National Newspaper Awards
Honouring the best in Canadian journalism since 1949
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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, Business, Columns, Editorial Cartooning, Editorials, Explanatory Work, Feature Photo, International, Investigations, Local Reporting, Long Feature, News Photo, Photo Story, Politics, Presentation/Design, Project of the Year, Short Feature, Special Topic, Sports, Sports Photo and Sustained News Coverage.
Key Dates
December 1, 2024 – Entries open
January 15, 2025 – Entries close
March 14, 2025 – Judges’ Deadline
April 25, 2025 – 2024 Awards Gala
Named Awards
John Honderich Award for Project of the Year
Sponsored by the Honderich family
George Brown Award for Investigations
Sponsored by The Globe and Mail
John Wesley Dafoe Award for Politics
Sponsored by Ron Stern
Bob Levin Award for Short Feature
Sponsored by The Globe and Mail
Claude Ryan Award for Editorial Writing
Sponsored by Le Devoir
William Southam Award for Long Feature
Sponsored by the Fisher, Bowen and Balfour families
Norman Webster Award for International Reporting
Sponsored by the Webster family
Stuart M. Robertson Award for Breaking News
Sponsored by Paul and Lauraine Woods
Joan Hollobon Award for Beat Reporting
Sponsored by The Globe and Mail
Geoffrey Stevens Award for Sustained News Coverage
Sponsored by the family and friends of Geoffrey Stevens
Thanks to our Sponsors and Benefactors
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- Glacier Media Group