ “Life Jolt (external link) ,” won the silver medal for best podcast: current affairs.

CANADALAND’s team, which included Kasia Mychajlowycz (‘12), Jesse Brown, Sarah Lawrynuik, Damilola Onime, Tristan Capacchione, Jeremy Kessler, Cherise Seucharan, Andrea Schmidt, Kieran Oudshoorn and Jonathan Goldsbie received an honourable mention in best podcast: current affairs for “CANADALAND (external link) .”

CBC Podcasts’ team for “White Hot Hate (external link) ,” which included Michelle Shephard (‘96), Arif Noorani (‘93), Ashley Mak, Kim Kaschor, Sarah Melton, Danelle Cloutier, Julia Whitman, Emilie Quesnel, Emily Mathieu, Sean Moreman, Chris Oke and Ryan Thorpe received an honourable mention in best podcast: current affairs.

Brigitte Noël (‘12), Jeff Yates and Raed Hammoud for Radio-Canada received an honourable mention in best podcast: current affairs for “Convictions Saison 2: QAnon (external link) .”

CBC Podcasts’ team for “The Dose (external link) ,” which included Willow Smith (‘05), Dr. Brian Goldman, Rachel Sanders, Colleen Ross, Dawna Dingwall, Austin Pomeroy and Billy Heaton received an honourable mention in best podcast: arts, culture, & society.

The Toronto Star team, Tania Pereira (‘01), McKenna Deighton and Andres Plana won the gold medal for best digital design for “The Last Orca (external link) .”

Elizabeth Haggarty (‘08), Andrew McManus, Matt Crider and Adam Foord received an honourable mention in best digital design for CBC News’ “Seeing Dad Through His Lens (external link) .”

The Doc Project team for “The Skyluck Journals (external link) ,” which included Althea Manasan (‘11), Jonathan Ore (‘10), Andrew Nguyen, Ben Shannon, Geoff Isaac, Tamara Baluja, Anh Thang Dao, Alison Cook received an honourable mention for best digital design.

Tania Pereira (‘01), Nathan Pilla and Kelsey Wilson for the Toronto Star received an honourable mention in best digital design for “Fire in the Sky (external link) .”

Sydney Loney (‘99), Tom Cochrane, Ben Smith, Adam Hefferman, Angel Sanz Correa and Jessie Brinkman Evans won the gold medal in best service feature for Air Canada enRoute’s “Chasing Icebergs Off Canada’s East Coast (external link) .”

Radio-Canada’s team for “Un Empire Montréalais de L’arnaque en Ligne (external link) ,” which included Brigitte Noël (‘12), Nicholas De Rosa, Jeff Yates, Roberto Rocha and Sophie Leclerc won the gold medal for best science & technology storytelling.

Quirks & Quarks — CBC Radio’s team for “Black in Science: The Legacy of Racism in Science and How Black Scientists are Moving the Dial (external link) ,” which included Amanda Buckiewicz (‘07) and Nicole Mortillaro (‘95) received an honourable mention in best science & technology storytelling.

Carine Abouseif (‘16) and Simon Lewis received an honourable mention in best science & technology storytelling for The Walrus’ piece “What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed? (external link) ”

Alumni were well represented in the best personal essay category.

Connor Garel (‘19), Carine Abouseif (‘16), Minelle Mahtani and Sarah Gonzales won the gold medal in best personal essay for The Walrus’ piece “Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers (external link) .”

Elizabeth Pagliacolo (‘02), Jay Pitter and Stefan Novakovic won the silver medal in best person essay for AZURE Magazine’s “Public Safety at the City’s Core (external link) .”

Fatima Syed (‘16) received an honourable mention in best personal essay for her piece, “As A Muslim, I Face Islamophobia. As An Immigrant, I’ve Failed Indigenous People (external link) ,” in Chatelaine.

Kathleen Newman-Bremang (‘09) received an honourable mention in best personal essay for her piece, “Reclaiming Audre Lorde’s Radical Self-Care (external link) ,” in Refinery29 Canada.

