The Charles Lynch Award is an annual award presented to a Canadian journalist in recognition of outstanding coverage of national issues as selected by their colleagues in the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery. The award is presented each year at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner.
The annual award was established in 1997 to honour the legendary Canadian journalist, author and World War II correspondent Charles Lynch.
Formerly handed out under the auspices of the National Press Club of Canada, the Charles Lynch Award is now administered by the Press Gallery itself. Rather than singling out any one achievement, the award is intended to recognize a recipient's overall reputation and respect according to their peers.
Charles Lynch Award Recipients 1997 - Don Newman (CBC Newsworld) 1998 - Hugh Winsor (The Globe and Mail) 1999 - Daniel L'Heureux (Radio-Canada) 2000 - not awarded 2001 - not awarded 2002 - Craig Oliver (CTV News) 2003 - Susan Murray (CBC News) 2004 - not awarded 2005 - James Travers (Toronto Star) 2006 - Jeffrey Simpson (The Globe and Mail) 2007 - not awarded 2008 - not awarded 2009 - Juliet O'Neill (Postmedia News) 2010 - Rob Russo (Canadian Press) - Presented by Don Newman.CP bureau chief Rob Russo receives Charles Lynch Award, TORONTO STAR 2011 - Susan Delacourt (Toronto Star) - Presented by Rob Russo and Don Newman.Charles Lynch award, TORONTO STAR 2012 - (The Globe and Mail) Press Gallery Dinner Sees Political Ottawa Tweet The Night Away, HUFFINGTON POST 2013 - No Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was held in 2013. 2014 - Robert Fife (CTV News) - Presented by Rob Russo and Don Newman.In Pictures: Ottawa's Press Gallery Dinner, THE GLOBE AND MAIL 2015 - Jennifer Ditchburn (Canadian Press) CP reporter, photographer win prestigious journalism awards, THE CANADIAN PRESS 2017 - Dean Beeby (CBC News) 2018 - Manon Corneiller (Le Devoir) 2019 - Chantal Hébert (Toronto Star) 2023 - Robert Fife (The Globe and Mail) and Steven Chase (The Globe and Mail) - Presented by Rob Russo.
References
External links National Press Club of Canada Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery