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THE JHM AWARD WINNERS

The John H. MacDonald Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism recognizes the best in Canadian student journalism.

2026 JHM Shortlist

Award for Outstanding Website Design

WINNERS
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GOLD: The Varsity

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SILVER: The Ubyssey

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BRONZE: The Western Gazette

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SHORTLISTED

Marginalized Community Reporting Award

WINNERS
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GOLD: The 25th Hour: Is Carleton one of Canada’s most accessible campuses? by Martin Halek, Caelan Monkman and Zenith Wolfe (Capital Current)

 

SILVER: Opening the Black Box by Lulu Calame and Sahel Delafoulhouse (The Tribune)

 

BRONZE: A call for more campus awareness about the Kirpan by Milan Lukes (The Manitoban)

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SHORTLISTED

French Language Reporting Award

WINNERS

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GOLD: Valorisation du français : où en est Concordia? by Félix-Antoine Beauchemin and Clément Lechat (The Concordian)

 

SILVER: Les femmes libanaises, une force pour la paix by Félix Laliberté (The Concordian)

Cover/Layout of the Year

WINNERS
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GOLD: Frosh issue by Tiffany Cheng (The Western Gazette)

 

SILVER: A Swift Shift by Sammy Kogan, Nageen Riaz and Saif Ullah-Khan (The Eyeopener)

 

BRONZE: B.C. is burning by Sarah Nelson (The Runner)

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SHORTLISTED

Video of the Year

WINNERS
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GOLD: How do U of T Students Really Feel About Their Courses? by Genevieve Sugrue (The Varsity)

 

SILVER: Tuition Hikes Aftermath by Benjamin Nossik (The Link)

 

BRONZE: Dodgeball Tournament Celebrates Accessibility and Community by Zulkifl Rafah and Max Reid (The Manitoban)

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SHORTLISTED

Student Journalist of the Year, Written

WINNERS
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GOLD: Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman (The Concordian)
 

SILVER: Aisha Chaudhry (The Ubyssey)


BRONZE: Meghrig Milkon (The Queen's Journal)

News Reporting Award

WINNERS
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GOLD: Peterborough Opens New Temporary Shelter as it Evicts McDonnel Encampment by Louanne Morin (Arthur Newspaper)

 

SILVER: Continued coverage of Carleton University's free speech policy (1, 2) by Marissa Meilleur, Maia Tustonic and Michael McBean (The Charlatan)

 

BRONZE: Student homes see spike in break-ins over winter break by Mabel Zhao (The Western Gazette)

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SHORTLISTED

Opinion Writing Award

WINNERS
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GOLD: Smoking my life away by Sanjiyven Alfred Joseph (NAIT Nugget)

 

SILVER: Breaking the Silence by Silas Busby (The Strand)

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BRONZE: Opinion: Silent by Omar Bseiso (The Ubyssey)

Sports Reporting Award

WINNERS
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GOLD: Breaking the Ice by Brielle Campbell (Working Draft Magazine)

 

SILVER: Warriors: A Playoff Pursuit by Paul Sherk and Shiwunan Cheng (The Imprint)

 

BRONZE: A Chance to Dream by Sofia Peralta-Baron (Working Draft Magazine)

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SHORTLISTED

Visual of the Year

WINNERS
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GOLD: Redefining human value by Chloe Weston (The Varsity)

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SILVER: History, identity, and community: The significance of Black hair by Kellyann Marie (The Queen’s Journal)

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BRONZE: The beauty of football in the snow Tiffany Cheng (The Western Gazette)

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SHORTLISTED

Photo of the Year

WINNERS
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GOLD: Ethan Rocha in the air by Simon McKeown (The Charlatan)

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SILVER: Men’s soccer scores in rainy quarterfinal match by Sidney Shaw (The Ubyssey)

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BRONZE: Protesters at McGill Board of Directors by Aidan Raynor (The Concordian)

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SHORTLISTED

Student Journalist of the Year, Multimedia

WINNERS
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GOLD: Rae Dawson (The Martlet)
 

SILVER: Veronica Miranda (The Western Gazette)

 

BRONZE: Zach Dafoe (the Griff)

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Special thanks to our judges: Aisling Murphy, Arshy Mann, Bruce Arthur, Cara McKenna, Cliff Lee, Dave Parkinson, Dhriti Gupta, Erin Valois, Ethan Lou, Evan Annett, Isabella Falsetti, Janson Duench, Jorge Barrera, Joshua Chang, Joshua Chong, Khushy Vashisht, Koby Michaels, Laura Godfrey, Louna Marchet, Lucas Kavanaugh, Mackenzie Lad, Mark Ramzy, Morgan Sevareid-Bocknek, Nathan Bawaan, Nawa Tahir, Rosa Saba, Sam Smart, Sammy Kogan, Sarah Kirchel, Savannah Ridley, Scott Colby, Spencer Colby, Tom Cardoso, Vanmala Subramaniam, Zak Vescera and Zane Schwartz.

