CBC N.L. lands 8 Atlantic Journalism Awards nominations | CBC News

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador picked up eight award nominations for the Atlantic Journalism Awards on Tuesday.

Each year, the AJAs honour journalistic excellence and achievement for print, radio, TV and digital news in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador.

CBC N.L. journalists were nominated in six categories across all platforms. Winners will be announced on May 4 in Dartmouth.

Check out the nominees below.

Audio

Documentary Program

Caroline Hillier – What On Earth – Sea Change

Maeve McFadden and Lindsay Bird – Atlantic Voice – Inclusion, Cup by Cup

Feature

Sarah Blackmore – A Change of Heart

Caroline Hillier – The Sunday Magazine – The Sunflower Duo

Video

Feature

Terry Roberts, Ted Dillon and Darryl Murphy – Here and Now – Boonie’s Trees

Meet Boonie Lethbridge, a legend in the woods — especially during Christmas

For years, many people drove to Clarenville to get a tree from Boonie Lethbridge. As he deals with a cancer diagnosis, Lethbridge took the CBC’s Terry Roberts out to chop down one more tree.

Any Medium

Climate Action Reporting and Writing

Caroline Hillier – What On Earth – Bury Me Naked: Green Burials in Canada

Social Justice Reporting and Writing

Ariana Kelland, Rob Antle and Katie Breen – CBC Investigates – Sheltered

Hotels instead of homes: N.L. spending millions on emergency shelter

Quenton Rumbolt of Corner Brook says he’s been living in a hotel room, without a kitchen or microwave, for four months as he waits for an affordable rental. This is part of Sheltered, a CBC Investigates series, examining the housing crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador — telling the stories of the people living it, while scrutinizing the policies and politics behind it.

Sports Reporting and Writing

Amanda Gear – Here and Now – Amanda Tries Sports

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