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The 2008 Michener Award
Winners
Photo by Sgt Serge Gouin - Office of the
Secretary to the Governor General
Standing (L-R): Jim Bronskill, national reporter, Canadian
Press; David McKie, journalist, CBC News; Eric Morrison,
President, Canadian Press; Rob Russo, Ottawa Bureau Chief,
Canadian Press; Frédéric Zalac, journalist, Radio-Canada;
Darlene
Parsons, reporter, Canadian Press, Ottawa; Susanne Reber,
journalist, CBC News; Scott White, Editor-in-Chief, Canadian
Press; and Esther Enkin, Executive Editor, CBC News.
Seated (L-R): Sandra Bartlett, reporter/producer, CBC News; Her
Excellency Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada; His
Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond; and Sue Bailey, Ottawa reporter,
Canadian Press.Photo was taken following
presentation of the
2008 Michener Award at a ceremony held in Rideau Hall, Ottawa, June 10,
2009.
The three news organizations, CBC, Radio-Canada and The
Canadian Press, teamed up to undertake a multimedia analysis of
Taser stun guns and particularly their use by the RCMP.
The Michener Award, founded in 1970 by the late Right
Honourable Roland Michener, then Governor General, goes to a
news organization. The Michener Award is presented annually for
journalism that makes a significant impact on the public good.
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