Canadian Journalism Foundation plans most exciting gala yet to honour 20 years of celebrating excellence in journalism
March 10, 2010 @ 04:00PM
Toronto, ON – Prominent journalists, media executives, business and public sector leaders will come together to celebrate 20 years of recognizing journalistic excellence at the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) Annual Awards Gala on June 10, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
The CJF’s Annual Awards Gala is the industry’s must attend event, where Canada’s top newsmakers meet Canada’s top news people. This year, in honour of its 20th anniversary, the Foundation is planning its most exciting event yet.
The Foundation announced earlier that Lise Bissonnette is the recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award. Bissonnette began her journalistic career in 1974 at Montreal’s daily newspaper Le Devoir, where she held various positions before ultimately becoming editor-in-chief from 1990 to 1998. In 1998 she was appointed president and general director of the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, a position she held until her retirement in June, 2009. Under her leadership, the establishment has become Quebec’s largest cultural institution in terms of size and the broad range of its missions.
The CJF is also pleased to award this year’s Honorary Tribute to Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, co-CEOs of Research in Motion, for their contribution in revolutionizing the technology of modern journalism. The gala will be hosted by CBC News chief correspondent, Peter Mansbridge.
Other awards that will be presented at the event include the Excellence in Journalism Award – which will be awarded to winners in two categories: large media and small media – the Greg Clark Award, the Tom Hanson Photojournalism Award, the Canadian Journalism Fellowships and the Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy.
Interview requests should be directed to:
Heather McCall, Program Manager
Phone: 416-955-0630 e-mail: hmccall@cjf-fjc.ca
To purchase a gala table or tickets, please contact:
Cindy Hipple
Phone: 416-955-0975 e-mail: chipple@cjf-fjc.ca
The Canadian Journalism Foundation
117 Peter St., 3rd floor, Toronto, ON M5V 2G9
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About the Canadian Journalism Foundation
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes excellence in journalism by celebrating outstanding journalistic achievement through an annual awards program; by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca (English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), in cooperation with the country’s leading journalism schools; and by organizing events that facilitate dialogue among journalists, business people, politicians, government officials and academics about the role of the media in Canadian society.
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RT @jsource: Canadian Journalism Foundation plans most exciting gala yet to honour 20 years of celebr http://tinyurl.com/y9k4xkd #cnw
March 10, 2010 @ 10:35PM
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Canadian Journalism Foundation plans most exciting gala yet to honour 20 years of celebr http://tinyurl.com/y9k4xkd #cnw
March 10, 2010 @ 10:03PM
@CNWGroupSMR
Canadian Journalism Foundation plans most exciting gala yet to honour 20 years of celebrating… http://goo.gl/fb/P8h7
March 10, 2010 @ 09:08PM
@GroupeCNWmedias
La Fondation pour le journalisme canadien promet l\'un des galas les plus passionnants de son histoire pour commém... http://bit.ly/cMFHeS
March 10, 2010 @ 09:38PM
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Canadian Journalism Foundation plans most exciting gala yet to honour 20 years of celebr http://tinyurl.com/y9k4xkd #cnw
March 13, 2010 @ 11:04PM