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Only two weeks left to submit to the Michener Awards and Fellowships

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Friday, February 2, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - Submissions for the 2023 Michener Award, Canada's premier journalism award, and for the two Michener Fellowships, are being accepted until 11:59 PM EST, February 16, 2024.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 2, 2024 /CNW/ - Submissions for the 2023 Michener Award, Canada's premier journalism award, and for the two Michener Fellowships, are being accepted until 11:59 PM EST, February 16, 2024.
  • Submissions can be made at www.michenerawards.ca
    The Michener Award is presented annually to news organizations, rather than individuals.
  • Entries are judged for their professionalism, their impact on the public, and the degree of arms-length public benefit that is generated.
  • The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships, one in support of investigative reporting and one dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education.

Submissions are open for two Michener journalism Fellowships

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Submissions for the Michener Fellowships are now open and will be accepted until Feb. 16, 2024.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 18, 2024 /CNW/ - Submissions for the Michener Fellowships are now open and will be accepted until Feb. 16, 2024.
  • The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships, one in support of investigative reporting and one dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education.
  • The Michener – L. Richard O'Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of the education of Canadian journalists and journalism students, and is supported by BMO Financial Group.
  • Submissions for the two Fellowships will close at 11:59 PM EST, on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Michener Award recognizes powerful investigations into Residential School funds and Hockey Canada mismanagement in joint ceremony honoring public service journalism

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Friday, June 16, 2023

The Michener Award for 2021 is presented jointly to CBC Saskatoon: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses and The Globe and Mail: Residential Schools.

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  • The Michener Award for 2021 is presented jointly to CBC Saskatoon: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses and The Globe and Mail: Residential Schools.
  • "We are so fortunate to be able to confer the Michener Award for 2021 and 2022 in person once again at Rideau Hall.
  • The Michener Award was founded in 1970 by the late Roland Michener, then governor general, to honour excellence in public service journalism.
  • Thank you to the Michener Award Judges:
    Jim Compton: Producer at Rising Day Media, formerly of CHUM-TV and APTN

Michener Awards Foundation Announces its 2023 Fellowship Winners

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

The Michener-Deacon fellowship for investigative reporting is awarded this year to Molly Thomas for her investigative project "Afghanistan's Secret Schools: Version 2.0".

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  • The Michener-Deacon fellowship for investigative reporting is awarded this year to Molly Thomas for her investigative project "Afghanistan's Secret Schools: Version 2.0".
  • At this event hosted by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada, all of the Michener Award finalists and winners of the 2021 and 2022 will be celebrated, along with our 2022 and 2023 fellowship recipients.
  • The Michener Award, founded in 1970 by the late Roland Michener, then governor-general, honours excellence in public service journalism.
  • The Michener-Deacon Investigative Journalism fellowship is supported by the Michener Awards Foundation and the family of the late Paul S. Deacon.

Eiseman Construction Owner Joins Michener Art Museum Board of Directors

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Monday, March 20, 2023

DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eiseman Construction is pleased to announce that owner Melissa Eiseman has joined the board of directors of the James A. Michener Art Museum. Based in Doylestown, the Michener Museum showcases American art with a particular focus on Bucks County artists.

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  • DOYLESTOWN, Pa., March 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Eiseman Construction is pleased to announce that owner Melissa Eiseman has joined the board of directors of the James A. Michener Art Museum .
  • Based in Doylestown, the Michener Museum showcases American art with a particular focus on Bucks County artists.
  • "The Michener Art Museum is a vital part of the cultural heritage of both Doylestown and Bucks County, and I am thrilled to join its board of directors," said Eiseman.
  • A longtime supporter of the beloved local museum, Eiseman previously served as chair of its Corporate Business Partner Advisory Board.

Only two weeks left to submit to the Michener Awards and Fellowships

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Friday, February 3, 2023

Submissions can be made at www.michenerawards.ca

Key Points: 
  • Submissions can be made at www.michenerawards.ca
    The Michener Award is presented annually to news organizations, rather than individuals.
  • Entries are judged for their professionalism, their impact on the public, and the degree of arms-length public benefit that is generated.
  • The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships, one in support of investigative reporting and one dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education.
  • Winners for both the 2021 and 2022 Michener Award cycles will be announced at the Michener Awards Ceremony on June 14, 2023 at Rideau Hall.

Submissions are open for two Michener journalism Fellowships

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Submissions for the Michener Fellowships are now open and will be accepted until Feb. 17, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Submissions for the Michener Fellowships are now open and will be accepted until Feb. 17, 2023.
  • The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships, one in support of investigative reporting and one dedicated to the enrichment of journalism education.
  • The Michener – L. Richard O'Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education is dedicated to the advancement and enrichment of the education of Canadian journalists and journalism students, and is supported by BMO Financial Group.
  • Submissions for the two Fellowships will close at 11:59 PM EST, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.

Michener Awards Foundation Honours Three Outstanding Contributions to Canadian Journalism

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, July 5, 2022 /CNW/ -The Michener Awards Foundation today announced it is awarding three of its prestigious Michener-Baxter Awards for exceptional service to Canadian public service journalism.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, July 5, 2022 /CNW/ -The Michener Awards Foundation today announced it is awarding three of its prestigious Michener-Baxter Awards for exceptional service to Canadian public service journalism.
  • They understood the imperative to serve journalism well and to champion those who came to journalism without the same advantages," said Pierre-Paul Noreau, Chair of the Michener Awards Foundation.
  • The Michener Awards honour, celebrate, and promote excellence in Canadian public service journalism.
  • Established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974, the Michener Awards are Canada's premier journalism award.

Michener Awards Foundation Announces the Winners of the Michener-Deacon Fellowships for Investigative Journalism

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2022 /CNW/ - The Michener Awards Foundation today announced two Canadian journalists will receive the 2022 Michener Deacon Fellowships for Investigative Journalism.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, April 13, 2022 /CNW/ - The Michener Awards Foundation today announced two Canadian journalists will receive the 2022 Michener Deacon Fellowships for Investigative Journalism.
  • The 2022 Michener fellowship recipients will be honoured at the annual Michener Awards ceremony.
  • The Michener Award, founded in 1970 by the late Roland Michener, then governor-general, honours excellence in public-service journalism.
  • The Michener Deacon Investigative Journalism fellowship is supported by the Michener Awards Foundation and the family of the late Paul S. Deacon.

Michèle Ouimet honoured with CJF Lifetime Achievement Award

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

TORONTO, March 10, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation's (CJF) Lifetime Achievement Award this year goes toMichle Ouimet in recognition of her fearless career and desire to tell impactful stories that provided a voice to the voiceless in Canada and abroad.

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  • TORONTO, March 10, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation's (CJF) Lifetime Achievement Award this year goes toMichle Ouimet in recognition of her fearless career and desire to tell impactful stories that provided a voice to the voiceless in Canada and abroad.
  • Ouimet will be honoured at the CJF Awards ceremony onJune 7atthe Art Gallery of Ontario.
  • Ouimet has won many awards, including the Judith-Jasmin award for her career as a journalist and the Michener award for her investigation into the Taliban in Afghanistan.
  • Ouimet joins a distinguished group of CJF Lifetime Achievement Award winners including:Kim Bolan,John Honderich,Thaioronihte Dan David, Peter Mansbridge,Jean Pelletier,Lloyd Robertson,Michel Auger,Peter Bregg,Jack Sigvaldason,Lise Bissonnette,Joe Schlesinger,Sally Armstrong,Knowlton Nash,June CallwoodandTrina McQueen, among others.