jack webster foundation

We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors:

The 2002 Jack Webster Awards Winners and Finalists


Photos by Dave Thomson

Jack Webster Awards winners group photo
2002 Jack Webster Awards winners
(click on the image to enlarge)




Best News Reporting of the Year - Print
Winner
Lori Culbert, Lindsay Kines and Kim Bolan
Vancouver Sun
Missing Women Series
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Louise Dickson, Cindy Harnett, Jody Paterson, Jeff Rud – Times Colonist – Father Phil
  • Larry Pynn – Vancouver Sun – Poachers & Polluters


Best News Reporting of the Year - Radio
Winner
Theresa Lalonde and Chris Brown
CBC Radio
Indo-Canadian Gangs
 winner photo
Finalists
  • CBC News Team – CBC Radio News – Vancouver's Missing Women
  • Chris Brown – CBC National Radio News – Ressam Revisited


Best News Reporting of the Year - Television
Winner
Margo Harper, Kate Corcoran, Lisa Rossington, Kathy Tomlinson
BC CTV
Pickton Pig Farm
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Natalie Clancy – CBC Television – Excessive Force
  • Darrow MacIntyre – CBC Television – Missing Women


Best Feature Story - Print
Winner
Pete McMartin
The Vancouver Sun
Helena's Story
Finalists
  • Fabian Dawson – The Province – The Fraser River: Tragedy of a Forbidden Love
  • Douglas Todd – The Vancouver Sun – The Shriners are Coming


Best Feature Story - Radio
Winner
Joan Webber
CBC Radio
Comic Relief
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Gary Symons – CBC Radio – Excessive Force
  • Christina Wong, Yvonne Gall – CBC Radio – Cowboy Church - Indian Style


Best Feature Story - Television
Winner
Jas Johal, Paul Rowand, David Ingram
BCTV
India: Giant on the Move
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Natalie Clancy – CBC Television – Remembering Mani
  • Moira McLean – CH TV – Nick Johnson


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
The Province: Great Cities Project
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Reg Hampton and Brian Coxford – BCTV News on Global – Softwood Tariffs
  • Stephen Hume, Roger Watanabe and Chris Rose – The Vancouver Sun – An Energy Odyssey


Best Reporting - Chinese Language
Winner
Winnie Hwo, Ada Luk, Endora Fan, Karen So, Michael Law, Philip Young, Florence Ho
Fairchild Television
Fairchild Television for Series on the World after 9/11
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Man-Sang Leung, Jeffrey Wang, Catherine Chan, George Ho – Ming Pao Daily News – Immigration - A New Era
  • Ada Luk – FTV Current Affairs – Same Sex Marriage


Jack Webster Award for Community Reporting
Winner
Susan Lundy and Mitchell Sherrin
Gulf Islands Driftwood
Street Kids
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Rick Collins – The Chilliwack Progress – Face to Face
  • Ted Clarke – Prince George Citizen – Remembrance Day Tribute


Jack Webster Award for Excellence in Legal Journalism
Sponsored by the Law Society of British Columbia
Winner
Belle Puri, Duncan McCue, Natalie Clancy, Karen Tankard, Sara Darling, Alison Broddle, Robin Barber, Gary Symons and Jeff Davies
CBC Television/Radio
CBC Television/Radio for Referendum Series
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Jeff Lee – The Vancouver Sun – Is ICBC Using "Hired Guns" To Win Cases?
  • Louise Dickson – Times Colonist – The Name Act-Loophole Shields Offenders


Jack Webster Science & Technology Award
Supported by Barry Lando
Winner
Michael McCullough
The Vancouver Sun
Photo Finished/Prints Fade to Black?
 winner photo
Finalists
  • Tom Barrett – The Vancouver Sun – Using Her Brain
  • Douglas Todd – The Vancouver Sun – Six Commentaries


Jack Webster Award for Commentary
Winner
Stephen Hume
The Vancouver Sun
Finalists
  • Charles Campbell – The Vancouver Sun
  • Robert Koopmans – Kamloops Daily News


Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner
Allan Fotheringham
 winner photo


back to top
Follow us on Twitter @JackWebsterFdn


Jack Webster Awards Winners and Finalists

Photos from the
Past Awards Dinners

Videos from the
Past Awards Dinners

Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award

Bill Good Award