HAMILTON — The Hamilton Spectator dominated the 2017 Ontario Newspaper Awards on Saturday night, claiming 12 of the night’s 34 awards, including the prestigious Journalist of the Year and Photojournalist of the Year awards. The London Free Press and the Windsor Star each picked up five awards. “Fake news is pervasive and dangerous, and for this reason quality journalism matters more than ever,” says ONA Chair Howard Elliott. There is nothing alternative about the facts gathered by the professional journalists who work for these organizations. For this tremendous contribution, we offer our thanks through the Ontario Newspaper Awards.”The 63rd annual awards were presented Saturday night at a gala event at the Sheraton Hotel in Hamilton attended by about 250 journalists, editors, photographers, publishers and sponsors.

Source: Daily Sun April 30, 2017 03:11 UTC