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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 20, 2022 /CNW/ – The finalists in the 14 categories for the 2022 Webster Awards, Western Canada’s preeminent journalism awards, were announced this evening at an in-person event held at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The awards recognize excellence in journalism in B.C. All finalists will be celebrated, and the one winner in each category will be announced during the November 3rd online awards ceremony, 7:00 p.m. Pacific Time. This upcoming, online event will be free for everyone to watch at http://www.ohboy.ca/webster-awards-2022.
Submissions were encouraged from print, radio/podcasts, television and online media sources that cover news, sports, the arts, business, community issues, and more.
Finalists – Best Feature/Enterprise Reporting – TV/Video
Finalists – Excellence in Technology Reporting
Finalists – Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
Finalists – Excellence in Legal Journalism, presented by the Law Society of B.C.
Finalists – Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting – Radio/Podcast
Finalists – Excellence in Business, Industry, Labour and Economics Reporting, endowed by Jean Cormier
Finalists – Commentator of the Year – City Mike Award, presented in memory of Linda Webster
Finalists – Best Breaking News Reporting, in memory of Keith Bradbury
Finalists – Best Reporting in a Language other than English
Finalists – Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Reporting
Finalists – Best Community Reporting
Finalists – Excellence in Health Reporting
Finalists – Excellence in Feature/Enterprise Reporting – Print/Online
Finalists – Excellence in Environment Reporting
Also, during the announcement of the finalists for the 2022 Webster Awards, the 2022 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Stephen Hume, the 2022 Bill Good Award was presented to CHEK Media, and the inaugural Shelley Fralic Award was presented to Jennifer Thuncher of the Squamish Chief. The event was hosted by Mi-Jung Lee, Anchor of CTV News Vancouver and Tina House, Video Journalist, Vancouver, with APTN.
This year’s Webster Awards are made possible by Presenting Sponsors: BCGEU, Coldwater Communications, FortisBC, Global Container Terminals Inc., Google News Initiative, LNG Canada, Port of Vancouver, TELUS Health and the Urban Development Institute, Pacific Region; Supporting Sponsors: CityNews Vancouver, Langara, Jim Pattison Group, and West Coast Reduction. Webster Award partners are Oh Boy Productions, Glacier Media, and the Vancouver Sun and Province. Cision is the exclusive distribution partner of the Jack Webster Foundation.
The Jack Webster Foundation was established in 1986, upon the retirement of its namesake, who was Western Canada’s best-known and most influential reporter, in order to foster and celebrate excellence in journalism, protect the public interest for British Columbian’s, and create a community where trusted outstanding journalism thrives.
SOURCE Jack Webster Foundation
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