TORONTO – GlobalNews.ca has been recognized for outstanding investigative journalism by the RTDNA, the voice of electronic journalists in Canada.
GlobalNews.ca reporter Leslie Young and Global Toronto reporter Jackson Proskow won the Dan McArthur Award and the Digital Media Award (central region) for their series ‘Gardiner Expressway – Trouble overhead.’ In December, a Global News investigation revealed thousands of documents detailing the state of the aging Gardiner Expressway and the significant safety concerns associated with the highway.
“It’s very rewarding to see how a journalistic hunch by one of our online producers became an enterprising, multi-platform storytelling opportunity that included web articles, interactive graphics and a series of broadcast stories, all of which demanded accountability,” said Ron Waksman, Senior Director of Online and Current Affairs. “I can promise you we’re not done with this story yet.”
IN DEPTH: GARDINER EXPRESSWAY – TROUBLE OVERHEAD
Young and Proskow have also been nominated in the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) / Marketwire Data Journalism category for the Gardiner Expressway investigation. The full list of nominees for CAJ awards can be found here.
Earlier in the week, Global Toronto took home three other RTDNA Edward R. Murrow awards including Best Newscast for coverage of the Danzig St. shooting, Best use of sound/video for a profile of tightrope walker Jay Cochrane that avoided using any narration and allowed Cochrane’s stunts tell their own story, and Best writing for Dave Gerry’s profile on Toronto-based artist “whistling” Eduardo Gaya.
Global Winnipeg was also honoured with an Edward R. Murrow award for coverage of the Speedway fire in October 2012.
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