TORONTO, March 1, 2024 /CNW/ – The deadline for the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) annual Media Awards competition has been extended until March 8.
The competition honours outstanding nursing and health-care journalism in a variety of categories: community newspaper, daily newspaper, radio, television, online, podcast and multicultural.
A committee of reporters and nurses selected by RNAO – the professional association that shapes health and nursing policy – will judge stories published or broadcast in Ontario in 2023.
Previous winners include journalists from The Ottawa Citizen, CBC Toronto, CityNews and Latinos Magazine. Their work focused on a variety of topics such as COVID vaccinations, a peek behind the scenes of an emergency room, and the health-care obstacles faced by Black women.
Nominations for the Media Awards must be received via the online submission form.
Categories for the competition include:
Community newspaper
- Best news story
- Best in-depth feature or series
Daily newspaper
- Best news story
- Best in-depth feature or series
Radio
- Best news report
- Best in-depth report or series
Television
- Best news report
- Best in-depth report or series
Online
- Best news story
- Best in-depth feature or series
Podcast
- Best episode
- Best series
Multicultural
- Best news story
- Best in-depth feature or series
RNAO will present the awards to this year’s winners during the association’s Annual General Meeting in June 2024. For the complete list of criteria and to fill out an entry form, visit RNAO.ca/about/awards/media-awards.
The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is the professional association representing registered nurses, nurse practitioners and nursing students in Ontario. Since 1925, RNAO has advocated for healthy public policy, promoted excellence in nursing practice, increased nurses’ contribution to shaping the health system, and influenced decisions that affect nurses and the public we serve. For more information about RNAO, visit RNAO.ca or follow us on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.
SOURCE Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
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