Jack Webster Awards

Last updated
Webster
Awarded forOutstanding achievement in Journalism in B.C.
CountryCanada
First awarded1984
Website www.jackwebster.com/awards/

Jack Webster Awards are a series of yearly [1] industry awards [2] [3] presented by the Jack Webster Foundation for outstanding achievement in journalism in the Canadian province of British Columbia. [4] [5] The awards were established in 1986 [6] [7] by the foundation and named after the late Jack Webster, who was a longtime reporter in British Columbia. [8] [9] [10] Split into multiple categories, [11] they are the top journalism honours in the province. [12]

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References

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