Presentation of the Michener Award and Michener-Deacon Fellowships
OTTAWA—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will host the presentation ceremony of the Michener Award for outstanding public service in journalism, and the Michener-Deacon Fellowships. The event will take place on Friday, June 17, 2016, at 6 p.m., at Rideau Hall.
2015 Michener Award Finalists
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, The Globe and Mail and The Toronto Star
The Canadian Press
The Globe and Mail
Société Radio-Canada’s Enquête
The Telegraph-Journal
The Toronto Star
Recognizing outstanding and unbiased public service in journalism, the award is presented to news organizations rather than to individuals: newspapers, broadcasting stations and networks, news agencies, periodicals, magazines and online journalism sources.
Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Reporting
2016 Laureate – Paul Webster
This award was created to encourage excellence in investigative print, broadcast and online journalism. The winning fellow is expected to undertake a project that aspires to the criteria of the Michener Award, with emphasis on identifiable benefits for the public good, improvements in public policy, ethical standards, corporate governance or the lives of Canadians.
Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Journalism Education
2016 Laureate – Patti Sonntag
Dedicated to the advancement of the education of Canadian journalists, the fellowship supports a mature journalist-in-residence at a recognized Canadian school of journalism for one semester. The purpose of the fellowship is to enhance the education of both the applicant and the students enrolled in the journalism program.
About the Michener Awards Foundation
The Michener Awards Foundation celebrates and promotes excellence in Canadian public service journalism. The Michener Award was launched in 1970, under the auspices of the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General from 1967 to 1974. For more information, visit www.michenerawards.ca.
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Media wishing to cover this event are asked to confirm their attendance
in advance with the Rideau Hall Press Office.
Media information:
Marie-Ève Létourneau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
marie-eve.letourneau@gg.ca
Kim Kierans
Michener Awards Foundation
902-422-1271 ext. 164
kim.kierans@ukings.ca
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