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Category Television - Global Date 5/10/2006 |
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Global News Maritimes Wins Two Atlantic Journalism Awards
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| Television Awards Include Best Continuing Coverage and Best Spot News Photojournalism |
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(Halifax, Nova Scotia) Global News Maritimes has won two major television awards at the 2005 Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJA), which were presented last Saturday on May 6 at the Halifax Mariott Harbourfront Hotel.
Jacqueline Foster of Global Maritimes’ Halifax newsroom won the Gold Award for Best Continuing Coverage (Television) for “Digby RCMP,” a series of exclusive stories investigating complaints of racial and sexual harassment involving members of the Digby RCMP.
Scott Gluck of the Fredericton bureau won the Gold Award for Best Spot News Photojournalism (Television) for “Saint-Anne-De-Kent, Church Fire,” in-depth coverage of a fire caused by lightning that destroyed a 119-year-old heritage church in New Brunswick.
“We are extremely proud of our news team and their high-calibre news coverage,” says Michael Fulmes, news director of Global News Maritimes. “We have a small but very dedicated team of talented reporters and producers. We are truly honoured to receive these awards and to be recognized by the industry and our peers.”
Other Global News Maritimes finalists at the AJAs include:
• Spot News (Television) - Dave Crase, Moncton, New Brunswick for “Neguac Storm”
• Feature Writing (Television) – Stacey Baillie, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for “Burning Desire”
About Global Television:
Global Television is owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV, www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada’s largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada’s largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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For further information or photos, please contact:
Yvonne Chiang
News Publicist, Global Television
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