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April, 1998
CAJ AWARD 1997 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
April 26, 1998 — (Toronto) The Canadian Association of Journalists, Canada's only national association of journalists, announced the winners of the 12th annual CAJ Awards for Investigative Journalism at last night's at Awards Banquet at the organization's 20th anniversary conference: Convergence '98 at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.The winner in the OPEN NEWSPAPER category is:
Martin van der Hamel
Condo Crisis
The Richmond Review
The winner in the MAGAZINE category is:
David Pugliese
Nobel Fever
Saturday Night
The winner in the OPEN TELEVISION (LESS THAN 5 MINUTES) category is:
Tom Walters, Ken Rubin, and Andrew Mitrovica
Big Fed Bonuses
CTV Television Network
The winner in the OPEN TELEVISION (GREATER THAN 5 MINUTES) category is:
Marie Boti
Modern Heroes, Modern Slaves
CBC (Witness)
The winner in the REGIONAL TELEVISION category is:
Gerry Wagschal and Jed Kahane
Driving Drunk
CBC - Montreal
The winner in the RADIO category is:
Robert Carty
Burned: The Anatomy of a Plastics Fire
CBC Radio One
The winner in the PHOTOJOURNALISM category is:
Robert Semeniuk
The World is a Circus - Portfolio
Freelance
The winner in the SMALL NEWSPAPER category and the winner of the special overall category for THE BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF 1997 is:
Will Gibson
Rich Man, Poor Man
The St. Albert & Sturgeon Gazette
The winners in each of the categories were presented with prizes of $1,000 and special plaques for their achievements.
The winner of the CAJ/CANADA NEWSWIRE STUDENT AWARD OF JOURNALISTS EXCELLENCE was also announced at the Awards Banquet. The winner is:
Murray Oliver
Down and Dirty
CBC-TV/University of Regina
The Student Award, jointly created two years ago by the CAJ and Canada NewsWire was presented to Mr. Oliver, who was on-hand to receive his trophy and cheque for $1,000.