CAJ Awards 2000 Winners Announced

ST. JOHN'S, NF, May 26, 2001- The Canadian Association of Journalists, Canada's only national professional organization for reporters, editors, producers and photographers, announced the winners of the annual CAJ Awards for Investigative Journalism today at the association's 23rd annual conference: "Great Big Scrum 2" in Newfoundland. These awards are Canada's only recognition for the best in investigative journalism across the country.

The winner in the OPEN NEWSPAPER /WIRE SERVICE category is:
Andrew McIntosh
PM Lobbied for Disputed Loan National Post

The winner in the SMALL NEWSPAPER category (circulation under 25,000) is:
Gord Gilmour
Hog Expansion Creating a House Divided
The Manitoba Co-operator

The winners in the MAGAZINE category are:
Tom Fennell and Sheng Xue
Smugglers' Slaves
Maclean's Magazine

The winner in the OPEN TELEVISION (LESS THAN 5 MINUTES) category is: Denelle Balfour
In Custody Care
VTV - Vancouver

The winners in the OPEN TELEVISION (GREATER THAN 5 MINUTES) category are:
Julian Sher, Theresa Burke, Linden MacIntyre
His Word Against History
CBC - the fifth estate

The winner in the REGIONAL TELEVISION category is:
Margo Harper
Justice in Jeopardy
VTV - Vancouver

The winner in the RADIO category is:
Timothy Sawa
Internal Affairs: Edmonton Police under the microscope
CBC Radio - Edmonton

The winner in the PHOTOJOURNALISM category is:
Julie Oliver
The Ottawa Citizen

The winner in the Canadian Corporate News Newswire/CAJ COMPUTER ASSISTED REPORTING (CAR) category is:
Robert Cribb
Dirty Dining
The Toronto Star

The winners of the special "overall" category for THE BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF 2000 are:
Julian Sher, Theresa Burke, Linden MacIntyre
His Word Against History
CBC - the fifth estate

The winners in each of the categories were presented with prizes of $1,000 and special plaques for their achievements.

The winner of the CONFLICT ANALYSIS AWARD is:
David Ridgen
On the Borders of Gardens
Independent Film Maker - Toronto

The winner of the CAJ/CANADA NEWSWIRE STUDENT AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM was also announced at the Awards Banquet. The winner is:
Michael Friscolanti
In Search of a Landmark
Ryerson Polytechnic University

The Student Award, jointly created three years ago by the CAJ and Canada NewsWire was presented to Michael Friscolanti, who was on-hand to receive his trophy and cheque for $1,000.

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