Nicole Schmidt (‘16), Sydney Hamilton (‘16), Carine Abouseif (‘16) and Mariana Tasuda Ikuta received an honourable mention in best personal essay for The Walrus’ piece, “Don’t Be a Prude: The Benefits of Public Nudity (external link) .”

Erica Lenti (‘15), Niko Stratis, Gordon Bowness and Allyson Baker received an honourable mention in best personal essay for “Suicidal Ideation, My Intrusive Visitor (external link) ,” in Xtra Magazine.

In best feature article, Erica Lenti (‘15), Michael Harris, Gordon Bowness, Rachel Giese and Allyson Baker won the gold medal for “Cases of Missing Trans People are Rarely Solved. A Married Pair of Forensic Genealogists is Hoping to Change That (external link) ,” in Xtra Magazine.

Samantha Edwards (‘11) received an honourable mention in best feature article for her piece in The Local, “How the Laws Make Sex Work Less Safe (external link) .”

Fatima Syed (‘16) received two honourable mentions in best feature article for her pieces, “The Labour of Immigrant Women (external link) ,” and “You Can’t Stop the Spread of the Virus if You Don’t Stop it in Peel (external link) ,” in The Local.

Conrad Collaco (‘92), Marlene Habib (‘80), Eva Salinas (‘06), Bobby Hristova and Steven Silcox won the gold medal in best feature article (short) for CBC Hamilton’s “The Long Wait (external link) .”

Jasmine Pazzano (‘14) and Craig Offman received an honourable mention in best feature article (short) for “A Family Divided: When Parents, Kids Disagree on COVID-19 Vaccines (external link) ,” in Global News.

Max Binks-Collier (‘19), Jack Romanelli and Mark Kirkpatrick received an honourable mention in best feature article (short) for “Saying Goodbye on Facetime (external link) ,” in Healthy Debate.

Carine Abouseif (‘16), Simon Lewsen and Chloë Ellingson received an honourable mention in best feature article (long) for The Walrus’ “The Campus Mental Health Crisis (external link) .”

Tania Pereira (‘01), Doug Cudmore (‘01), Francine Kopun, Sarmishta Subramanian, Andrew Meeson, Nathan Pilla, Kelsey Wilson and Cameron Tulk for the Toronto Star received an honourable mention in best feature article (long) for “Fire in the Sky (external link) .”

CBC News’ team for the “COP26 Coverage (external link) ,” which included Avneet Dhillon (‘17), Marielle Torrefranca, MJ Burgos, Brock Wilson, Kit Kolbegger, Kajal Pawar, Charles Fogel, Allison Cake and Amara McLaughlin received an honourable mention in best social storytelling.

Hayley Cullingham (‘12), Richard Warnica and Naomi Skwarna won the silver medal in best arts & culture storytelling for Hazlitt’s “Rothko at the Inauguration (external link) .”

Hayley Cullingham (‘12), Michael Rancic and Arden Taylor received an honourable mention in best arts & culture storytelling for Hazlitt’s “Finding Mr. Q (external link) .”

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) Media Awards

Declan Keogh (‘18), instructor Robert Cribb and Mashal Butt won the daily newspaper - best in-depth feature or series category with “New ‘Ultra Potent’ Opioids Hitting Toronto Streets in Recent Weeks as Overdose Deaths Mount,” for the Investigative Journalism Bureau and Toronto Star.

Joanna Lavoie (‘02) won the online - best story category with “Like a 'War Zone': Some Toronto Supervised Consumption Sites Dealing with Unprecedented Numbers of ODs (external link) ,” on Toronto.com.

Imani Walker (‘18) won the radio - best in-depth feature or series category with “Black Nurses Call for Support Against Racism on the Medical Frontlines (external link) ,” for CBC Radio.

National Magazine Awards

In the long-form featuring writing: 6000+ category, Michael Friscolanti (‘03) received an honourable mention for his piece “Every 49 Minutes (external link) ,” in Maclean’s.

