Centre for Investigative Journalism Award
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The Centre for Investigative Journalism Award (1986–1990) was given for excellence in investigative journalism by Canadian journalists. It was administered by the Canadian Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ).
Founded in 1978,[1] CIJ began giving the awards in 1986.[2] The inaugural awards had just two categories: print and broadcast.[2] The categories were refined in 1987 to be newspaper, magazine, television, and radio.[3] The 1990 awards split the newspaper category into open newspaper and small newspaper, and the radio and television categories were each split into network and regional.[4] They were the final awards given under the organization's name before it was changed to the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) the day after the awards ceremony.[5][6] The CAJ continued giving awards from 1991 onward under its new name.[7]
1986 Awardees
Broadcast
- He was honored for an investigation into the federal government's decision to allow StarKist to ship cans of tainted tuna from its Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.[2] Fisheries minister John Fraser resigned as a consequence of the report, and millions of cans of tuna were recalled.[2]
- Video:
- "Product of Canada", September 17, 1985[8]
- Video:
- Honorable Mention: Pierre Leduc, CFCF-TV[2]
- He was honored for a story about a vendetta against a lawyer in Quebec City, Quebec, by other lawyers.[2]
- They were honored for a series of articles on the mass arrest of 32 men who were charged with committing sex offenses in a washroom at a shopping mall in St. Catharines, Ontario.[2] The St. Catharines police department changed its procedures for handling such offenses as a result of the series.[2]
- Honorable Mention: Brian Power and Nicole Parton, The Vancouver Sun[2]
- They were honored for a story about a yougurt-like milk culture sold as a cancer and cosmetic treatment.[2]
- Story:
- "U.S. pyramid fleece hits city", July 26, 1985[9]
- Story:
- Honorable Mention: Linda Diebel, Montreal Gazette[2]
- She was honored for a story on Canadian banks involved in money laundering in the Bahamas.[2]
- Story:
- "Bahamians ask probe of Canada's banks and drugs", October 22, 1985[10]
- Story:
- Honorable Mention: Elaine Dewar, Canadian Business[2]
- She was honored for her series on Unicorp's takeover of Union Enterprises.[2]
- Honorable Mention: Kate Dunn, Calgary Herald[2]
- She was honored for a story on a scam arising from federal scientific research tax credits.[2]
- Story:
- "At one time, Albion boss 'was on the street'", June 22, 1985[11]
- Story:
- Horoable Mention: Jock Furguson, The Globe and Mail[2]
- He was honored for a series on pollution in Sarnia, Ontario.[2]