BSE was the top agricultural story of 2003 and last week Western Producer coverage of the crisis received the top award from the American Agricultural Editors Association.
The Producer’s editorial team effort was awarded Story of the Year designation and its entry also won first place in the team story competition, which included material by reporters Barbara Duckworth, Mary MacArthur, Michael Raine and Karen Briere.
Judges had this to say about the Producer submission: “This fascinating bouquet of BSE articles covers the breadth and depth of a timely and extremely complex subject. It methodically presents facts and ideas with reader-friendly presentation and excellent readability. Producer perspectives provide a strong human element to complement and supplement comprehensive reporting of facts and issues.”
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This award and others were announced July 27 at the AAEA annual meeting in Tampa Bay, Florida. The AAEA is a professional organization of publishers, editors, reporters and photographers involved in North American agricultural publications.
The writing and photo contest typically draws entries from the United States and Canada, including participation from U.S. daily newspapers that publish agricultural news.
Raine was a multiple award winner, earning the photographer of the year designation for the second consecutive year and for the third time overall.
A Raine photo of a chuckwagon and cattle in a Saskatchewan sunrise was judged photo of the year, and the Producer photojournalist also earned first and third place in photo pictorial, first and second in feature photo and first and second in the photo essay categories.
Calgary reporter Barbara Duckworth won second place in the photo pictorial category.
Additional writing awards were earned by Winnipeg reporter Ed White, who placed second in the human interest story category, and Saskatoon reporter Sean Pratt, who won second in issues reporting.
