Alumni, faculty and students from the School of Journalism continue to make their mark on east coast reporting and storytelling, as evidenced in this year’s Atlantic Journalism Awards (AJAs). A total of 17 medals were handed out to King’s faculty and alumni, while CBC Prince Edward Island’s Donna Allen, BJ(Hons)’85, was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Class of 2021 graduates Rose Murphy, BJ’21, and Travis Devonport, BJ(Hons)’20, MJ’21, received student awards.
With awards recognizing work across an array of platforms—newspaper, magazine, radio, TV, digital—since their inception in 1981, the AJAs have honoured journalistic excellence and achievement in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. Among the 2021 recipients, the King’s connections were everywhere, from veteran reporters who’ve worked their beats for years and decades, to current students who are already staking their claim as writers to watch.
Two faculty members from the School of Journalism, Stephen Kimber and Trina Roache, each received gold medals. Kimber received two gold for his writing in Atlantic Business Magazine, one for Best Profile Article and one for Arts & Entertainment Reporting.
Roache, BJ ’00, who was recently appointed Rogers Chair in Journalism, won gold along with APTN colleague Angel Moore, BJ’18, in the Breaking News/Spot News Television category.
Congratulations to all!
King’s affiliated journalists who won AJAs:
Hall of Fame inductee
Donna Allen, BJ(Hons)’85, CBC Prince Edward Island
Arts & Entertainment reporting
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Business, gold medal
Atlantic Magazine: Best Profile Article
Stephen Kimber, Atlantic Business, gold medal
Jenn Thornhill Verma, BJ’02, MFA’19, EDIT, silver medal
Breaking News/Spot News Television
Angel Moore, BJ’18, and Trina Roache, BJ’00, APTN, gold medal
Business reporting, any medium
Rob Csernyik, BJ’20, current MFA in Creative Nonfiction student, Halifax Examiner, gold medal
Ashley Fitzpatrick, BJ’08, allNewfoundlandLabrador.com, silver medal
Commentary: Any Medium
Brian Flinn, BJ’91, allNovaScotia.com, silver medal
Digital Journalism Enterprise Longform
Rob Csernyik, BJ’20, current MFA in Creative Nonfiction student, and Mary Campbell, BJ(Hons)’87, Cape Breton Spectator, gold medal
Excellence in Digital Journalism, Breaking News
Yvette D’Entremont, BJ(Hons)’95, Halifax Examiner, gold medal
Excellence in Digital Journalism: Enterprise/Longform
Joan Baxter, BJ’82, Halifax Examiner, silver medal
Enterprise Reporting: Newspaper
Ashley Fitzpatrick, BJ’08, The Independent, silver medal
Enterprise Reporting: Radio
David Burke, BJ’05, CBC Nova Scotia, silver medal
Enterprise Reporting: Television
Rob Antle, BJ(Hons)’94, CBC Newfoundland, gold medal
Feature: Newspaper
Anne Calder, BJ’06, MJ’15, The Chronicle Herald/Saltwire, silver medal
The Jim MacNeill New Journalist Award
Ben Cleary, BJ’19, NTV, gold medal
Taryn Grant, BJ’18, CBC Nova Scotia, silver medal
Student Award – Atlantic Lottery Achievement Award
Rose Murphy, BJ’21
Student Award – Province of Nova Scotia Scholarship
Travis Devonport, BJ(Hons)’20, MJ’21
