Alumni from The Creative School take home 27 Digital Publishing Awards
Alumni from Journalism, RTA, and Image Arts were celebrated for their work in journalism, visual creation, media, and storytelling, successfully receiving 27 Digital Publishing Awards. Held at Arcadian Court in Toronto, the National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) recognized outstanding journalists, writers, storytellers, photographers, designers and other media professionals, inspiring both seasoned and emerging talent.
From news coverage of local elections, to features on AI, to podcasts on arts and culture, the diversity of awards speaks to the wide range of skills and aptitudes that alumni from The Creative School have taken from the classroom to the industry.
Read on to see the full list of winners from The Creative School at the 2024 Digital Publishing Awards.
Silver: Best Arts & Culture Storytelling, A Flare Amidst the Rubble, Arcade
Carly Lewis (Master of Journalism, 2012)
Silver: Best Digital Editorial Package, Small; The Finch West Issue
The Local; Writer
Daysha Loppie (Journalism, 2024)
Silver: Large, Secret Canada, The Globe and Mail
Robyn Doolittle (Journalism, 2006)
Carys Mills (Journalism, 2011)
Samantha Edwards (Journalism, 2011)
Best News Coverage - Community Publication
Gold: Mayor’s Race,The Local. Contributor:
Brennan Doherty (Journalism, 2018)
Heidi Lee (Journalism, 2022)
Emma Buchanan (Journalism, 2021)
Silver - Community Publication
Our Home Nunatsiaq News Contributor
David Venn (Journalism, 2020)
Best News Coverage
Gold: Ford government greenbelt scandal, Toronto Star, Contributor
Emma McIntosh (Journalism, 2018)
Jesse McLean (Journalism, 2009)
Silver, Best Personal Essay - We Are All Animals at Night, Hazlitt
Lana Hall (Journalism, 2016)
Gold: Best Lifestyle Storytelling - Hidden Canada 2023, The Globe and Mail
Catherine Dawson March (Journalism, 1991)
Janice Pinto (Image Arts, 1990)
SUSPECT***Andy Walker (Journalism, 1990)
Silver: Best Lifestyle Storytelling - Time to Eat, CBC Indigenous
Jacqueline McKay (Journalism, 2017)
Candace Maracle (Masters of Journalism, 2011)
Best Science & Technology Storytelling
Gold: Meet the gig workers making AI models smarter, The Globe and Mail
Joe Castaldo (Journalism, 2006)
Gold, Best Podcast: Arts, Culture and Society - Let’s Not Be Kidding, CBC Podcasts
David Carroll (RTA School of Media)
Cesil Fernandes (RTA School of Media, 2009)
Arif Noorani (Journalism, 1993)
Gold, Best Service Feature - Research shows more highways don’t fix traffic congestion. So why is Ontario still building them? The Narwhal
Emma McIntosh (Journalism, 2018)
Gold, Innovation in Digital Storytelling - Secret Canada, The Globe and Mail
Robyn Doolittle (Journalism, 2006)
Carys Mills (Journalism, 2011)
Samantha Edwards (Journalism, 2011)
Silver, Climate Dashboard, CBC News Labs
Andrew Ryan (Journalism, 1980)
Elizabeth Haggarty (Journalism, 2008)
The Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University
The Creative School is a dynamic faculty that is making a difference in new, unexplored ways. Made up of Canada’s top professional schools and transdisciplinary hubs in media, communication, design and cultural industries, The Creative School offers students an unparalleled global experience in the heart of downtown Toronto.