Past JHM Winners

2025 JHM Shortlist​

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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​

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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

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SHORTLISTED

"Secularism in action," by The Link's Hannah Vogan

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Digital Storytelling Award

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WINNER 

"See how your 2023 USC councillors voted on Greek Life special privileges," by The Western Gazette's Jessica Kim and Sonia Persaud

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SHORTLISTED

"Commuting to Campus," by The Capilano Courier's Christien Anastacio, Jordan Tomlinson and Kiki Evans

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"A Brief History of the Palestinian Kuffiyeh," by The Link's Lilia Bachraoui​​

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Feature Writing Award

 

WINNER

Behind the screens: What 650 syllabi show about Western’s ChatGPT response,” The Western Gazette’s Sonia Persaud

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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

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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

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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

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SHORTLISTED

"The buried history of U of T’s anthropological excavations," by The Varsity's Caroline Bellamy

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"Going beyond land acknowledgements," by The Concordian's Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman​

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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

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CWA Labour Reporting Award

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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​

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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

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“Comm-Un: the Montreal co-op handcrafting solidarity,” The Link’s Hannah Vogan and Dana Hachwa

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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

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“Students protest secrecy over cuts to Queen’s Arts and Science outside town hall,” The Queen’s Journal’s Sophia Coppolino

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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

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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

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Science Reporting Award

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WINNER

"Gut Feelings: Canada has one of the highest rates of IBD in the world. Why?," The Ubyssey’s Sophia Russo

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SHORTLISTED

"Rising use of deepfakes threatens online sex workers," by The Link's Matthew Daldalian

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"Poutine, Sora, and the Future of AI-Generated Video," by The Link's Dana Hachwa, Marcus Werner, and AJ Cordeiro
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Sports Reporting Award

WINNER

"Saunas, ice baths and basketball: Carleton star Kali Pocrnic pivots to Finland," by The Charlatan's Janson Duench

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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 

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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

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SHORTLISTED

"Thrifting culture," The Concordian's Scott Cowan

"Silent Mourners Caught in the Crossfire of Identity and Politics," by The Concordian's Alexandra Nackley​

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Photo of the Year

WINNER

“Toronto Protestors Rally in Solidarity with Lebanon and Palestine,” by On the Record News' Laviza

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SHORTLISTED

"Oct. 7," by The Concordian's Hannah Bell

“Spokesperson Sara Rasikh speaks in press conference,” by The Varsity's Kaisa KasekampSyed

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The Globe and Mail Student Journalist of the Year Award

WINNER

Sophia Coppolino, The Queen's Journal

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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​

The Fulcrum

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SHORTLISTED​

The Charlatan​

The Eyeopener​

The Queen's Journal

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2024 JHM Shortlist​

Arts & Culture Writing Award​

Y-Dang Troeung’s memoir Landbridge reflects on refugee existence and familial love

Elena Massing — The Ubyssey

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Humour/Satire Award

New UBC policy waives course pre-reqs if you have a crush in the class

Tova Gaster — The Ubyssey

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Marginalized Community Reporting Award

Closed Eyes Behind Rose-Coloured Glasses: Five Years After the Mandated Signing of the Community Covenant

Ava Gili — Mars' Hill

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Feature Writing Award

A perfect day for football

Miles Bolton — The Western Gazette

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Investigative Reporting Award

Alleged hazing within a Carleton University Greek letter sorority

Faith Greco and Elissa Mendes — The Charlatan

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The CWA Labour Reporting Award​

CUPE3902’s fight for health coverage

Alice Boyle — The Varsity

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News Reporting Award​

Queen’s engineering exam question tweeted by Jordan Peterson

Sophia Coppolino and Sofia Tosello — The Queen's Journal

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Op-Ed Award

It happened. What are we going to do about it?

Imprint Staff — Imprint

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Sports Reporting Award

Pressure point: how performance anxiety affects student athletes

Miles Bolton — The Western Gazette

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Indigenous Reporting Award

Northern Perspectives: The Agreement that Changed It All

Cedric Gallant — The Concordian

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Science Reporting Award

ORCASat: How UVic students took an idea from campus to space

Hannah Seaton — The Martlet

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Cover/Layout of the Year

New Beginnings

Angelica Blanch — Capilano Courier

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Graphic/Illustration of the Year

Quebec Forest Fires

Keven Vaillancourt — The Concordian

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Photo of the Year

Men's soccer victory

Isabella Maggiore — The Ubyssey

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Best Online Media Presence

Arthur Newspaper

Trent University, Peterborough, ON

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Student Journalist of the Year

Zachary Fortier

The Link — Concordia University, Montreal, QC

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Student Photojournalist of the Year​

Joesph Mariathasan

The Queen's Journal — Queen's University, Kingston, ON

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Student Publication of the Year

The Griff and the Western Gazette

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