Margaret Graham Awards
By Matt Wood
Being named the recipient of the Margaret
Graham Award was a tremendous boost. Not only did it confirm that all
the work I’d done in school would pay off, it provided me with
greater
confidence in my own abilities. To be recognized by one’s peers
is
always welcome and, indeed, an honour.
My career in journalism was shorter than I imagined; after working
sporadically for the Ottawa Sun, I moved to a charming city in central
British Columbia, Quesnel, to take on community newspaper reporting.
After 18 months, I was lured to the public relations field, working for
the City of Quesnel. I work with an outstanding team of employees at
the City and am fortunate to have the opportunity to make a difference
in the everyday lives of the wonderful people who call this community
home.
“To this day I reference the Margaret Graham Award, the
importance of
working hard at the post-secondary level and the rewards it can bring.
Congratulations to all of the recipients who have garnered this honour
over the past 35 years, and my very sincere thanks to the Media Club of
Ottawa for their belief in this young reporter’s abilities 10
years ago.
MARGARET GRAHAM AWARD WINNERS 2011
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Carleton
University
Lauren Mitsuki is a fourth-year journalism
student at Carleton
University. Originally from Toronto, she wanted to be an
investigative
journalist since the seventh grade. She recently interned at the
Canadian Medical Association Journal and is interested in science and
health reporting. She is honoured to be a recipient of the Margaret
Graham Award.
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University of Ottawa
Thierno Bolar Diallo is in his second year studying
Journalism at the University of Ottawa and expects to finish the first
part of his studies in 2013. He wanted to study Journalism because he
likes learning new things in different domains, and Journalism offers
the possibility to learn languages. In fact, as part of his
program he also studies French Literature, and English as a Second
Language. He would like to travel around the world and for that reason
Journalism is the appropriate domain to work in. He originally comes
from Guinea, a country of Western Africa, where he was born in 1987.
Before coming to Canada, he studied in Switzerland for 10 years. In the
future, in order to complete his Honours Bachelor’s Degree,
Thierno Bolar would like to explore other subjects linked to
Journalism, like Politics or Communication, . Currently he is focusing
on research and his two Diplomas of Journalism.
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Algonquin College
Cara Song was born and raised in
Mississauga, Ontario. She held a
passion or language and the arts throughout high school. With a keen
interest in the media, she knew studying journalism would be a step in
the right direction. The joint program between the University of Ottawa
and Algonquin College offered both a theoretical background and
hands-on experience that allowed her to gain valuable skills and
immerse completely in all things media. She didn’t have much
journalistic experience before college, yet found enjoyment in all
aspects of the field, including reporting, photojournalism, layout and
graphic design. Every day brings new challenges, and Cara looks forward
to tackling whatever the future holds.
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