TORONTO, May 8, 2024
/CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is proud to
announce its shortlist for the annual CJF Award for Climate
Solutions Reporting that celebrates a journalist or team of
journalists whose work shines a spotlight on climate change and
innovative solutions. The award is open to work in Canadian print,
broadcast or online media.
CJF thanks the generosity of founding award
sponsor Intact Financial Corporation for providing the
award's $10,000 prize.
"Helping build resilient communities in the face of climate
change is part of Intact's strategic objectives and roadmap – it is
as important as our financial performance. We want to help the
communities where we operate thrive and build their ability to face
the unexpected," says Diane
Flanagan, Deputy Senior Vice-President of Corporate Affairs
and Communications at Intact Financial.
"To inform our approach, we look at the defining trends that are
shaping society such as inflation, socio-economic and geopolitical
challenges, and the increasing impacts of extreme weather. We thank
all journalists for the integral role they play in highlighting
these trends and the important work being done to help build
resilient communities."
The three finalists for this year's award and their stories or
series shortlisted are:
The Tyee, for Bracing for Disasters, a multi-part series
by Francesca Fionda exploring
what we can learn from climate disaster survivors and what must be
done to help evacuees and save lives as climate calamities
increase.
As wildfires raged across B.C. last year, it became clearer that
the province's safety nets are not expanding as quickly as the
climate crisis. The "Bracing for Disasters" project used data and
narrative reporting to identify problems — and surface solutions
proposed by actors at all levels. The project team of Fionda,
Aldyn Chwelos,
Gage Smith, Geena Mortfield, Michael Lo, Christina Gervais, Amber Bear, Emilie Wren and Sean Holman conducted trauma-informed
interviews to publish as-told-to stories. The series featured
photography by Jen Osborne
and Philip McLachlan; digital
production and data visualization by Andrew Munroe and data analysis by
Jens von Bergmann.
David Beer edited the
work.
Tobie Lebel of
Radio-Canada (télé) –
Découverte for Hydrogène : révolution ou mirage?, exploring
the role that hydrogen might play in the energy transition. Lebel
and director Sylvie Mallard,
with project team members Nicholas
Chentrier, François Genest and François
Dubuc, use humour, side by
side with serious analysis, to present the views of experts from
research and industry, focusing on Quebec where the government presents green
hydrogen as a solution for decarbonization.
Marco Chown Oved of
the Toronto Star for ongoing coverage of transformative
green technology, exemplified in work such as Four changes to your
home to help the planet. Over the past year, Oved, supported by
data analyst Ralph Torrie,
has reported doggedly on the current technological solutions to
climate change, focusing on electric vehicles, heat pumps and solar
panels as off-the-shelf products that have so bent the economics of
home heating, transportation and generating power that their
widespread global adoption is virtually guaranteed, regardless of
public policy.
Commenting on all the entries, jury chair Bob Ezrin says:
"The quality, quantity and variety of submissions we
received clearly shows the growing importance of climate solutions
reporting across Canada and around
the world. This is some of the most important reporting being done,
on any beat, anywhere, and the journalists doing this hard,
necessary work deserve to be recognized and celebrated."
All finalists' story submissions are available on our awards
page.
The winner will be announced at the CJF annual awards ceremony
on June 12 at the Royal York Hotel. For
tickets, tables and sponsorship opportunities, see contact
information below or visit the CJF Awards page.
The 2024 CJF Awards are generously supported by CIBC, Rogers
Communications, Google News Initiative, Labatt Breweries of
Canada, Canadian Medical
Association, McCain Foods, MobSquad, Aritzia, BMO Financial Group,
Intact, Sobeys, TD Bank Group, CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada Life,
Scotiabank, Canadian Bankers Association, FGS Longview
Communications, KPMG, RBC, CTV News, Accenture, Aga Khan
Development Network, Apple Canada News, The Balsillie Family
Foundation, Bennett Jones LLP, Blakes, Canadian Women's Foundation,
CDPQ, Davies, Desjardins, The Globe and Mail, Loblaw Companies
Ltd., Mamdani Family Foundation/Zai
Mamdani and Rishi Nolan Strategies, Maple Leaf Foods, Power
Corporation, Sunnybrook Foundation, Tom's Place, Toronto Star, and
The Woodbridge Company Ltd. In-kind sponsorship is provided by The
Canadian Press, Bespoke Audio Visual, MLSE and Porter Airlines.
The jury members are:
- Bob Ezrin, O.C. (chair), Music and
entertainment producer, educator, serial activist and CJF board
member;
- Naresh Fernandes, editor,
Scroll.in;
- Jean-Marc Fleury, Professeur associé, département
d'information et de communication, Université Laval; conseiller principal de la Fédération
mondiale des journalistes scientifiques;
- Wendy Freeman, former CTV
News president; and
- Rashida Jeeva, senior
vice-president, marketing and communications, WWF-Canada.
Cision is the exclusive distribution
partner of the CJF.
About the Canadian Journalism Foundation
Established
in 1990, The Canadian Journalism Foundation promotes,
celebrates and facilitates excellence in journalism. The foundation
runs a prestigious annual awards and fellowship program featuring
an industry gala where news leaders, journalists and
corporate Canada gather to celebrate outstanding
journalistic achievement and the value of professional journalism.
Through monthly J-Talks, a public speakers' series, the CJF
facilitates dialogue among journalists, business people, academics
and students about the role of the media in Canadian society and
the ongoing challenges for media in the digital era. The foundation
also fosters opportunities for journalism education, training and
research.
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SOURCE The Canadian Journalism Foundation