World Press Freedom Canada, which champions free expression around the world, announced the awards ahead of World Press Freedom Day on May 3
In recognizing Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle, World Press Freedom Canada cited her work exposing Canada ’s failing freedom-of-information system, a multiyear project known as Secret Canada .The career of Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle is being recognized by World Press Freedom Canada , which is honouring her for dismantling government, corporate and police secrecy with her investigative journalism.
Globe Montreal journalist Frédérik-Xavier Duhamel is also receiving a citation of merit for his reporting on Quebec’s prison system. Winnipeg journalist Melissa Martin is being honoured with the group’s 2024 press freedom prize for her reporting from Ukraine. Ms. Martin took a leave from the Winnipeg Free Press to spend last year covering that country’s continuing war with Russia, during which she has documented the impact of the conflict on civilians.
The organization’s inaugural student achievement award went to Charles Séguin and Naomie Duckett-Zamor from the student paper at the University of Quebec at Montreal for stories on a lack of democracy at student associations.
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