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Jack Webster Foundation Fellowship Award Winners

For British Columbia broadcast journalists to enhance their skills and expand their knowledge


$18,000 in Journalism Fellowships Announced


Patrick Blennerhassett
Patrick Blennerhassett
  Michele Brunoro
Michele Brunoro
  Jasmin Doobay
Jasmin Doobay
  Ethan Faber
Ethan Faber
  Brian Liu
Brian Liu
  Wendy McLellan
Wendy McLellan

Jack Webster Foundation Co-Chairs Neil Soper and Deb Sweeney today announced the recipients of an $18,000 investment in training and development for BC journalists.

Recipients of the Jack Webster Foundation Standard Broadcasting Fellowships and the JWF Poynter Institute Fellowships will attend print, broadcast and online journalism courses at the famed Poynter Institute in Florida.

"We're proud that the success of the foundation's annual awards dinner, together with a generous donation from Standard Broadcasting, have allowed us to offer Poynter Institute educational opportunities for BC journalists," Sweeney said. "It's tremendously exciting that these awards are coming just as a group of new BC journalists is returning from Vietnam and Cambodia on our CIDA-sponsored Seeing the World through New Eyes program," said Soper. (See the blogs at: www.jackwebster.com/awards/eyes-fellowship.shtml

The Fellowships provide up to $3,000 per Fellow to attend a journalism seminar of their choice in St. Petersburg, Florida. The recipients are:

  • Patrick Blennerhassett - reporter, Saanich News & Victoria News
  • Michele Brunoro - reporter, CTV British Columbia
  • Jasmin Doobay - news director, CKOV 63 in Kelowna
  • Ethan Faber - assignment editor, CTV British Columbia
  • Brian Liu - associate producer, Global National and CanWest Interactive
  • Wendy McLellan - reporter, The Province

    Soper also announced that the 2008 JWF Poynter Fellowships will include a fellowship for BC news editors in memory of veteran Vancouver Sun editor John Olding, who passed away this year.

    The deadline for entries to the 2008 fellowships is February 15, 2008.

    The Jack Webster Foundation was established in 1986 to recognize excellence in BC-based journalism.

    The work of the Foundation is made possible by the generous sponsorship of Bell Canada, British Columbia Lottery Corporation, CGA Association, CN, HSBC Bank Canada, Labatt Breweries of British Columbia, Terasen Gas, Vancouver International Airport Authority, Vancouver Port Authority and WorkSafe BC.



    Dates to note:
    2007 JACK WEBSTER AWARDS - Deadline for entries: June 29, 2007
    2007 JACK WEBSTER AWARDS DINNER - October 22, 2007



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