The judges for the 2009 National Newspaper Awards competition were:

Local Reporting
Lisa Hrabluk , Saint John
Former reporter at Saint John Telegraph-Journal, now freelancing
Alain Guilbert, Greely, ON
Former editor and publisher at French-language dailies; NNA board member.
Don McCurdy, Toronto
Former managing editor of The Record in Kitchener.

Short Features

Carolyn Adolph, Seattle
Ex Globe and Gazette reporter, now producer at a public radio station in Seattle
Véronique Morin, Pointe Claire
20 years experience as a journalist. Science reporter and co-host of Panorama on Ontario’s public network. Has filed more than one hundred current affairs reports on science, the environment and technologies for television.
Pierre Bergeron, Ottawa
Ex publisher of Le Droit in Ottawa; freelance columnist; he has spent most of his career as a journalist, editorial writer, and book publisher.

Long Features

Satya Das, Edmonton
Former reporter, columnist and editorial writer with Edmonton Journal; now national policy consultant based in Edmonton; author of Green Oil which looks at the sustainability of the Alberta oil sands.
Raina Delisle, Victoria
Freelance writer, editor in Victoria. Recent Ryerson and Bishop’s U graduate.
Anita Elash, Toronto
CBC reporter in Toronto; freelance print and broadcast journalist in Paris for nearly 3 years. Former Toronto Sun reporter

Investigations

Maxine Ruvinsky, Kamloops
Chair of the journalism program at Thompson Rivers University; 20-year career with seven in Montreal’s CP bureau.
Yves Bellefleur, Montreal
Journalist with La Presse for over 20 years, he became Deputy Managing Editor, then Managing Editor in 1999. In 2001, he joined the daily newspaper Le Soleil as Editor in chief. He retired in 2008.
Fred Vallance-Jones, Halifax
Journalism professor at King’s College; former investigative reporter at Hamilton Spectator

Editorials

Donna Logan, Vancouver
Founding Director and Professor of Journalism of UBC; is currently involved in
media research projects. Prior to coming to UBC in the fall of 1997, she had an extensive career in print and broadcasting and held several senior executive positions with the CBC.
Linda Williamson, Toronto
Former senior editor of the Toronto Sun; former editorial writer for the Sun; now in communications for the Ontario ombudsman
Terence Moore, Winnipeg
Retired editorial writer, columnist and opinion page editor for the Winnipeg Free Press.

International Reporting

Peter Calamai, Ottawa
Retired Toronto Star and Ottawa Citizen reporter, editorial writer, and columnist. Three-time NNA award-winner.
April Lindgren, Toronto
Former Ottawa Citizen reporter, author, now journalism professor at Ryerson.
Julie Miville-Deschenes, Montreal
The first woman to occupy the function of Ombudsman with Radio-Canada after 30 years of journalism.

Presentation

Pegie Stark, Ottawa
Director of Stark Adam Design which she founded in 1998. Since then she has directed a number of design projects that include newspapers, magazines, corporate publications and websites. She is a continuing affiliate of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Len Fortune, Oakville
Former design editor at the Toronto Sun. Designer of NNA’s From See to See photography book of the first 50 years of award-winning photojournalism.
Dick Wallace, Calgary
Retired design director and photographer Calgary Herald; former award-winning photographer London Free Press

Editorial Cartooning

Linda Hughes, Edmonton
Retired publisher and editor of the Edmonton Journal. Chancellor at Grant McEwan College
Michael Goldbloom, Lennoxville
Principal and vice-chancellor of Bishop’s University; former publisher Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette
J. Fred Kuntz, Mississauga
Former editor-in-chief Toronto Star; former publisher The Record in Waterloo Region; former senior editor at Globe and Mail and Star.

Breaking News

Steve Petherbridge, Toronto
Former executive at The Globe and Mail; former professor at Ryerson and managing editor at Toronto Star.
Peter Haggert, Saint John
Former editor-in-chief of the Fredericton Gleaner; ex-managing editor of the Saint John Times-Globe; Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal.
Sophie Gaulin, Saint Boniface, MB
Editor-in-chief of La Liberté weekly in Manitoba; former journalist in France

Beat Reporting

Jonna Brewer, Moncton
Executive producer for CBC in Moncton; longtime CBC journalist.
Leah Janzen, Winnipeg
Award-winning former journalist Winnipeg Free Press; now in communications at University of Manitoba
Rod Macdonell, Ottawa
Former award-winning investigative journalist at The Gazette; later executive director of the CJFE; now with Forum of Federations in Ottawa

Columns

Giselle Goguen, Fredericton
Policy analyst, former lawyer and journalist with CBC and Telegraph Journal. She lives near Fredericton.
Susan Harada, Ottawa
Former CBC television reporter and anchor. Now teaching journalism at Carleton University.
Christian Bode, Toronto
Former CBC reporter and author in French. Has been in communications for nearly two decades in the Ontario government