Journalism instructor, Jane Gerster, received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing: 6000+ category for her piece “The RCMP Revisited (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Aaron Hutchins (‘13) won the gold medal in long-form feature writing for his Maclean’s piece, “Forgiving Jaskirat Sidhu (external link) .”

Allison Baker (‘16), Eva Holland, Lauren Crazybull and Carmine Starnino won the silver medal in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) Justice on Trial (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Sarah Ratchford (‘12), Stephanie Bai and Madi Haslam received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) Seeking Sanctuary (external link) ,” in Maisonneuve.

Connor Garel (‘19), Adnan Khan, Carmine Starnino and James Lee Chiahan received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) Citizen of Nowhere (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Nicole Schmidt (‘16), M.E. Rogan, Phil Bergerson and Carmine Starnino received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) Quitting America (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Katherine Laidlaw (‘10) received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) The House that Divided the Toronto Islands (external link) ,” in Toronto Life.

Lauren McKeon (‘07) received an honourable mention in the long-form feature writing category for “ (PDF file) The Short Life and Tragic Death of Houdini (external link) ,” in Toronto Life.

For feature writing, Erica Lenti (‘15), Michael Harris, Gordon Bowness, Rachel Giese, Allyson Baker and Jasjyot Singh Hans won the silver medal for “Cases of Missing Trans People are Rarely Solved. A Married Pair of Forensic Genealogists is Hoping to Change That (external link) ,” in Xtra Magazine.

Sydney Hamilton (‘16), Meagan Gilmore and Caley Moore received an honourable mention in the feature writing category for “ (PDF file) I Didn’t Get to Make a Choice (external link) ,” in Broadview.

Miranda Newman (‘12), Kristy Woudstra (‘99) and Sydney Hamilton (‘16) received an honourable mention in the feature writing category for “ (PDF file) Kids in Crisis (external link) ,” in Broadview.

Allison Baker (‘16), Troy Sebastian (NUPQU ʔA·Kǂ AM̓) and Jessica Johnson won the gold medal in fiction for The Walrus’ “ (PDF file) The Mission (external link) .”

Sydney Loney (‘99) received an honourable mention in the service journalism category for “ (PDF file) Team Player (external link) ,” in Chatelaine.

Connor Garel (‘19), Adnan Khan, Carmine Starnino and James Lee Chiahan won the gold medal in the profiles category for “ (PDF file) Citizen of Nowhere (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Kristy Woudstra (‘99), Elena Gritzan (‘16) and Ashley Okquosa received an honourable mention in the profiles category for “ (PDF file) Death of a Rising Star (external link) ,” in Broadview.

Soraya Roberts (‘05), Sean Young, Kourosh Keshiri and Carmine Starnino received an honourable mention in the profiles category for The Walrus’ “ (PDF file) Meredith MacNeill has Funny Bones (external link) .”

Dafna Izenberg (‘05) and Sadiya Ansari received an honourable mention in the profiles category for “ (PDF file) Almost Famous (external link) ,” in Maclean’s.

Refinery29 Canada’s team for “Fefe Dobson is Ready to Let it All Out Again (external link) ,” which included Kathleen Newman-Bremang ('09), Yaz Butcher, Vai Yu Law, Pamela Lau, Elaine Jyll Regio, Jasmin Winnie Stephen, Nadia Ebrahim and Carli Whitwell received an honourable mention in the profile category.

Sarah Ratchford (‘12), Emma Gilchrist and Madi Haslam won the gold medal in personal journalism for “ (PDF file) Genetic Mapping (external link) ,” in Maisonneuve.

Chatelaine’s team for “ (PDF file) Making Comfort (external link) ,” which included Chantal Braganza (‘09), Maya Visnyei, Irene Ngo, Sun Ngo, Michael Elliott, Catherine Doherty and Sophie Hsin received an honourable mention in lifestyle photography.

