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Public service journalism can be difficult and costly to produce — and is often the most important work we do
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 8:40 PM ET | Last Updated: December 11, 2020
A joint investigation by CBC News and CBC Sports on sexual offences in amateur sport was among six nominees for this year's Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. It was won by Kathy Tomlinson of The Globe and Mail, for her investigation False Promises.(Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)