Previous JHM Winners
2025 JHM Shortlist
Arts & Culture Writing Award
WINNER
"Through the eyes of Treasure Fatile’s girls," The Varsity’s Divine Angubua
SHORTLISTED
"Sparkles, skates and seduction: Joy Rider and Kozmic Skater reimagine queer love stories through roller-burlesque," The Link’s Lana Brady
"Not your average frat: Kappa Alpha is redefining fraternity culture," The Western Gazette’s Paniz Vedavarz
Community Service Reporting Award
WINNER
"Twenty-four hours at the Palestinian solidarity encampment," by The Ubyssey's Iman Janmohamed, Spencer Izen, Aisha Chaudhry, Nathan Bawaan, Renée Rochefort and Elena Massing
"Following the 'People's Circle for Palestine'," by The Varsity's Eleanor Yuneun Park, James Bullanoff, Selia Sanchez and Kyla Cassandra Cortez
SHORTLISTED
"Secularism in action," by The Link's Hannah Vogan
Digital Storytelling Award
WINNER
"See how your 2023 USC councillors voted on Greek Life special privileges," by The Western Gazette's Jessica Kim and Sonia Persaud
SHORTLISTED
"Commuting to Campus," by The Capilano Courier's Christien Anastacio, Jordan Tomlinson and Kiki Evans
"A Brief History of the Palestinian Kuffiyeh," by The Link's Lilia Bachraoui
Feature Writing Award
WINNER
“Behind the screens: What 650 syllabi show about Western’s ChatGPT response,” The Western Gazette’s Sonia Persaud
SHORTLISTED
“We went to Cleantech Commons so you don’t have to,” Arthur’s Sebastian Johnston-Lindsay, Abbigale Kernya and Evan Robins
“To degree or not to degree,” the Griff’s Liam Newbigging
Humour Writing Award
WINNER
"President Lachemi spotted minding his own business," by The Eyeopener's Fatima Raza
SHORTLISTED
"An eco-anxious forecast for Lover Girl Fall," by The Varsity's Divine Angubua
"TOMATO: Weed coming to convenience stores in April," by The Fulcrum's Andrew Wilimek
Indigenous Reporting Award
WINNER
"MacEwan’s Treaty 6 marker, Mother Bear Prays for Earth Healing, reminds us we are all treaty people," by the Griff's Rebecca-Lynn Reeves
SHORTLISTED
"The buried history of U of T’s anthropological excavations," by The Varsity's Caroline Bellamy
"Going beyond land acknowledgements," by The Concordian's Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman
Investigative Reporting Award
WINNER
“Residence staff began requesting naloxone training in 2022. It took the death of a student for UVic to listen,” The Martlet’s Annilea Purser, Melody Powers and Sydney Lobe
SHORTLISTED
“The hazing incident that erased a prestigious Queen’s Commerce club,” The Queen’s Journal’s Aimee Look, Asbah Ahmad and Sophia Coppolino
“How transparent is Concordia?,” The Concordian’s Aidan Raynor and Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman
CWA Labour Reporting Award
WINNER
"Building stronger together: The people behind CUPE 2278," by The Ubyssey's Renée Rochefort
SHORTLISTED
"The young and the organized," by The Eyeopener's Edward Lander and Hailey Ford
"TA union strikes, profs confused as exams begin," by The Western Gazette's Veronica MacLean and Sophie Bouquillon
Marginalized Community Reporting Award
WINNER
“Inside Canada’s trans healthcare maze,” The Eyeopener’s Jay Ashdown
SHORTLISTED
“Beyond the blueprint: Bridging the gender gap in Western Engineering,” The Western Gazette’s Sonia Persaud
“Comm-Un: the Montreal co-op handcrafting solidarity,” The Link’s Hannah Vogan and Dana Hachwa
News Reporting Award
WINNER
“Hall building altercation: Students share their perspectives,” The Link’s Maria Cholakova, Iness Rifay and Abby Cole
SHORTLISTED
“'Disclose, divest': Students camp out at King’s College Circle demanding that U of T cut ties with Israel,” The Varsity’s James Bullanoff
“Students protest secrecy over cuts to Queen’s Arts and Science outside town hall,” The Queen’s Journal’s Sophia Coppolino
