Jill Clark
Communications Manager
Rideau Hall Foundation
OTTAWA, June 21, 2021 - Tonight, in a virtual ceremony that showcased the journalistic excellence of six incredible finalists, APTN was announced as the winner of the 2020 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism for its stunning series, Death by Neglect. It is a stark and haunting investigation that delves into a First Nations child-welfare system in which three […]
Ottawa, April 20, 2021 - The Michener Awards Foundation today announced the finalists for the 2020 Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. This year’s finalists are: APTN; CBC News; The Globe and Mail; The Montreal Gazette; La Presse; and the Winnipeg Free Press. “The Michener Awards are Canadian journalism’s highest honour,” said Michener Foundation President Pierre-Paul Noreau, “and all […]
Ottawa, April 14, 2021 - The Michener Awards Foundation today announced its Michener-Deacon Fellowship has been awarded to Ethan Cox and Erin Seatter, who will lead a Ricochet team investigation into police misconduct in Canada; and the Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship goes to Allison Baker and Viviane Fairbank for a fact-checking project called In Defence of Truth. Each of these […]
Ottawa, December 10, 2020 - Tonight, in a virtual ceremony that showcased the journalistic prowess of six incredible finalists, the Globe & Mail was announced as the winner of the 2019 Michener Awards for meritorious public service journalism. False Promises, an investigation led by reporter Kathy Tomlinson, delved into the systematic exploitation of temporary workers and foreign students by corrupt […]
Partnership to support excellence in public service journalism
Ottawa, October 29, 2020 - Today the Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) and the Michener Awards Foundation are thrilled to announce they are joining forces to strengthen the Michener Awards and ensure the program’s ability to support and celebrate excellence in Canadian journalism well into the future. “In an era where false information travels faster than the truth, public service journalism […]