Business

André Préfontaine, Ottawa
CEO of Canadian Geographic; former CEO of Transcontinental and Quebecor; former publisher at Windsor Star; former reporter at CP.
Peter Menzies, Calgary
Former editor and publisher of the Calgary Herald; now consulting; CRTC member.
Martine Turenne, Montreal
News editor at Les Affaires business publication

Sports

Tim Pritchard, St. Mary’s, ON
Former managing editor Financial Post, ex-managing editor The Globe and Mail, former editor Report on Business, occasional writer on economics for The Economist.
Michel Tremblay, Montreal
Director General of CKAC 73, an all-sports radio station in Montréal
Lea Storry, Revelstoke, BC
Freelance journalist; former editor of the Fort Smith newspaper; former broadcast reporter.

Entertainment

Rosa Harris-Adler, Victoria
Former editor of Ottawa Magazine for seven years. She has also worked as a columnist for The Ottawa Citizen since 1999. Freelance articles have appeared in such national magazines as Saturday Night, Maclean’s, Canadian Business, Equinox and Canadian Geographic.
David Staines, Ottawa
A literary critic, professor in the department of English, University of Ottawa, writer, editor and author. Also acting director of the Institute of Canadian Studies.
Nancy Leggett-Bachand, St-Lambert, QC
Former executive director of Hebdos Québec. Fifteen years of experience in management, communications and law.

Politics

Geoff Stevens, Cambridge, ON
Author and lecturer in public affairs and government; former managing editor of Maclean’s, Globe and Mail
Kathryn Warden, Saskatoon
Director of Research Communications for U of Saskatchewan. She has 25 years of journalism experience, having held a variety of posts at the Calgary Herald, Toronto Star and The Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
Don Newman, Ottawa
Recently retired CBC political correspondent in Ottawa

Explanatory

Cecil Rosner, Winnipeg
CBC producer; former investigative reporter, Winnipeg Free Press
Natalie St-Denis, Calgary
Media & External Relations Manager with the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut. Was a full-time Calgary-based freelance writer and photojournalist for four years prior to joining the Foundation in November 2007.
Anne Kothawala, Toronto
Former president of the CNA. Now public policy consultant.

Special Project

Jean-François Parent, Montreal
Staff writer for Les Affaires business magazine; former freelance writer in Montreal for several publications; former daily newspaper journalist at Le Droit.
Dean Jobb, Halifax
Journalism professor at King’s College. Former award-winning reporter Chronicle-Herald. Author of Media Law for Journalists.
Lillian Newbery, Mississauga
Freelance writer; former reporter with Toronto Star and CP.

News Photography

Frank O’Connor, Belleville
Photo instructor at Loyalist College in Belleville. Former award-winning photographer at the Intelligencer.
Bob Carroll, Windsor
Former Director of Photography UPC. Spent most of his career in wire services - UPI / UPC, Reuters, and CP, plus 5-major dailies. Retired from The Windsor Star 2007.
Alain-Pierre Hovasse, Vancouver
Former photo editor at La Presse - he left in December 2007 - and deputy photo editor for The National Post; now is on the organizing committee of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

Feature Photo

Erin Combs, Encinitas, CA
Freelance photographer; former chief photographer, Toronto Star, member of NNA board
Dick Loek, Toronto
Dick Loek was former chief photographer at the Toronto Telegram and Toronto Star. He is a two-time runner up for the National Newspaper Award.
Len Wagg, Wellington, NS
After 26 years with the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, he now freelances and publishes books on Nova Scotia.

News Feature Photo

Brian Clark, Guelph
Retired chief of photography at the Waterloo Region Record.
Rod MacIvor, Ottawa
Retired Ottawa Citizen award-winning photographer.
Gail Harvey, Toronto
Award-winning film maker and still/portrait photographer. Has judged in NNAs for many years.

Sports Photo

Doug Ball, Oakville
Former CP photographer, winner of two NNAs for photography; currently freelancing and co-author of Life on a Press Pass book of memoirs.
Denis Paquin, New York
Former National Post photo editor; now with AP in New York.
Hans Deryk, Fort Lauderdale
Hans Deryk is a freelance photographer in Florida. He has 25 years experience with AP, CP, Toronto Star, and six other Canadian newspapers.

Multimedia Feature

Joyce Smith, Toronto
Former features editor at globeandmail.com. Joined Ryerson in 2001 to head up the online teaching program. Had previously worked at the Toronto Star prior to the Globe.
Ron MacDonald, Calgary
Head of the jounalism program at Mount Royal College
Colette Brin, Quebec City
Respected journalism professor at Laval University.