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The Globe and Mail wins 14 SABEW Canada Awards

Recognizing the best in business journalism

October 7, 2020

The Globe and Mail and Report on Business magazine dominated the 6th annual Best in Business Awards, winning eight gold and six silver awards in 13 categories. The awards, presented by the Canadian chapter of the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW), recognize the highest standards of business journalism.

The Globe winners and honorable mentions are: 

Audio or Visual Storytelling

  • Gold: Industry interrupted (Sean Stanleigh, Stephanie Chan, Laura Regehr, Ann Lang and Tara Deschamps, The Globe and Mail)

  • Silver: Data visualizations (Matt Lundy, The Globe and Mail) 

Beat Reporting

  • Gold: Transportation (Eric Atkins, The Globe and Mail)

  • Silver: Natural gas industry (Brent Jang, The Globe and Mail)

Breaking News

  • Silver: Sidewalk Lab negotiations (Josh O’Kane, Alex Bozikovic, Jeff Gray, Rachelle Younglai and Tom Cardoso, The Globe and Mail)

  • Honorable Mention: “Encana to move its headquarters to U.S.” (Emma Graney, Jeffrey Jones, Carrie Tait, Kelly Cryderman, Gary Mason, James Bradshaw, Christine Dobby, Andrew Willis, Ian McGugan, David Milstead and David Berman, The Globe and Mail)

Commentary

  • Gold: Rita Trichur, The Globe and Mail

  • Silver: David Parkinson, The Globe and Mail

Feature (Long-Form)

  • Gold: “Forged by fire” (Zander Sherman, Report on Business magazine)

  • Silver: “Castaways” (Charles Wilkins, Report on Business magazine)

  • Honorable Mention: “Crypto chaos” (Alexandra Posadzki, Joe Castaldo, Jessica Leeder and  Lindsay Jones, The Globe and Mail)

Feature (Short-Form)

  • Honorable Mention: “Montreal analytics startup uses AI to play a big role in NHL playoffs” (Sean Silcoff, The Globe and Mail)

Investigative

  • Gold: “See No Evil” (Matthew McClearn, Geoffrey York and Stephanie Nolen, The Globe and Mail)

  • Silver: “How did Gerald Cotton die?” (Joe Castaldo, Alexandra Posadzki, Nathan VanderKlippe and Jessica Leeder, The Globe and Mail)

Personal Finance and Investing

  • Gold: “The data game” (Tim Shufelt, The Globe and Mail)

Profile

  • Gold: “Trash talking” (Jason Kirby, Report on Business magazine) 

Scoop

  • Gold: “CannTrust allegedly used fake walls to hide pot...” (Mark Rendell and Jeffrey Jones, The Globe and Mail)

  • Honorable Mention: “Barrick eyes hostile bid...” (Niall McGee and Rachelle Younglai, The Globe and Mail)

A special congratulations to The Globe’s former retailing reporter Marina Strauss for winning the Outstanding Achievement Award. Strauss, who retired last summer, was recognized for her tenacity, critical eye, and deep knowledge of the retail sector.

 

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