Premier Awards - Best Feature Story ( Circulation 12500 to 17499,Circulation 17500 and over)
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Place Name:
First Place
Contestant Name:
North Shore News (North/West Vancouver, BC)
Entry Title:
No magic pill to cure family doctor shortage
Entry Credit:
Jane Seyd
Judge Comment:
Jane Seyd takes a complex and vitally important subject — the shortage of family physicians in B.C. — and makes it easy to understand and relate to. Thorough research, multiple sources, tight writing and use of three quality photos combine to make this the feature story winner.
Place Name:
Second Place
Contestant Name:
St. Albert Gazette (St. Albert, AB)
Entry Title:
What to do with a worn out sock
Entry Credit:
Kevin Ma
Judge Comment:
Wow. Serious research, diverse sources, great graphics and a fun, thought-provoking read. Well done all the way around by Kevin Ma.
Place Name:
Third Place
Contestant Name:
The Battlefords Regional News-Optimist (North Batt
Entry Title:
Was David Milgaard’s wrongful conviction covered up? He thought so.
Entry Credit:
Lisa Joy
Judge Comment:
It's clear that a huge amount of work went into researching and writing this multi-faceted in-depth piece about David Milgaard's treatment by the criminal justice system and Saskatchewan government. It could have been made more readable with a bit more editing, though. Some points/quotes could have been eliminated or reworked to reduce redundancy and improve the flow.
Competition Comment:
Every story in this category was compelling to read, either because of the topic or the writer’s skill or both.
However, most of the stories were derived from a single interview or maybe two, not requiring a lot of effort to get the information. They were often illustrated by one so-so photo. Use of multiple photos boosted scores for some entries, although the top three stories — Jane Seyd’s on the physician shortage in her community, Kevin Ma’s ‘What to do with a Worn-out Sock’ and Lisa Joy’s piece on the David Milgaard case — were the ones that really dove deeply into their subject matter to give readers something well beyond the ordinary.
