Registed Nurses' Association of Ontario

About

2018 Media Award winners

Congratulations to all winners! Thank you to those who submitted pieces.

Category	Outlet	Name	Title
Television
Best in-depth feature or series	CBC Television	Nick Purdon, Leonardo Palleja and Brenda Witmer	*Health system neglects northern patients by design: Doctor*
Best news coverage	CTV National News 9 Channel Nine Agincourt	Avis Favaro, Elizabeth St. Philip and Daniel Otis	**Cannabis-savvy nurses help Canadians explore medical marijuanaVideo**
Radio
Best in-depth feature or series	CBC RADIO ONE - The Current	Samira Mohyeddin, Susan McKenzie and Piya Chattopadhyay	*Quebec Inuit leaders plea for support in wake of youth suicides*
Best news coverage	CBC News- The World at Six	Kas Roussy, Steve McNally and Peter Leo	Opioid Kids
Daily Newspaper
Best in-depth feature or series	Toronto Star	Moira Welsh	*The Fix*
Best news coverage	London Free Press	Jennifer Bieman	*No word from province as shutdown of temporary overdose prevention site looms* *Look beyond drug to fight opioid crisis: London experts* *New procedure cuts post-surgery opioid prescriptions by half* *Health Canada gives landmark OK to supervised drug-use sites in London* *London 'opioid hospitalization' rate*
Community Newspaper
Best in-depth feature or series	Burlington Post (Metroland Media group)	Tim Whitnell	Award a Tribute to Work of Longtime Registered Nurse Foster Feels Honoured to Receive Award Plans for Retirement in the Near Future
Best news coverage	Queen's Park Briefing	Jessica Smith Cross	*Ford touts Tory health-care plan at semi-private health clinic* Health care quality and access at risk, unless province finds significant efficiencies or increases spending: Watchdog Health minister quietly shuts down controversial homecare agency Health minister to make recommendations on supervised injection sites this week, but says 'it's the premier's decision that counts' Doug Ford doubles down on opposition to supervised injection sites, mere hours after PCs promised he'd consult experts on the issue
Online
Best story	CBC Kitchener-Waterloo	Kate Bueckert	*Kitchener nurse recognised for 5 decades of service still working in ER*