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The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the gold and silver winners in the 2020 competition. More information at www.AJAs.ca. View/listen to all 2020 finalists at...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the 2020 student winners. For more information, please visit www.ajas.ca . AJAs Journalism Prize: Cindy Nguyen – Holland College –...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is pleased to announce the induction of two Maritime journalists into the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame; Donna Allen, CBC PEI and Robert Jones, CBC, NB. Donna...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced they will release the FINALISTS list next Tuesday, May 18 at 11 AM ADT for the 2020 competition.. The list includes three finalists in each of the 28...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their newspaper, magazine, radio, television, online stories and images to this year's 40th Atlantic Journalism Awards, (AJAs). Nominations can...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced they are now accepting entries via their online entry system for the 2020 news year. Review entry details, category descriptions and judge's guidelines...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 competition. "Despite having to cancel the gala awards night due to Coronavirus, the AJAs' board of directors...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their newspaper, magazine, radio, television, online stories and images to this year's Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Go to www.AJAs.ca for...

The Atlantic Journalism online entry system is now open to accept entries for the 2019 news year. Go to www.AJAs.ca for entry details, category descriptions and judge's guidelines. The deadline...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2018 competition. The gold and silver awards were presented on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Halifax Harbourfront...

Hundreds of people from the Atlantic journalism community will gather in Halifax this Saturday night, May 11, to celebrate journalistic excellence in the region. It's the 38th annual Atlantic...

Eight Atlantic Canadian journalists and journalism builders will be inducted into the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame at the Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) gala reception and awards ceremony...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) will present a series of professional development webinars in April and May, 2019, via www.AJAs.ca . The webinars will feature a host of journalism experts...

Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce this year's student award winners. Each year independent panels of judges, armed with various selection criteria, review submissions from...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2018 competition. The gold and silver awards will be presented on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at the Halifax...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their newspaper, magazine, radio, television, online stories and images to the 39th Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). The deadline for entries...

Journalists and news organizations in Atlantic Canada are encouraged to submit their stories and images by midnight February 1, 2019 to the Atlantic Journalism Awards 38th annual competition....

The Atlantic Journalism online entry system is now open to accept entries for the 2018 news year. Go to www.ajasonline.org or www.AJAs.ca for entry details, category descriptions and judge's...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their best stories and images for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries...

A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 37th Atlantic Journalism Awards, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The gold and silver awards were...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) will host a full day of journalism education and celebration on April 28, 2018 at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel. In the morning, from 9:00 AM to 2:30...

The new Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame will be officially launched at the Atlantic Journalism Awards gala dinner and awards show on April 28, 2018 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel....

Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce this year's student award winners. Each year independent panels of judges, armed with various selection criteria, review submissions from...

The two Masters of Ceremonies for the 2017 Atlantic Journalism Awards will be Wendy Metcalfe, Editor-in-Chief/Director of Content at Brunswick News, Saint John, NB, and Martine Blanchard, host of...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) will present a series of professional development workshops and a panel on the future of journalism in Atlantic Canada, during the day on April 28, 2017, at...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2017 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name. The gold and silver awards...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their newspaper, magazine, radio, television, online stories and images to the 37th Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). The deadline for entries...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce that it has created the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame to recognize journalists and journalism builders who have made a significant...

Journalists in Atlantic Canada are encouraged to submit their stories and images by midnight February 1, 2018 to the Atlantic Journalism Awards 37th annual competition. Details of the 28...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their best stories and images for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the winners in the 2016 competition. A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 36th...

Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce this year's student award winners. Each year independent panels of judges, armed with various selection criteria, review submissions from...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is proud to announce that Gary MacDougall of Prince Edward Island is this year's recipient of the AJAs Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to...

All entries for the 2016 AJAs competition are available for the general public to view, hear or read online at www.ajas.ca (click on the yellow button on the homepage). Support your local or...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2016 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name. The gold and silver awards...

