TORONTO — The Canadian Ethnic Media Association (CEMA) last week announced the winners of its 44th Annual Awards for Journalistic Excellence, who will be celebrated during a webcast on Thursday, Nov. 17 starting at 7 p.m. ET.
CEMA Awards webcast co-hosts Karen Johnson and Pauline Chan will reveal the winners of the nine competitive award categories as well as the winner of this year’s Sierhey Khmara Ziniak Lifetime Achievement Award, which is being presented to Aldo Di Felice, president of TLN Media Group, for “unswerving dedication to Multiculturalism and its affirmative expression through media,” says a press release.
CEMA’s late founder and executive director Sierhey Khmara Ziniak created the association and its awards for journalistic excellence, the release explains.
“His legacy lives on posthumously, as evidenced by the many media practitioners whose work bear testimony to CEMA’s ongoing efforts to advocate for Canada’s ethnic media, and to fight for their recognition as important voices for Canada,” the release reads.
The winners of the CEMA Awards for Journalistic Excellence 2022, by category, are as follows:
- Podcast: Aeron Dellosa, of Les Cedres, Quebec, host/producer for “An Immigrant’s Life”.
- Radio: Franklin Rodriguez, host/producer for “The Spanglish Hour”, CHIN Radio, Ottawa.
- Online Articles: Byron Armstrong, freelance journalist, Ricochet Media, Toronto, for “Police apologies are meaningless when they actively invest in surveillance”.
- Print: Sylvia D. Hamilton, Halifax, filmmaker/writer for the article “Think on Me”, in Canada’s History Magazine.
- Television: Ada Luk, executive producer of Fairchild Television, Vancouver, for “Magazine 26 – Legacy of Wing Sang Building”.
- Video Series: Raul Dudnic, independent producer, OMNI Television, for “Disinformation in the Canadian Romanian Community”.
- Documentary: Adelina Suvagau, Vancouver, producer for “Mary Magdalene in Conversation with Lilian Broca”.
- Innovation: Taya Rtichsheva, Winnipeg, executive director for U Multicultural, a digital media channel serving diverse communities across five provinces.
- Community Engagement: Maxine Fischbein, local initiative reporter for Alberta Jewish News, of Edmonton, for “Here to Tell Exhibit”.
Following the webcast presentation of the awards on Nov. 17, several broadcasters will air the ceremony, with dates still be confirmed. Participating broadcasters include TLN Media Group, OMNI Television, Asian Television Network, Ethnic Channels Group and Stingray Television (CKSA and CITL) of Lloydminster, Sask.
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