Opinion Writing Award
WINNER
“Opinion: Mining Company Teck's “Copper and Health” project at UBC isn't as clean as it looks,” The Ubyssey’s Tova Gaster
SHORTLISTED
“Opinion: U of T’s academic tribunal is rigged,” by The Varsity’s Devin Botar
“Editorial: Encampment protesters are not the issue — U of T’s policies and protocols are,” The Varsity’s Editorial Board
Science Reporting Award
WINNER
"Gut Feelings: Canada has one of the highest rates of IBD in the world. Why?," The Ubyssey’s Sophia Russo
SHORTLISTED
"Rising use of deepfakes threatens online sex workers," by The Link's Matthew Daldalian
"Poutine, Sora, and the Future of AI-Generated Video," by The Link's Dana Hachwa, Marcus Werner, and AJ Cordeiro
Sports Reporting Award
WINNER
"Saunas, ice baths and basketball: Carleton star Kali Pocrnic pivots to Finland," by The Charlatan's Janson Duench
SHORTLISTED
"How a Western PhD student made a place for women in football," by The Western Gazette's Ryan Goodison
"Montreal leading the way in Canadian skateboarding," by The Link's Jared Lackman-Mincoff
Cover of the Year
WINNER
"The sex & gender issue," by The Martlet's Sage Blackwell
SHORTLISTED
"March madness at the mac," by The Eyeopener's Sammy Kogan
"Fall of blueberry bloom," The Runner's Christina Tran
Visual of the Year
WINNER
"Quiet on Set sheds light on what child actors face in the industry,” by The Runner's Christina Tran
SHORTLISTED
"Thrifting culture," The Concordian's Scott Cowan
"Silent Mourners Caught in the Crossfire of Identity and Politics," by The Concordian's Alexandra Nackley
Photo of the Year
WINNER
“Toronto Protestors Rally in Solidarity with Lebanon and Palestine,” by On the Record News' Laviza
SHORTLISTED
"Oct. 7," by The Concordian's Hannah Bell
“Spokesperson Sara Rasikh speaks in press conference,” by The Varsity's Kaisa KasekampSyed
The Globe and Mail Student Journalist of the Year Award
WINNER
Sophia Coppolino, The Queen's Journal
SHORTLISTED
Jessica Kim, The Western Gazette
Evan Robins, Arthur Newspaper
Student Photojournalist of the Year
WINNER
Sammy Kogan, The Eyeopener
SHORTLISTED
Sophie Bouquillon, The Western Gazette
Kai Wilson, The Western Gazette
Isa S. You, The Ubyssey
Student Publication of the Year
WINNER
2024 JHM Winners
Arts & Culture Writing Award
Y-Dang Troeung’s memoir Landbridge reflects on refugee existence and familial love, Elena Massing — The Ubyssey
Humour/Satire Award
New UBC policy waives course pre-reqs if you have a crush in the class, Tova Gaster — The Ubyssey
Marginalized Community Reporting Award
Closed Eyes Behind Rose-Coloured Glasses: Five Years After the Mandated Signing of the Community Covenant, Ava Gili — Mars' Hill
Feature Writing Award
A perfect day for football, Miles Bolton — The Western Gazette
Investigative Reporting Award
Alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek letter sorority, Faith Greco and Elissa Mendes — The Charlatan
The CWA Labour Reporting Award
CUPE3902’s fight for health coverage, Alice Boyle — The Varsity
News Reporting Award
Queen’s engineering exam question tweeted by Jordan Peterson, Sophia Coppolino and Sofia Tosello — The Queen's Journal
Op-Ed Award
It happened. What are we going to do about it?, Imprint Staff — Imprint
Sports Reporting Award
Pressure point: how performance anxiety affects student athletes, Miles Bolton — The Western Gazette
Indigenous Reporting Award
Northern Perspectives: The Agreement that Changed It All, Cedric Gallant — The Concordian
Science Reporting Award
ORCASat: How UVic students took an idea from campus to space, Hannah Seaton — The Martlet
Cover/Layout of the Year
New Beginnings, Angelica Blanch — Capilano Courier
Graphic/Illustration of the Year
Quebec Forest Fires, Keven Vaillancourt — The Concordian