Lynn Burry, senior producer and co-host of NTV Evening Newshour, and Anthony Germain host of CBC St. John's Morning Show, will be the Masters of Ceremonies for the Atlantic Journalism Awards. This...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded that the absolute deadline for submissions to the 36th Atlantic Journalism Awards is midnight on Wednesday, February 1, 2017. Entries are welcomed for 28...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards announces that Fortis Inc.; Oceanex; Roebothan, MacKay and Marshall; Cougar Helicopters; International Association of Business Communicators and Destination St....

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their print, radio, television, online stories and images to the 36th Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Category descriptions, and other...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their print, radio, television, online stories and images to the 36th Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Category descriptions and other...

The online entry system for the Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) competition is now open and is accepting entries for news items from 2016. Many of the categories now allow online entries. To...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) welcomes the public to join us to celebrate excellence in journalism from Atlantic Canada at this year's Atlantic Journalism Awards Gala Awards Reception in...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced that the AJAs gala awards show held in Halifax on May 7, 2016 is available for viewing on the AJAs website. Viewers can watch the show by going to...

A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 35th Atlantic Journalism Awards, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The gold and silver awards were...

Members of the media are invited to attend a public forum presented by the Atlantic Journalism Awards, featuring Egyptian-Canadian award-winning journalist and author Mohamed Fahmy. Following the...

Egyptian-Canadian award-winning journalist and author Mohamed Fahmy will be featured in a public forum at 2 PM on May 7, 2016 at CBC TV, 1840 Bell Road, Halifax, NS, presented by the Atlantic...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is proud to announce that Norma Lee MacLeod of CBC Nova Scotia is this year's recipient of the AJAs Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an...

Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce this year's student award winners. Each year independent panels of judges, armed with various selection criteria, review submissions from...

All entries for the 2015 AJAs competition are available for the general public to view, hear or read online at www.ajas.ca (top of home page). Support your local or favourite journalist by sharing...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (www.AJAs.ca) is pleased to announce that CWA/SCA Canada has joined with the AJAs and other partners to recognize and honour journalistic excellence in Atlantic...

Egyptian-Canadian award-winning journalist and author Mohamed Fahmy, will be the guest speaker at the Atlantic Journalism Awards gala dinner and awards show. The event will be held on Saturday...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2015 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name. The awards will be...

Janique Leblanc, anchor « Le Téléjournal Acadie », Radio-Canada's Atlantic Television News hour and Michael de Adder, freelance cartoonist, will be the Masters of Ceremonies for the Atlantic...

Journalists in Atlantic Canada have one week remaining to enter their best 2015 stories and images in the Atlantic Journalism Awards competition. The online entry system closes at midnight next...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is inviting journalists in Atlantic Canada to enter their best stories and images from the 2015 news year in the AJAs' 35th juried competition. Online entries are...

The online entry system for the Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) competition is now open and is accepting entries for news items from 2015. Many of the categories now allow online entries. To...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) has announced the addition of a new category, the Best Community Newspaper News Story. The award will honour Atlantic Canadian community newspapers and their...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is pleased to announce that Glenn Deir, former CBC reporter/producer in St. John's NL is the new Chair of the AJAs Board of Directors. Glenn's journalism experience...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced that the AJAs gala awards show held in Halifax on May 9, 2015 is available for screening on the AJAs website. Viewers can access the site by going to...

A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 34th Atlantic Journalism Awards, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The gold and silver awards were...

Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce this year's student award winners. Each year independent panels of judges, armed with various selection criteria, review submissions from...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is proud to announce that William R. Callahan is this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an individual who has...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (www.AJAs.ca) is pleased to announce that CN (TSX:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) has joined with the AJAs and other partners to recognize and honour journalistic excellence in...

Michel Cormier, Executive Director News and Current Affairs, French Services at Radio-Canada, will be the guest speaker at the Atlantic Journalism Awards gala dinner and awards show. The event...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2014 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name. The awards will be...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (www.AJAs.ca) is pleased to announce that Marine Atlantic (www.marine-atlantic.ca) has joined with the AJAs and other partners to recognize and honour journalistic...

