Menu
Rideau Hall Foundation
Menu

Search

Search
small town main street
New Fellowship Invests in Local Journalism
Learn more
Author Kim Kierans with a copy of Journalism for the Public Good.
Journalism for the Public Good
A new book by Kim Kierans
Learn more
The Narwhal and The Toronto Star win the Michener Award
Learn more
From Left to Right: Madeleine Blais-Morin, Brigitte Noël, Emma McIntosh, Sheila Wang, Gaétan Pouliot, Angela Pacienza, and Ian Young
Journalism in the Digital Age
Misinformation, Toxic Discourse, and Eroding Trust
Read more
Membres du conseil d’administration de la Fondation des Prix Michener, panélistes et étudiant.e.s de l’UPNC
Michener day at FNUC
A special journalism school event
Read more
media scrum
Honouring two of Canada’s most influential political journalists
Learn more
And another newsroom dies
Kamloops This Week was a beacon in our shrinking media landscape
LEARN MORE

Excellence in Journalism for 50+ years

The Michener Award is Canada’s premier journalism award, honouring, celebrating, and promoting excellence in Canadian public service journalism.

Learn More
The Michener Awards by the numbers
50+ Years as the nation’s premier journalism award
100+ Prizes and Fellowships awarded
11 Governors General have awarded Michener Prizes
A blonde woman in a black shirt smiles
Featured Video

What makes a winner?

Margo Goodhand, President of the Michener Awards Foundation and former Chief Judge, explains what makes a winning entry for the Michener Awards for Public Service Journalism.

Watch here
The bronze Michener Award trophy
Emma McIntosh detailing her experiences as an investigative reporter at the 2023 Panel: Journalism in the Digital Age
Emma McIntosh detailing her experiences as an investigative reporter at the 2023 Panel: Journalism in the Digital Age - Photo: Kamara Morozuk

The Michener Award

The Michener Award celebrates and honours outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the public good.

Emma McIntosh detailing her experiences as an investigative reporter at the 2023 Panel: Journalism in the Digital Age
Emma McIntosh detailing her experiences as an investigative reporter at the 2023 Panel: Journalism in the Digital Age - Photo: Kamara Morozuk

The Michener Award

The bronze Michener Award trophy

The Michener Award celebrates and honours outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the public good.

Learn more
2023 Michener-Deacon Fellowship recipient Molly Thomas with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.
2023 Michener-Deacon Fellowship recipient Molly Thomas with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada.

The Fellowships

Offering fellowships for investigative reporting and the enrichment of journalism education.

Paul Webster in 2016
Paul Webster receives the Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism from the Right Honourable David Johnston in 2016.

The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships, one in support of investigative reporting and one dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education.

Featured Stories

Learn more about the impact of public service journalism.

Author Kim Kierans with a copy of Journalism for the Public Good.
General
Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at 50
Michener Board Members, Panelists, and FNU Students
General
First Nations University of Canada and Michener Event: The Importance of Public Service Journalism 
From Left to Right: Madeleine Blais-Morin, Brigitte Noël, Emma McIntosh, Sheila Wang, Gaétan Pouliot, Angela Pacienza, and Ian Young
General
Journalism in the Digital Age: Misinformation, Toxic Discourse, and Eroding Trust
View all stories