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The 2012 Jack Webster Awards Winners
Photos by Dave Thomson
Best News Reporting of the Year - Print
Finalists
- Tamsyn Burgmann, Keven Drews, Terri Theodore, Jonathan Hayward – The Canadian Press – Sawmill Explosion
- Cindy E. Harnett, Rob Shaw – Victoria Times Colonist – VIHA's Secret Job
Best News Reporting of the Year - Radio
Finalists
- Wil Fundal – CBC Radio – Burns Lake Disaster
- Janet Brown – CKNW Radio – Putting the Bite Back into Transit Tickets
Best News Reporting of the Year - Television
Presented in memory of Keith Bradbury
Finalists
- Catherine Pope – Global BC – CLBC Chasing the Cuts
- Eric Rankin, Paisley Woodward – CBC – Paul Boyd Shooting Re-Opened
Best Feature Story - Print
Finalists
- Justine Hunter, John Lehmann – The Globe and Mail – All in the Same Boat
- Frances Bula – Vancouver Magazine – How I Lost My Mother
Best Feature Story - Radio
Finalists
- Pamela Post – CBC Radio - The Sunday Edition – Buried So Deep
- Sara Darling, Sterling Eyford, Peter Hutchinson – CBC Radio Victoria – Goodbye Big Blue
Best Feature Story - Television
Winner
Jas Johal, Mike Timbrell, Ron Tupper
Global BC
The Odd Couple: The Premier and the Billionaire
Jas Johal, Mike Timbrell, Ron Tupper
Global BC
The Odd Couple: The Premier and the Billionaire
Finalists
- Kelvin Redvers – CTV BC - First Story – Broken Homes
- Ian Hanomansing, James Roberts, Michelle Billman, Brett Hyde – CBC News – The National: Rioting and Redemption
Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Multimedia Journalism
Finalists
- Devon Goodsell, Tracey Robertson, Renee Filippone, Gloria Leung, Geoffrey Turner; Joel McKay, Richard Chu – CBC News Vancouver/Business in Vancouver – The Grey Area: The Business of Seniors' Care
- Chad Skelton, Douglas Todd – The Vancouver Sun – Metro Vancouver Mapped
Jack Webster Business, Industry & Economics Award
Endowed by Jean Cormier
Finalists
- Larry Pynn – The Vancouver Sun – In the Wake of a Plague
- Jeremy Allingham – CBC Radio One – Laying it on the Line: The Northern Gateway Pipeline
Best Reporting - Chinese Language
Finalists
- Debbie Chen, Gao Shang – Fairchild Radio – The Marijuana Controversy
- Sing Tao (Vancouver) Reporting Team: James Fung, Sunny Chiu – Sing Tao Daily – Special Feature on the 100th Anniversary of China Revolution: Tracing the Footsteps of Dr. Sun Yat-sen in BC
Jack Webster Award for Community Reporting
Finalists
- Tyler Olsen – This Magazine – Not Wanted
- Mel Rothenburger, Cam Fortems, Robert Koopmans, Michele Young, Jason Hewlett, Mike Youds, Tracy Gilchrist, Mike Cornell – The Kamloops Daily News – The Ajax File: All that Glitters
Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism
Sponsored by the Law Society of British Columbia
Finalists
- Natalie Clancy, Paisley Woodward – CBC – Hate Crimes
- Rob Wipond – Focus Magazine – Kathleen's Demise
Jack Webster Award for Science, Technology, Health & Environment
Finalists
- Rob Wipond – Focus Magazine – Crisis Behind Closed Doors
- Duncan McCue, Jodie Martinson – CBC Radio One, Spark – Aboriginal Futures
City Mike Award (Commentator of the Year)
Presented in memory of Linda Webster
Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