Patrick Brethour, Editor-in-Chief for Brunswick News and Preston Mulligan, journalist and host in Halifax for CBC will be the Masters of Ceremonies for the Atlantic Journalism Awards. This year's...

ICI Radio-Canada Acadie has joined the Atlantic Journalism Awards as a Media Partner. The Atlantic Journalism Awards enters its 34th year of celebrating the region's best journalism. ICI...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards announced today that Stirling Communications International which owns and operates NTV- Canada's Superstation (www.ntv.ca), CHOZ FM (www.ozfm.com) and The...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded that the absolute deadline for submissions to the 34th Atlantic Journalism Awards is Monday, February 2, 2015. Entries are welcomed for 29 different...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced that Newzulu Canada (www.newzulu.ca) has joined the AJAs as a Media Partner. Newzulu has a global community of 150k citizen and professional...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their print, radio, television, online stories and images to the 34th Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Category descriptions, and other...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

Stirling Communication International and Newzulu lend support for the Atlantic region's primary journalism competition. Atlantic Journalism Awards enters its 34th year of celebrating the region's...

The online entry system for the Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) competition is now open and accepting entries for news items from 2014. Many of the categories now accept online only entries. To...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their best stories and images for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries...

A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 33rd Atlantic Journalism Awards, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The gold and silver awards were...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is proud to announce that Christine Morris is this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a...

Adrienne Arsenault, Correspondent with the CBC's The National, will be the guest speaker at the Atlantic Journalism Awards gala dinner and awards show. The event will be held on Saturday evening...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2013 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name in 27 separate categories....

Ron Kronstein, Senior Anchor of the Global Evening News for Halifax and New Brunswick, and Janique LeBlanc, Anchor for Le Téléjournal Acadie, Radio-Canada's Atlantic Television News hour, will...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards announces the final call for Atlantic Canadian journalists to submit their best of 2013 print, radio, television and online news entries to the 33rd Atlantic...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their print, radio, television, online stories and images to the 33rd Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). Category descriptions, and other...

The online entry system for the Atlantic Journalism Awards competition is now open and accepting entries for news items from 2013.. To enter in the newspaper, radio, television, magazine and...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is encouraging journalists in the region to save their "best stories" for this year's AJAs competition. The AJAs online entry system will open for entries on...

A celebration of excellence in Atlantic Canadian journalism was held tonight during the 32nd Atlantic Journalism Awards, at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The gold and silver awards were...

The 2012 AJAs (Atlantic Journalism Awards) finalists have been announced. To view the 2012 finalists visit: http://ajasonline.org/finalists2012 or www.AJAs.ca and the drop down menu to...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is proud to announce that Harry Bruce is this year's recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to an individual who has demonstrated a...

Tom Murphy, host of CBC News Nova Scotia and the Chronicle Herald's Eva Hoare will be the Masters of Ceremonies for the Atlantic Journalism Awards. This year's 32nd Atlantic Journalism Awards gala...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce the finalists in the 2012 competition. The finalists' names are listed in alphabetical order by first name in 26 separate categories....

The Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs) is pleased to announce that Global TV's anchor/executive editor, Dawna Friesen, will be the guest speaker at this year's Atlantic Journalism Awards. The 32nd...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards has announced a near record number of entries for the 2012 news year competition. Close to 400 entries were received in the 28 print, radio, TV and on line news...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards announces the final call for Atlantic Canadian journalists to submit their best of 2012 print, radio, television and online news entries to the 32nd Atlantic...

The Atlantic Journalism Awards is seeking nominations for its Lifetime Achievement Award. Any individual who has demonstrated a career of journalistic excellence in Atlantic Canada may be...

Atlantic Canadian journalists are reminded to submit their print, radio, television, online stories and images to the 32nd Atlantic Journalism Awards. Entry forms, regulations, category...

The online entry system for the Atlantic Journalism Awards competition is now open and accepting entries. To enter items in the newspaper, radio, television, magazine and online categories either...