Dominique Lamberton ('11), Alana Paterson, Lori Morgan and Stefanie Sosiak won the silver medal in the photo essay & photojournalism category for “ (PDF file) Skis and Saddles (external link) ,” in Air Canada enRoute.

Sydney Loney ('99), Kari Medig, Lori Morgan and Stefanie Sosiak received an honourable mention in the photo essay & photojournalism category for “ (PDF file) No Ordinary Ride (external link) ,” in Air Canada enRoute.

Prajakta Dhopade (‘15), Peter Mather, Stephen Gregory, Liz Sullivan, Lauren Cattermole and Alison Uncles received an honourable mention in the photo essay & photojournalism category with “ (PDF file) Fox News (external link) ,” in Maclean’s.

Maisonneuve’s team for “ (PDF file) Here is Where We Shall Stay (external link) ,” which included Sarah Ratchford (‘12), Pat Kane, Brian Morgan, Rachel Wine and Madi Haslam received an honourable mention in the photo essay & photojournalism category.

Ishani Nath (‘13), Dominique Lamberton (‘11), Mickaël A. Bandassak, Lori Morgan and Stefanie Sosiak received an honourable mention in portrait photography for “ (PDF file) Shina Novalinga (external link) ,” in Air Canada enRoute.

Allison Baker (‘16), Natalie Vineberg, Eva Holland, Lauren Crazybull and Carmine Starnino received an honourable mention in the illustration (incl. spot & photo illustration) category for “ (PDF file) Justice on Trial (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Nicole Schmidt (‘16), M.E. Rogan, Phil Bergerson and Carmine Starnino won the gold medal in the essays category for “ (PDF file) Quitting America (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Viviane Fairbank (‘16), Carine Abouseif (‘16), Lucy Uprichard and Josh Holinaty received an honourable mention in the essays category for “ (PDF file) After the Facts (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

Sarah Ratchford (‘12), Isaac Würmann and Madi Haslam received an honourable mention in the essays category for “ (PDF file) The Men in Apartment 4C (external link) ,” in Maisonneuve.

Sarah Ratchford (‘12), Samantha Nock and Madi Haslam received an honourable mention in the essays category for “ (PDF file) The School in Sakitawak (external link) ,” in Maisonneuve.

Michael Onesi (‘96), Brendan George Ko and Studio Wyse received an honourable mention in the art direction of a single article category with “ (PDF file) Making an Impact (external link) ,” in Queen’s Alumni Review.

Chatelaine’s team for “ (PDF file) You Can Beat the System (external link) ,” which included Fatima Syed (‘16), Danielle Groen, Stephanie Han Kim, Denise Balkissoon, Flannery Dean, Erica Ifill, Kira Vermond and Vivian Rosas received an honourable mention for best editorial package.

Brett Popplewell, Benson Lee (‘93), Corina Milic, Jenn Lawrence and Kara Pyle received an honourable mention for best editorial package with The Feathertale Review’s “ (PDF file) Issue 26 (external link) .”

Connor Garel (‘19), Daniel Viola (‘12), Nicholas Hune-Brown and Cornelia Li won the gold medal in investigative reporting with “ (PDF file) Students for Sale (external link) ,” in The Walrus.

In the investigative reporting category, Michael Friscolanti (‘03) received an honourable mention for his piece “Every 49 Minutes (external link) ,” in Maclean’s.

Lauren McKeon ('07), Lindsay Jones, Jessie Brinkman Evans and Seyward Darby received an honourable mention for investigative reporting with Reader’s Digest’s “ (PDF file) Switched (external link) .”

The Local received an honourable mention in the issue grand prix category for “Vaccinating Toronto (external link) ,” with that features “The Toronto Hot Spot Nobody’s Talking About,” “Why Haven’t Primary Care Doctors Been Part of the Vaccine Rollout?” and “You Can’t Stop the Spread of the Virus if You Don’t Stop it in Peel;” Fatima Syed (‘16) among others.

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