Free Press nominated for four national awards

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The Free Press has been nominated for four National Newspaper Awards.

The nominees were announced Monday morning.

The Free Press and the Brandon Sun, which are both owned by FP Canadian Newspapers Ltd., are jointly nominated for their combined coverage of the Trans-Canada Highway crash near Carberry in June that led to the deaths of 17 seniors.

Melissa Martin is nominated in the explanatory category for an exploration of crime reduction and the justice system.

Niigaan Sinclair is nominated in the column category for pieces focused on Manitoba politics, including an introduction to Premier Wab Kinew with an eye to Indigenous cultures and traditions.

John Woods is nominated in the sports photo category for a picture of the winner of the Manitoba Marathon women’s division shortly after she crossed the finish line.

“These awards speak to the remarkable strength of our newsroom, which has the ability to respond in real time to a breaking news event at a deadly intersection that would make headlines around the world and also deliver thoughtful columns, moving sports images and insights about the criminal justice system,” Free Press editor Paul Samyn said.

Matt Goerzen of the Sun is nominated in the editorial category for pieces on Brandon’s growth on LGBTTQ+ rights, the changes required after the Carberry collision and why deficit numbers can’t always be trusted.

Tim Smith of the Sun is nominated in the feature photo category for a picture of women washing windows at a Hutterite colony.

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