More than 20 Black Press newspapers are up for this year鈥檚 Ma Murray awards.
Hosted by the BCYCNA, the honours celebrate the work of community journalists across the province for advertising, photography, writing in print and overall newspaper excellence. This year鈥檚 awards include a new category focussing on multimedia storytelling in the digital medium.
Winners will be announced on April 28, at the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond.
Black Press paper nominations:
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY A
Haida Gwaii Observer
Clearwater Times
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY B
Hope Standard
North Island Gazette
Revelstoke Review
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY C
Salmon Arm Observer
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY E
Parksville/Qualicum Beach News
Yukon News
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY F
Langley Times
Penticton Western News
The Chilliwack Progress
NEWSPAPER EXCELLENCE AWARD, CATEGORY G
Vernon Morning Star
Photo awards:
FEATURE PHOTO AWARD, COLOUR OR BLACK & WHITE, UNDER 25,000
Yukon News, Joel Krahn - Bird Eclipse
Yukon News, Crystal Schick - Super Moon
Yukon News, Mike Thomas - Have Canoe Will Travel
PHOTO ESSAY AWARD
Parksville/Qualicum Beach News, Peter McCully - Day in the Life of Parksville
Yukon News, Joel Krahn - Muskrat Jamboree
PORTRAIT/PERSONALITY PHOTO AWARD
Yukon News, Crystal Schick - African Music Festival
SPORTS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000
Oak Bay News, Keri Coles - Flyin鈥� high
Salmon Arm Observer, Lachlan Labere - Politician versus pugilist, a mayoral one-two
Yukon News, Crystal Schick - Butterfly Swimmer
SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, OVER 25,000
Abbotsford News, Vikki Hopes - Gang violence claims another life
The Chilliwack Progress, Paul Henderson - Overdose
SPOT NEWS PHOTO AWARD, UNDER 25,000
North Island Gazette, Tyson Whitney - Firefighter/house fire
Revelstoke Review, Marissa Tiel 鈥� Standoff
Terrace Standard, Quinn Bender - Train versus pedestrian
Writing awards:
ARTS & CULTURE WRITING AWARD
, Mike Davies - Hope is such a precious commodity
COLUMNIST AWARD
, John White - Conversation with a moose / Bullying leaves deep scars behind
, Brenda Anderson - Taking Canada-US relations to the next level / Familiar name among the numbers
ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE AWARD
, Andrew Hudson - Deer Zero
, Andrew Bailey - Clayoquot Cleanup
ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING AWARD
, Tom Zytaruk - Trashed, a three-part series
, Lori Fox - Gwich鈥檌n prepare for another battle to stop drilling in caribou calving grounds
FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, OVER 25,000
, Tamara Cunningham - Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district taking initial steps to reconciliation
Nanaimo News Bulletin, Karl Yu - Nanaimo parent advocates for support
FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD, UNDER 25,000
, Flavio Sachett Nienow - Wildlife traps concern dog owners
FEATURE SERIES AWARD
Grace Kennedy - Life after the RCMP
, Grace Kennedy - Making the Merge
JOHN COLLISON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
, Matthew Claxton -
NEVILLE SHANKS MEMORIAL AWARD FOR HISTORICAL WRITING
Comox Valley Echo, Judy Hagen- Hunt for History 鈥� The man behind the letter 鈥楺鈥�
SPORTS WRITING AWARD
, Travis Paterson -
, Eric Welsh - A soccer star鈥檚 tale of two worlds
ERIC DUNNING AWARD FOR DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY
Don Kendall, Black Press Media
MA MURRAY COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
, Evan Fentiman & Deb Theoret - Butt Out
, Karen Hill & Kevin Parnell - Get Involved
, Roxanne Hooper - Throwback Thursday鈥� Way back!
SPECIAL SECTION AWARD, UNDER 25,000
, Christine van Reeuwyk, Janet Gairdner & Lyn Quan - Women in Business
, Grant Harris, Nick Briere & Laura Millsip - Mining Week 2017
Digital awards:
BREAKING NEWS VIDEO AWARD
, Barry Gerding & Jen Zielinski -
, The Northern View, Shannon Lough - A stand of defiance
FEATURE VIDEO AWARD
, The Northern View, Quinn Bender, Keili Bartlett, Shannon Lough & Todd Hamilton -
, Crystal Schick -
MULTIMEDIA SERIES AWARD
, The Northern View, Shannon Lough -
, Ashley Wadhwani, Katya Slepian, Karly Blatts -
, Angie Mindus -
SINGLE MULTIMEDIA BREAKING NEWS STORY
, Dustin Godfrey, Jen Zielinski & Staff - Firefighters battling fire on West Bench
Penticton Western News, Staff -
, Travis Paterson -
SINGLE MULTIMEDIA FEATURE STORY AWARD
, Kendra Wong - What is it like to be part of the Canadian Armed Forces?
, Keri Coles - WWII veteran united with family of fallen soldier after decades-long search
Advertising awards:
AD CAMPAIGN AWARD
Mission City Record, Karen Murtagh - English Tarts
AD CAMPAIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE
Victoria News, Cara Robbins & Nick Waddington - Footloose Shoes
AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, OVER 25,000
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Maryn Goms & Maggie Prince - Mark鈥檚
AD DESIGN AWARD, COLLABORATIVE, UNDER 25,000
Nelson Star, Sandy Leonard, Adam Mandseth & Marc-Andre Hamelin - Burger Week
AD DESIGN AWARD, OVER 25,000
Goldstream News Gazette, Rebecca Wilde - Bucky鈥檚 Taphouse
Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Maryn Goms & Jackie Brittain - P&L Speedprint
AD DESIGN AWARD, UNDER 25,000
100 Mile House Free Press, Evan Fentiman & Martina Dopf - Shop Local
