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Interview Series: Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung

March 29, 2018 by digitalpublishingawards

In this installment of our interview series, we catch up with Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung, the co-creators and co-hosts of “Colour Code,” a 2017 DPA-winning podcast. Episodes covered hate-crimes, race and real estate, “white fragility” and more. Throughout the series, Denise and Hannah spoke with various guests from British-Sri Lankan musician and pop provocateur M.I.A. to Cameron Bailey, artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival, aiming to “crack the code” of talking about race in Canada. You can download the podcast or […]

Categories: Digital Publishing Awards, DPA Winners, Interviews, Uncategorized • Tags: Best Podcast, Digital Journalism, Digital Publishing Awards

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Interview Series: Chris Purdy

December 19, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

For the latest installment of our interview series, we caught up with Chris Purdy, reporter for The Canadian Press. Chris won the gold medal for ‘Best Online Video: Feature’ at the 2017 Digital Publishing Awards for her piece Toddler With Paralysis. The story follows Evelyn Moore, a 13-month- old girl who is paralyzed below her arms as she zips around an indoor playground racetrack in a homemade wheelchair. We spoke with Chris about how she got the story and what made it […]

Categories: Digital Publishing Awards, DPA Winners, Interviews, News, Uncategorized • Tags: Chris Purdy, Digital Publishing Awards

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Kenny Yum’s speech, Digital Publishing Leadership Award

June 5, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

At last Thursday’s Digital Publishing Awards Soirée, the inaugural Digital Publishing Leadership Award was presented to Kenny Yum, managing editor at HuffPost Canada. The award is the highest individual honour of the Digital Publishing Awards, and was the first award presented on Thursday night. Presented by HuffPost Canada colleague Andree Lau, Kenny Yum was called on-stage to accept his award, amidst enthusiastic cheers from the audience. His acceptance speech captivated the room, which was filled with many of Canada’s best digital creators. His words resonated […]

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Best Feature Video: Top 5 Finalists

May 24, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

The award for Best Online Video: Feature will go to the creators who have demonstrated creative excellence in the production of a video that is between two and five (2-5) minutes in length. This year, the jury has nominated 5 standout videos. Entries in this category were judged based on overall production quality, overall content quality as well as overall impact, considering how successfully the subject matter engages the intended audience. We encourage you to sit back, take a break and view […]

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Best Short Video: Top 5 Finalists

May 23, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Online videos have become ubiquitous in digital publishing, and rightfully so. They reach both new and existing audiences, while managing to keep those audiences captivated for a designated length of time. Videos are often easy to access, easy to watch, and very easily sharable, something digital publishers continue to strive for. Sometimes, creating a short, succinct, punchy video in under two minutes can be challenging, but the 3 finalists in Best Online Video: Short skillfully produced engaging, interesting and informative videos, […]

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Best Podcast, Top 3 Finalists

May 19, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Over the past decade, podcasts have emerged as one of the most captivating form of non-fiction storytelling. They inform us of the news, provide context and insight, educate and excite us. South of the border, we were (and continue to be) enthralled by podcasts like This American Life, Serial and Radiolab. Now, we have our own impressive selection of shows from Canadian creators to choose from, and we’re excited to show you our judges’ selections for the Best Podcast award. This year’s award will honour […]

Categories: Blog, Digital Publishing Awards, Uncategorized • Tags: 2017 nominees, Best Podcast, Digital Publishing, Digital Publishing Awards, DPA17, Journalism, News, Podcasting

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Best Social Storytelling, Top 3 Finalists

May 18, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Digital publishers are no longer just using social media to share and distribute content. Now, publishers are using various social media platforms, whether thats Twitter, Facebook Live, Instagram, Periscope, Snapchat (the list goes on…) to not only have a web presence, but are using these tools to enhance their reporting. The award for Best Social Storytelling is a new category in this year’s Digital Publishing Awards, and our jury has nominated 3 impressive pieces. The award honours the digital publication […]

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Best Service Feature: Lifestyle, Top 5 Finalists

May 15, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Food, travel, sports, leisure, style, design and décor — all delightful topics that fall within the lifestyle feature designation. As shown by this year’s finalists in Best Service Feature: Lifestyle, digital publishers are finding new ways to transport us directly into these various worlds, allowing us to enter spaces that help to influence our own lifestyle choices whenever we like. This year’s jury has nominated five exceptional digital service features that focus on lifestyle, with an emphasis on excellence in storytelling and packaging […]

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Best Long Feature, Top 5 Finalists

May 10, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

We hope that you’ve had a chance to review this year’s Short Feature nominees, because today we present the finalists for its counterpart— Best Long Feature. This year the jury has chosen five finalists for the Best Feature Article: Long. The award will honour the best long feature story (minimum 2,000 words) in terms of the overall quality of writing, including but not limited to reporting, criticism, reviews and other non-fiction genres. The nominated pieces include two from west coast online […]

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Interview Series: Denise Balkissoon and Hannah Sung

Interview Series: Chris Purdy

Kenny Yum’s speech, Digital Publishing Leadership Award

Best Feature Video: Top 5 Finalists

Best Short Video: Top 5 Finalists

Best Podcast, Top 3 Finalists

Best Service Feature: Lifestyle, Top 5 Finalists

Best Long Feature, Top 5 Finalists