CBC Atlantic journalists among RTDNA Awards Eastern Region finalists

CBC journalists from all four Atlantic provinces received 23 award nominations on Monday, June 10, from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Canada, the association of electronic journalists.

CBC Communications · Posted: Jun 10, 2024 8:22 PM EDT | Last Updated: June 12

RTDNA Canada is the voice of broadcast and digital journalists and news managers in Canada and these awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital media.

Regional winners will be announced on a yet to be confirmed date. The regional winners go on to the national competition, to be announced at an event in October.

CBC Atlantic finalists for the 2024 RTDNA Awards - Eastern Region:

Audio

Excellence in Editing
CBC Atlantic - The Living Wake

Feature News (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador - Finding purpose after Fiona
CBC P.E.I. - Discovering La Chandeleur

Digital

N.S. crews battle wildfire as residents evacuate area

1 year ago

1:00

Long lines of cars were seen leaving Upper Tantallon, N.S., as crews worked to contain a fast-moving wildfire.Breaking News (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Nova Scotia - Local state of emergency declared as forest fire rages near Halifax

Excellence in Data Storytelling
CBC Nova Scotia - Police and Public Trust

CBC Newfoundland and Labrador - The N.L. government has been downplaying COVID-19 deaths for months

Feature News (Small/Medium Market)
CBC News - Here's looking at you, squid

A Black woman smiling wearing glasses and a wine shirt and blue jacket. — One thing about being a Come From Away (or a CFA) is that I am becoming increasingly cognizant of frequently asked questions. One of my favourites is: "Why P.E.I.?" (Submitted by Evelyn Bradley)

Opinion
CBC P.E.I. - Stop asking Black people to perform emotional labour during Black History Month

Overall Excellence in Digital
CBC P.E.I. - CBC P.E.I.: 2023 in review

Multiplatform

Continuing Coverage (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador - Police & Public Trust
CBC New Brunswick - Policy 713: Gender identity, schools and parental rights

Enterprise Journalism (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Atlantic Investigative Unit - Sheltered

A woman with long black hair and a black gown accepts an award trophy on stage. — Vianne Timmons holds an eagle feather — a gift from a student — while accepting the Indspire Award for education at an award ceremony in 2019. (CBC)

Investigative Excellence
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador - Walking the Line
CBC P.E.I. - UPEI's moment of reckoning

Video

Audio-Visual Storytelling
CBC Nova Scotia - Explore the magic of costumes and characters at Hal-Con 2023: Victoria Levack

CBC P.E.I. - Family of woman killed in P.E.I. crash shares grief, with hope it sends a message to Islanders

Excellence in Sports Reporting
CBC North - Nunavut - A Champion's Carving (included in the East Region finalists)

Excellence in Editing
CBC Nova Scotia - Why launch a rocket industry in rural Nova Scotia?

Excellence in Video

Meet the harbour pilots who guide huge ships into Saint John’s difficult port

1 year ago

6:42

Seafaring knowledge, physical fitness and quick thinking are key to working in one of the Port City’s oldest professions.CBC New Brunswick - A Careful Mission: Meet the harbour pilots who guide huge ships into Saint John's difficult port

Feature News (Small/Medium Market)
CBC Newfoundland & Labrador - Inside the Grace: How a toxic building is being safely torn down

News - Live Special Events
CBC New Brunswick - Canada Games TV Special
CBC Nova Scotia - CBC Nova Scotia News: Wildfire News Special

TV Newscast (Small/Medium Market)
CBC P.E.I. - CBC News: Compass

VJ - Video
CBC New Brunswick - Poet strives to show Black history's place in New Brunswick

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