Hurricane coverage dominates prizes at Atlantic Journalism Awards

<p>HALIFAX – A hurricane, a hostage taking, a seal cull and a political expense scandal all led to gold for several news organizations on Saturday at the Atlantic Canadian Journalism Awards.</p> <p>Newsrooms in Newfoundland and Labrador scooped up the bulk of the hardware at the gala event held at the Halifax Mariott Harbourfront Hotel.</p> <p>The Packet, out of Clarenville, was awarded top prize for community reporting in any medium for coverage of hurricane Igor and its immediate aftermath.</p> <p>The St. John’s Telegram had six nominations winning gold in two, for hurricane coverage and sports reporting for a feature on hockey legend Howie Meeker.</p> <p>CBC St. John’s also won several awards for radio, television and online coverage of the destruction caused by Igor and subsequent recovery efforts.</p> <p>Here are the gold winners:</p> <p>Spot News Print – Brent Mazerolle, Moncton Times and Transcript</p> <p>Spot News Radio – CBC News, St. John’s</p> <p>Spot News Television – CBC News, St. John’s</p> <p>Enterprise Print _ Linda Pannozzo/Bruce Wark The Coast, Halifax</p> <p>Enterprise Radio – Vanessa Blanch, CBC Moncton</p> <p>Enterprise Television – David Cochrane/Paul Pickett, CBC News, St. John’s.</p> <p>Continuing Coverage Print – The St. John’s Telegram newsroom</p> <p>Continuing Coverage Radio – CBC News, St. John’s</p> <p>Continuing Coverage Television – CBC News, Halifax.</p> <p>Feature Writing Print – Stephen Kimber, The Coast, Halifax.</p> <p>Feature Writing Radio – Mary Lynk, CBC Radio Maritime Magazine.</p> <p>Feature Writing Television – Catherine Harrop, CBC Fredericton.</p> <p>Online News Reporting – CBC News, St. John’s.</p> <p>Business Reporting – Judy Myrden, Halifax Chronicle Herald.</p> <p>Sports Reporting – Robin Short, St. John’s Telegram</p> <p>Arts and Entertainment – Marty Klinkenberg, Saint John Telegraph-Journal.</p> <p>Commentary – Alec Bruce, Atlantic Business Magazine.</p> <p>Best TV News Broadcast – CBC Nova Scotia</p> <p>Photojournalism Spot News Newspaper – Viktor Pivovarov, Moncton Times and Transcript.</p> <p>Photojournalism Feature Newspaper – Ron Ward, Moncton Times and Transcript.</p> <p>Video Journalist Television – Peter Cowan, CBC News, St. John’s.</p> <p>Editorial Cartooning – Bruce MacKinnon, Halifax Chronicle Herald.</p> <p>Atlantic Magazine Article – Alec Bruce, Atlantic Business Magazine.</p> <p>Atlantic Magazine Best Cover – Progress Magazine, Halifax.</p> <p>Atlantic Magazine Best Profile Article – Sandra Phinney, Saltscapes.</p> <p>Best Page Presentation Newspapers – Michael Landry/Angie Kippers, Saint John Telegraph-Journal.</p> <p>Community Reporting – The Packet, Clarenville, N.L.</p> <p>The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award – James McLeod, St. John’s Telegram.</p> <p>Lifetime Achievement Award – Doug McGee, former associate editor at the Cape Breton Post.</p>