Postmedia journalists earn national awards

Postmedia journalists won four National Newspaper Awards Friday in recognition of their achievements in investigative reporting and opinion writing.

The National Post won in the politics category for work by reporter David Akin and columnist Chris Selley that revealed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s secret vacation on the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas. The reporting resulted in Trudeau becoming the first prime minister found to have broken the federal Conflict of Interest Act.

Edmonton Journal city columnist Paula Simons won in the columns category for a series of pieces on the death in care of a four-yearold Indigenous girl named Serenity.

Dan Fumano and Matt Robinson of the Vancouver Sun/Province won project of the year for their extensive probe into the case of Phillip Tallio, who maintains his innocence after 34 years of incarceration for the murder of a child.

The Ottawa Citizen’s Christina Spencer won the Claude Ryan Award for editorial writing for pieces about Ontario’s long-term care facilities, federal tax changes for corporations and a proposed Ottawa homeless shelter.

Postmedia journalists were finalists in eight other categories.

“The recognition our journalists received tonight reinforces the immense range of talents found in our newsrooms across the country,” Gerry Nott, Postmedia’s senior vice-president for content, said. “Our readers are well served by the passion and excellence these journalists bring to work every day.”

The NNAs were handed out in Toronto.

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