CIHR announces journalism awards
March 22nd, 2010
Eighteen journalists have been awarded a total of $300,000 in CIHR Journalism Awards. The awards provide funding of either $10,000 or $20,000 to conduct “in-depth investigation and reporting of health research issues of interest to Canadians”.
There has been a marked decline in science reporting in major media outlets. Its paucity is highlighted by the fact that 2/3 of this year’s awards recipients work as freelancers. These awards, though small by CIHR standards, will go a long way to encourage science reporting. $20,000 is a lot of money to a freelance reporter…
Congrats to the recipients:
Tier 1 Awards ($20,000 each)
- Alan Cassels - freelance
- Helen Fallding - Winnipeg Free Press
- Pamela Fayerman - Vancouver Sun
- Paul McLaughlin - freelance
- Peter McMahon - freelance
- Alison Motluk - freelance
- Anne Mullins - freelance
- Elizabeth Payne - Ottawa Citizen
- Kim Pittaway - freelance
- Tina Pittaway - freelance
- Ann Silversides - freelance
- Mary Agnes Welch - Winnipeg Free Press
Tier 2 Awards ($10,000)
- Jennifer Carpenter - freelance
- Daemon Fairless - CBC radio
- Hannah Hoag - freelance
- Alex Hutchinson - freelance
- Kennedy Jawoko - freelance
- Pascale Millot - Québec Science
