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The 1996 Jack Webster Awards Winners and Finalists
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1996 Jack Webster Awards winners
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Best Reporting - Print
Winner
Jeff Lee
Vancouver Sun
BC Based Foreign Lottery Schemes
Jeff Lee
Vancouver Sun
BC Based Foreign Lottery Schemes
Finalists
- David Baines – Vancouver Sun – Arakis Energy's Stock Surge
- Larry Pynn – Vancouver Sun – Bottled Water Woes
Best Reporting - Radio
Winner
CBC Radio Newsroom
CBC Radio
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
CBC Radio Newsroom
CBC Radio
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
Finalists
- Gord McDonald – CKNW – Gustafsen Lake Stadoff
- Philip Till and the World Tonight – CKNW – Oklahoma-One Year Later
Best Reporting - Television
Winner
Wayne Williams/Pnina Bloch
CBC TV
Missing Information
Wayne Williams/Pnina Bloch
CBC TV
Missing Information
Finalists
- Margo Harper – CBC TV – In the Name of the Law
- Erica Johnson – CBC TV – Rayfay/Burns
Best Feature
Winner
Bruce Grierson
Georgia Straight
The Chimera and the Clock
Bruce Grierson
Georgia Straight
The Chimera and the Clock
Finalists
- Douglas Todd – Vancouver Sun – Should Valuable Artifacts be Repatriated?
- Ed Watson – CHEK TV – Night Shift
Award of Distinction
Winner
Gareth Kirkby
Burnaby News
A Fork in the River
Gareth Kirkby
Burnaby News
A Fork in the River
Finalists
- Mike Howell – Georgia Straight – Surviving the Killing Fields
- Patricia Wheeler/Cris Prystay – Whister Question – Whistler Doctor Suspended
Jean Cormier Business, Industry & Economics Award
Winner
John Schreiner
Financial Post
Stiffed
John Schreiner
Financial Post
Stiffed
Finalists
- Jon Ferry – BC Business – Diamond Bob
- Kimberly Halkett – Loans Across the Border
Best Reporting - Chinese Language
Winner
Eric Chan and Irvin Au-Yeung
Ming Pao
Between Man and Bears
Eric Chan and Irvin Au-Yeung
Ming Pao
Between Man and Bears
Finalists
- Ming Pao Daily Newsroom – Ming Pao – A Sensitive Issue
- Winnie Hwo – Fairchild TV – Shooting Up
Best Visual Image
Winner
Andrew Tolson
Abbotsford News
Mr. Mom Grows Up
Andrew Tolson
Abbotsford News
Mr. Mom Grows Up
Finalists
- Jeff Vinnick – Reuters News – Birth of a Beluga
Barry Lando Science & Technology Award
Winner
Wendy McLellan
The Province
Hunting a Tiny Predator
Wendy McLellan
The Province
Hunting a Tiny Predator
Finalists
- Shawn Blore – Georgia Straight – Science, Sleuths and Sea Lions
- Douglas Todd – Vancouver Sun – Techno-Babies
Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
George Garrett
George Garrett