Photo of the Year
Men's soccer victory, Isabella Maggiore — The Ubyssey
Best Online Media Presence
Student Journalist of the Year
Zachary Fortier, The Link
Student Photojournalist of the Year
Joesph Mariathasan, The Queen's Journal
Student Publication of the Year
The Griff and the Western Gazette
2023 JHM Winners
Arts & Culture Writing Award
Jasmine Cadeliña Manango, To all the stories I haven’t told yet: Finding my voice as a Filipina scholar, The Ubyssey
Humour Award
Tova Gaster, The Dingbat: Buchanan B can’t fool me – that’s a pole, not a French tutor, The Ubyssey
2SLGBTQIA+ Reporting Award
Anne Fu, Exploring the gender-affirming healthcare system in Kingston, The Queen’s Journal
Disability Reporting Award
Charlotte Alden, BC’s autism assessment process is slow and expensive. For students seeking accommodations, that’s a problem, The Ubyssey
Racialized Reporting Award
Edward Djan, At what cost: How scholarship applications re-traumatize BIPOC students, The Eyeopener
Feature Writing Award (Under $75k)
Carter Sawatzky, Was It Something I Said? How One Of TWU’s Most Decorated Deans Went From Star To Sunset, Mars’ Hill Newspaper
Feature Writing Award (Over $75k)
Carter Dungate, Student defenders of Fairy Creek, The Ubyssey
Investigative Reporting Award (Under $75k)
Hannah Rudderham, Jessica Saulnier, Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri, Hana Delaney; Graduating STU students speak out about inability to vote for valedictorian, by-election scheduled, The Aquinian
Investigative Reporting Award (Over $75k)
Nawa Tahir, UTM professor violated sexual harassment policy, failed to respect supervisory boundaries, The Varsity
Leo Larman Brown, Samuel Massey; Over 15 million dollars from McGill Investment Pool tied up in Uyghur genocide, The McGill Tribune
Nathan Bawaan, Over $19 million of UBC’s endowment invested in companies tied to Uyghur genocide, The Ubyssey
The CWA Award for Labour Reporting
Sara Eldabaa, Sex workers: Neglected victims of the pandemic, The Link
News Reporting Award
Olivia Integlia, Concordia renews contract with notorious prison food provider, The Link
Op-Ed Award
Matthew Konhauser, Dingy arts environment reflects the attitudes of the university, The Gateway
Sports Reporting Award
Ryan Goodison, The story behind Western football’s 2-headed monster, The Western Gazette
Indigenous Reporting Award (Print)
Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri, ‘Leave the fucking salmon alone:’ ASF accused of poisoning Miramichi Lake, The Aquinian
Data Journalism Award
Sonia Persaud, Using data to plan your trip to the Rec Centre, The Western Gazette
Climate Reporting Award
Anne Fu, The relationship between climate change & human health, The Queen’s Journal
Science Reporting Award
Wafa El-Rayes, “The future is fungi”: The power of citizen science to advance fungal conservation, The Charlatan
Public Health Reporting Award
Isaac Phan Nay, Period product dispensers installed in Residence Commons washrooms, The Charlatan
Cover/Layout of the Year
Jinny Moon, Recovery, The McGill Tribune
Graphic/Illustration of the Year
Talia Rouck, Women’s equality in the medical field, Capilano Courier
Photo of the Year
Sophie Bouquillon, Young woman handcuffed on Homecoming, The Western Gazette
Indigenous Reporting Award (Multimedia)
Lauren Bingham, In Photos: Indigenous activist leads anti-colonial march to rename Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, The Charlatan
Prize for Digital Storytelling
Diana Hong, Nathan Bawaan, Marieta-rita Ose Osezua, Alex Fuster; UBC students take part in Sprouts-organized walkout, The Ubyssey
Best Online Media
Student Journalist of the Year
Charlotte Alden, The Ubyssey
Student Photojournalist of the Year
Isabella Falsetti, The Ubyssey