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The 2002 Jack Webster Awards

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2002 Jack Webster Awards winners

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Best News Reporting of the Year - Print

Winner:
Lori Culbert, Lindsay Kines and Kim Bolan: Missing Women SeriesVancouver Sun

Finalists:
Louise Dickson, Cindy Harnett, Jody Paterson, Jeff Rud: Father Phil, Times Colonist
Larry Pynn: Poachers & Polluters, Vancouver Sun


Best News Reporting of the Year - Radio

Winner:
Theresa Lalonde and Chris Brown: Indo-Canadian Gangs, CBC Radio

Finalists:
CBC News Team: Vancouver's Missing Women, CBC Radio News
Chris Brown: Ressam Revisited, CBC National Radio News


Best News Reporting of the Year - Television

Winner:
Margo Harper, Kate Corcoran, Lisa Rossington, Kathy Tomlinson: Pickton Pig Farm, BC CTV

Finalists:
Natalie Clancy: Excessive Force, CBC Television
Darrow MacIntyre: Missing Women, CBC Television



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Best Feature Story - Print

Winner:
Pete McMartin: Helena's Story, The Vancouver Sun

Finalists:
Fabian Dawson: The Fraser River: Tragedy of a Forbidden Love, The Province
Douglas Todd: The Shriners are Coming, The Vancouver Sun


Best Feature Story - Radio

Winner:
Joan Webber: Comic Relief, CBC Radio

Finalists:
Gary Symons: Excessive Force, CBC Radio
Christina Wong, Yvonne Gall: Cowboy Church Ü Indian Style, CBC Radio


Best Feature Story - Television

Winner:
Jas Johal, Paul Rowand, David Ingram: India: Giant on the Move, BCTV

Finalists:
Natalie Clancy: Remembering Mani, CBC Television
Moira McLean: Nick Johnson, CH TV



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Jack Webster Business, Industry & Economics Award
Endowed by Jean Cormier

Winner:
Damian Inwood, Frank Luba, Adrienne Tanner, Jason Proctor, Brian Lewis, Fabian Dawson, Susan Lazaruk, Ashley Ford, Mike Roberts, Suzanne Fournier and Alan Ferguson: The Province: Great Cities Project, The Province

Finalists:
Reg Hampton and Brian Coxford: Softwood Tariffs, BCTV News on Global
Stephen Hume, Roger Watanabe and Chris Rose: An Energy Odyssey, The Vancouver Sun


Best Reporting - Chinese Language

Winner:
Winnie Hwo, Ada Luk, Endora Fan, Karen So, Michael Law, Philip Young, Florence Ho: Fairchild Television Reporting Team: Fairchild Television for Series on the World after 9/11, Fairchild Television

Finalists:
Man-Sang Leung, Jeffrey Wang, Catherine Chan, George Ho: Immigration Ü A New Era, Ming Pao Daily News
Ada Luk: Same Sex Marriage, FTV Current Affairs


Jack Webster Award for Commentary

Winner:
Stephen Hume: The Vancouver Sun

Finalists:
Charles Campbell: The Vancouver Sun
Robert Koopmans: Kamloops Daily News



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Jack Webster Award for Community Reporting

Winner:
Susan Lundy and Mitchell Sherrin: Street Kids, Gulf Islands Driftwood

Finalists:
Rick Collins: Face to Face, The Chilliwack Progress
Ted Clarke: Remembrance Day Tribute, Prince George Citizen


Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism
Sponsored by the Law Society of BC

Winner:
Belle Puri, Duncan McCue, Natalie Clancy, Karen Tankard, Sara Darling, Alison Broddle, Robin Barber, Gary Symons and Jeff Davies: CBC Television/Radio for Referendum Series , CBC Television/Radio

Finalists:
Jeff Lee: Is ICBC Using 'Hired Guns' To Win Cases?, The Vancouver Sun
Louise Dickson: The Name Act-Loophole Shields Offenders, Times Colonist


Jack Webster Science and Technology Award
Supported by Barry Lando

Winner:
Michael McCullough: Photo Finished/Prints Fade to Black?, The Vancouver Sun

Finalists:
Tom Barrett: Using Her Brain, The Vancouver Sun
Douglas Todd: Six Commentaries, The Vancouver Sun


Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner:
Allan Fotheringham



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