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    Last updated:
    April, 1999




    • CAJ Award 1998 Winners

    April 17, 1999 -- (Vancouver) The Canadian Association of Journalists, Canada’s only national association of journalists, announced the winners of the 13th annual CAJ Awards for Investigative Journalism at this evening’s Awards Banquet at the organization’s 21st annual conference: "Deadline ‘99" at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver. The winner in the OPEN NEWSPAPER/WIRE SERVICE category is:
    Peter Cheney
    The Money Pit
    The Globe and Mail
    The winner in the SMALL NEWSPAPER category (circulation under 25,000) is:
    Ken Yum, Renata D’Aliesio, Graeme Smith, Caroline Alphonso
    The Other Side of the Street
    Eyeopener
    The winner in the MAGAZINE category is:
    David Pugliese
    Armed and Dangerous-Swat You’re Dead
    Saturday Night
    The winner in the OPEN TELEVISION (LESS THAN 5 MINUTES) category is:
    Andrew Mitrovica and Avis Favaro
    Whistle Blower Doctor
    CTV News
    The winner in the OPEN TELEVISION (GREATER THAN 5 MINUTES) category is:
    Francis Miquet, Peter Wintonick and Patricia Tassinari
    The Quebec-Canada Complex
    Necessary Illusions
    The winner in the REGIONAL TELEVISION category is:
    Murray Oliver
    Children of the Street
    CBKT Regina
    The winner in the RADIO category is:
    Yvette Brend
    Who is Dr. "Y"
    CBC-Radio North
    The winner in the PHOTOJOURNALISM category is:
    Susan Bradnam
    Healing in Honduras
    London Free Press
    The winner in the COMPUTER ASSISTED REPORTING (CAR) category is:
    Peter Cheney
    Taxi
    The Toronto Star
    The winner of the special "overall" category for THE BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORT OF 1998 is:
    Peter Cheney
    Taxi
    The Toronto Star
    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:
    Chris Nuttall-Smith
    He Said, She Said
    The Ubyssey, University of British Columbia
    The winner of the CONFLICT ANALYSIS AWARD is:
    Mark O'Neill
    Delgamukkw
    Freelancer
    The Student Award, jointly created three years ago by the CAJ and Canada NewsWire was presented to Mr. Nuttall-Smith, who was on-hand to receive his trophy and cheque for $1,000.