Charles Lynch Award
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The Charles Lynch Award is an annual award presented to a Canadian journalist
in recognition of outstanding coverage of national issues as selected by their colleagues in the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery.
The annual award was established in 1997 the to honour legendary Canadian journalist, author and World War II
correspondent Charles Lynch.
Formerly handed out under the auspices of the National Press Club of Canada, the Charles Lynch Award is now administered by the Press Gallery itself. Rather than singling out any one achievement, the award is intended to recognize a recipient’s overall reputation and respect according to their peers.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
in recognition of outstanding coverage of national issues as selected by their colleagues in the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery.
The annual award was established in 1997 the to honour legendary Canadian journalist, author and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
correspondent Charles Lynch.
Formerly handed out under the auspices of the National Press Club of Canada, the Charles Lynch Award is now administered by the Press Gallery itself. Rather than singling out any one achievement, the award is intended to recognize a recipient’s overall reputation and respect according to their peers.
Charles Lynch Award Recipients
- 2011 Susan Delacourt
- 2010 Rob Russo
- 2009 Juliet O'NeillJuliet O'NeillJuliet O'Neill is a Canadian journalist who was the subject of controversy when the Royal Canadian Mounted Police raided her house, in an attempt to find the source of an alleged internal leak giving her access to privileged documents related to the Maher Arar case.In 1996 O'Neill was awarded a...
- 2008 ?
- 2007 ?
- 2006 Jeffrey SimpsonJeffrey SimpsonJeffrey Carl Simpson, OC , is a Canadian journalist. He has been The Globe and Mails national affairs columnist for almost three decades...
- 2005 James TraversJames Travers (journalist)James Travers was a Canadian journalist, best known as an editor and political correspondent for the Toronto Star....
- 2004 Not Awarded
- 2003 Susan MurraySusan MurraySusan Murray BJ is now a strategist at the International Development Research Centre. She was also a political communications director and formerly a Canadian broadcast journalist. She graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University. Her home community is Ottawa,...
- 2002 Craig OliverCraig OliverCraig Oliver is a reporter for Canada's CTV television network. He is currently variously identified as chief political correspondent and chief parliamentary correspondent, and is co-anchor of the weekly public affairs series Question Period..Oliver was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and grew...
- 2001 Not Awarded
- 2000 Not Awarded
- 1999 Daniel L'Heureux
- 1998 Hugh WinsorHugh WinsorHugh Fraser Winsor, is a Canadian journalist, noted for his work with The Globe and Mail and CBC Television's The Journal...
- 1997 Don Newman