Russ Ramsay Media Awards
The Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health
and Safety Reporting have been established to honour
outstanding journalism in Ontario that enhances understanding
and raises public awareness of workplace health and safety.
Categories
Entries may be submitted in the following categories:
Trade Media
- Excellence in print feature reporting
Consumer Media
- Excellence in print feature reporting (newspapers and
magazines)
- Excellence in radio feature reporting
- Exellence in television feature reporting
Student Media
- Excellence in print feature reporting (newspapers and magazines)
- Excellence in radio feature reporting
The Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health
and Safety Reporting will be presented to the journalist,
whether a freelancer or on staff.
Award Criteria
and Eligibility
The Russ Ramsay Media Awards for Excellence in Health
and Safety Reporting are open to print media available in
Ontario and radio and television stations that broadcast in
Ontario.
The following criteria and eligibility guidelines will be
the basis for judging submissions in each award category.
Criteria
The primary focus of any submission must be workplace
health and safety. All entries will be judged on how well
the issue of workplace health and safety is covered, how well
the story is told (i.e. through the writing and/or visuals
for print and the writing/delivery and production for broadcast),
and how in-depth the coverage is of the topic/issue. Each
entry will be reviewed based on the following criteria.
- Comprehensiveness – Is the piece
clear, concise, and fair? Does it capture multiple perspectives
and present a balanced point of view?
- Timeliness – Immediacy and relevance
to the audience will be considered.
- Contribution – How has the piece
contributed to society and the public understanding of the
issue(s)?
- Accuracy – Depth of research and
accuracy of information will be considered.
- Creativity – Is the approach creative,
original, compelling, and interesting?
Eligibility
- The work must have been published or aired each year between
January 1 and December 31 in the previous calendar year
(i.e. for presentation in 2010, work must have been completed
in 2009)
- The work can be submitted either by the media outlet or
by the journalist.
- The subject matter must be related to workplace health
and safety.
- Work may include, but not be limited to, a single story,
a series of individual stories, or a complete series.
- Work submitted in languages other than English must be
accompanied by an English translation.
- Work appearing in Farm Safety Association (FSA), Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA) and/or Ontario Service Safety Alliance (OSSA) owned/operated magazines and/or
newsletters will not be accepted.
- We reserve the right to change the category under which
the submission is being considered if the submission is
deemed to be more appropriate in another category.
- We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that may
indicate a conflict of interest.
- We reserve the right not to present an award in any
or all categories if we feel there are no suitable submissions.
About
Russ Ramsay
Russ Ramsay was a pioneer in the promotion of health and
safety in the workplace, as well as a leader in the broadcasting
industry.
Russ Ramsay, IAPA’s fifth and last general manager
(1987-1995), was a former Minister of Labour for the Province
of Ontario.
His political career began in 1978 when he was elected to
the provincial legislature, representing Sault Ste. Marie.
Ramsay served as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of
Labour from June 1980 to April 1981, after which he was appointed
to the Cabinet as Provincial Secretary of Resources Development.
In February of 1982, he was appointed Minister of Labour.
Between 1985 and 1987, Ramsey served as Special Consultant
to Labour Canada, as well as Chairman of the Board for Ontario
Health Discipline, and President of the Sault Ste. Marie Economic
Development Council.
He was also affiliated with the broadcast industry for more
than 30 years. Ramsay was President and General Manager of
Hyland Radio TV Limited and Lake Superior Cablevision Limited
until August 1976 and Vice President and General Manager of
Huron Broadcasting Limited (operators of Lake Superior Cablevision)
until December 1979. In addition, he held the position of
President of the Central Canada Broadcasters’ Association
and was a board member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters.
Ramsay has been the recipient of numerous accolades including:
- B’nai B’rith Society’s Citizen of the
Year in 1967
- the second Howard Caine Memorial Award from the Central
Canada Broadcasters’ Association in 1970
- induction into the Sault Ste. Marie Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1975
- the Medial of Merit from the Municipality of Sault Ste.
Marie in 1978
- having a sports gallery in Sault Ste. Marie Museum renamed
as the Russell H. Ramsay Sports History Hall of Fame Gallery
in 1991
- the commemorative medal for the 125th Anniversary of
Canadian Federation in 1992
- the Order of Canada in 1993
Russ Ramsay Media Award Recipients
2010:
Andre Picard
Consumer Media: Excellence in Print Feature Reporting “When the Office Gives Back”
Aziza Sindhu
Consumer Media: Excellence in Radio Feature Reporting “High on the Job”
Primary WSPS Video Player
Mari-Len De Guzman
Trade Media: Excellence in Print Feature Reporting “Code White”
2009:
Dan Birch
Trade Media: Excellence in Print Feature Reporting “Under Fire” – OHS Magazine
2008:
Kellie Hudson
Consumer Media: Excellence in Radio Feature Reporting
"It's All in Your Head" - CBC Radio, Thunder Bay
Michelle Morra
Trade Media: Excellence in Print Feature Reporting
"Are booms a bust for safety?" - Canadian Occupational
Safety Magazine
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