This year’s panel of judges featured a diverse group of experts in Canadian media:Daniella Barreto is Amnesty International Canada’s Digital Activism Coordinator and the host of the upcoming podcast Rights Back at You . She won an Amnesty Media Award for her December 2020 exposé on the high rate of worker injuries at Amazon warehouses in Canada. Cory Ruf is Amnesty International Canada’s Media Officer, a former journalist, and a past recipient of an Amnesty Media Award. John Tackaberry served as Amnesty International Canada’s Media Officer for more than 20 years and worked for many years as a journalist before that. “The Media Awards would not be possible without their expertise and their commitment to celebrating the best of what Canadian human-rights journalism has to offer.”CONTACT: Cory Ruf, Media Officer Amnesty International Canada (English Section) 416-363-9933 ext.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2022 03:48 UTC