Ryerson Review of Journalism wins awards

Last December, I said goodbye to the Ryerson Review of Journalism after being the instructor on five issues in four years. Since then, I’ve been delighted to see my talented and hard working students get some of the recognition they deserve with various awards.

At the National Magazine Awards in June:

* Liam Casey won Best New Writer and added two honourable mentions for his “Suicide Notes” in the Winter 2011 issue.

* Matt Scianitti also collected two honourable mentions for his “Not All Smurfs and Sunshine” in the Winter 2011 issue

From the AEJMC (Association of Educators of Journalism and Mass Communications) awards in July:

* Single Issue of an Ongoing Print Magazine: Editorial (16 entries)
First Place: Ryerson Review of Journalism (Winter 2012), Haley Cullingham, editor.

* Consumer Magazine Article: Investigation and Analysis (13 entries)
First Place: “Scary Monsters,” by Kasia Mychajlowycz (Winter 2012)

* Consumer Magazine Article: Feature (44 entries)
Second Place: “Northern Revival,” by Marta Iwanek (Winter 2012)

* Consumer Magazine Article: People (37 entries)
Honorable Mention: “Northern Tenacity,” by Samantha Anderson (Winter 2012)

Congrats also to the Summer 2012 issue, which won two awards, including:

* Specialized Business Press Article (1 entry)
First Place: “The Ethics of Staging,” Daniel Viola

* Consumer Magazine Article: People (37 entries)
Second Place: “Classic Gopnik,” by Matthew Braga