National Newspaper Awards

Honouring the best in Canadian journalism since 1949

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Saturday 6 May 2023

Room Up Front wins inaugural Citation, for work mentoring young, BIPOC photojournalists

Isabelle Hachey of La Presse named Journalist of the Year TORONTO, May 5, 2023 – Room Up Front, a volunteer-run initiative seeking to combat inequality in […]

Friday 17 March 2023

Finalists announced for 2022 National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO, March 17, 2023 – Almost half of the finalists for the 2022 National Newspaper Awards are first-time nominees. Of the 87 individual journalists announced as […]

Thursday 1 December 2022

National Newspaper Awards open 2022 contest with a new entry system

TORONTO, Dec. 1, 2022 – The National Newspapers Awards is introducing a new entry system today, as it begins accepting entries for the 2022 competition. Entries […]

Gallery of Winning Visuals - 2022

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About the National Newspaper Awards

The National Newspaper Awards were established in 1949 by the Toronto Press Club, and developed a new governance structure in 1989 under the auspices of the not-for-profit Canadian Daily Newspaper Awards Programme Administration Corporation.

The program is funded by annual fees paid by Benefactor organizations, entry fees and sponsorships.

There are 23 categories: Arts and Entertainment, Beat Reporting, Breaking News, Breaking News Photo, Business, Columns, Editorial Cartooning, Editorials, Explanatory Work, Feature Photo, General News Photo, International, Investigations, Local Reporting, Long Feature, Politics, Presentation/Design, Project of the Year, Short Feature, Special Topic, Sports, Sports Photo and Sustained News Coverage.