Donaldson Scholarship

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The Joan Donaldson Newsworld Scholarship is awarded annually by CBC Newsworld to aspiring journalists in honour of Newsworld's former head, Joan Donaldson. As many as eight recipients are chosen from journalism programs from across Canada. It is considered as one of the highest awards in Canadian student journalism. Many recipients continue to work for CBC Newsworld as reporters or behind the scenes.

There has been controversy that the selection process places too much emphasis on gender and racial diversity, which is a common criticism of CBC in general. This was brought to a head in 2005 when senior management voiced their concerns internally over that year's group, calling it a "failure" and saying that it was not adequately representative of Canadian society. That year seven out of the eight recipients were female and no visible minorities were represented. This resulted in a greater attention to diversity in the 2006 selection, with that year's group being thought of as ideally balanced.

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[edit] Donaldson Scholars

2006

2005

  • Sarah Everts (Carleton University)
  • Hilary Walker (Ryerson University)
  • Roger Samson (Carleton University)
  • Caroline Locher (Concordia University)
  • Catherine Cullen (Concordia University)
  • Willow Smith (Ryerson University)
  • Jennifer Anderson (University of Western Ontario)
  • Bethany Lindsay (University of British Columbia)

2004

  • Deana Sumanac (Ryerson University), producer for CBC News: Sunday
  • Sarah Quadri (Ryerson University)
  • Lyla Miller (Carleton University)
  • Kathleen Renne (University of King's College)
  • Samira Hussain (University of Western Ontario)
  • William Mbaho (University of British Columbia)
  • Paul McGrath (Concordia University), producer for The Hour
  • Silas Polkinghorne (University of Regina)

2003

  • Derron Bodell (Concordia University)
  • Angela Chang (The University of King's College)
  • Jeremy Keehn (University of British Columbia), managing editor of The Walrus
  • Raelyne Linton (University of Regina)
  • Nicola Luksic (Carleton University)
  • Rick Matthews (Ryerson University), producer for The Hour
  • Zulekha Nathoo (University of Western Ontario), videojournalist for CBC in Bathurst, New Brunswick
  • Corey Snook (University of Western Ontario)

2002

  • Kirsten Anderson (University of Regina)
  • Sara Brunetti (Carleton University)
  • Katie Eggins (Concordia University)
  • Jennifer Haynes (University of Western Ontario)
  • Karen Kawawada (University of British Columbia), reporter for The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
  • Liam Mitchell (University of British Columbia)
  • Kelly Patrick (Carleton University)
  • Heather Robinson (University of Western Ontario), reporter for CBC in Moncton, New Brunswick

2001

2000

  • Peter Wall (Sing Tao School of Journalism, University of British Columbia), videojournalist for CBC News: Sunday
  • Chris Epp (Ryerson University)
  • Kristen Higgins (University of Regina)
  • Danielle Stone (University of King's College)
  • Danielle Brown (Concordia University)
  • Carissa Almeida (University of Western Ontario)
  • Connie Walker (Saskatchewan Indian Federated College), former host of Street Cents on CBC
  • Jennifer Brown (Carleton University)

1999

  • James MacDonald (University of Western Ontario)
  • Daniel Kitts (Carleton University), producer with TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin
  • Signe Katz (Concordia University)
  • Farha Akhtar (University of Regina)
  • Michelle Hugli (Saskatchewan Indian Federated College)
  • Ian Clayton (Sing Tao School of Journalism, University of British Columbia)
  • Angela Naus (Ryerson University)
  • Robert Sawatzky (University of King's College)

[edit] Statistics

Most Donaldson Scholars Per School
Totals School Program(s) City
11 Carleton University Journalism and Communication Ottawa, Ontario
10 Ryerson University Journalism/

Radio and Television Arts

 Toronto, Ontario
9 Concordia University Journalism Montreal, Quebec
9 University of British Columbia/

Sing Tao School of Journalism

 Journalism Vancouver, British Columbia
9 University of Western Ontario Information and Media Studies London, Ontario
6 University of Regina Journalism Regina, Saskatchewan
5 University of King's College Journalism Halifax, Nova Scotia
3 First Nations University of Canada/

Saskatchewan Indian Federated College

 Communication Arts Regina, Saskatchewan
1 St. Thomas University Journalism Fredericton, New Brunswick
  • Only three schools have had a Donaldson Scholar every year since its inception: Carleton University, Concordia University and the University of British Columbia.

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