BCYCNA CN Community Journalism Scholarship Winners

BCYCNA CN Community Journalism Scholarship Winners
University of Victoria
Professional Writing
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Journalism
Katrina Pedersen
Jaclyn Sinclair
Estefania Wujkiw
Katrina Pedersen has been attending
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
for 3 years and is currently in her
second year in the Journalism Degree
program. She loves how journalism
allows reporters to inform the
public on important news stories,
while highlighting a high standard
of storytelling. Her career goal is to
work for a newspaper and perfect the
art of multimedia storytelling.
Jaclyn is in her third year of a
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
and Communications at Kwantlen
Polytechnic University. She has
particularly enjoyed multimedia
storytelling and photojournalism. She
looks forward to working more with
audio and visual journalism in the
future. When she has completed her
program, Jaclyn hopes to work as a
freelance journalist and storyteller.
Estefania Wujkiw is in the Journalism
program at Kwantlen Polytechnic
University, where she contributes to
the school’s newspaper. In February,
she was selected to take part in The
Vancouver Sun’s coverage of the 2013
B.C. Election. She is looking forward
to a career focused on culture and
entertainment.
Sarah MacMillan
Devan C. Tasa
Lukas Bhandar
Sarah MacMillan is currently a fourthyear Journalism student at Thompson
Rivers University in Kamloops B.C.
She is also an intern at the local
newspaper and an alumni member of
Phi Theta Kappa, an honour society
for two-year colleges. Sarah is looking
forward to graduation this spring
of 2013, excited to see where her
degree will take her.
Coming from Prince George, B.C.,
Devan C. Tasa is in his final year
of journalism at Thompson Rivers
University in Kamloops. Before he
started his two-year-long journalism
degree, he took a political science
and international studies joint major
at the University of Northern British
Columbia. In the future, Tasa would
like to work at a newspaper, with
a beat that allows him to focus on
municipal, provincial and federal
politics, as well as labour issues.
Lukas Bhandar is in his second year in
the Writing program at the University
of Victoria. He has been published in
several local publications including the
Martlet student newspaper and the
Torch Alumni Magazine, and aims to
expand his portfolio in the coming
years. He hopes to eventually work
both domestically and internationally
with a focus on LGBT issues.
Vanessa Annand
When she is not with her life-sized
ceramic cats (Pierre Mewdeau and
Kim Cattrall), Vanessa Annand is at the
University of Victoria. She is the editor
of UVic’s independent newspaper,
the Martlet, and is graduating with
a BFA in creative non-fiction and
professional writing. Though she
would like to cover polo for Equestrio
magazine in Dubai, she would also
blithely work in a three-person
newsroom in small-town Canada.
Thompson Rivers University
Journalism
Samantha Garvey
Samantha joined TRU’s journalism
program and immersed herself in the
industry, including webcasting TRU
Wolfpack varsity games, programming
CFBX campus radio and reporting
for The Omega and Terrace Standard
newspapers. She is now working
as a casual producer at the CBC
Radio One Kamloops bureau and
completing a documentary film.
Although radio was her first love,
after her second internship at a
community newspaper, she fell for
papers, describing them as the ground
floor of covering the news, and the
«pulse» of the town.
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BCYCNA CN Community Journalism Scholarship Winners
Langara College
Journalism
Deanna Cheng
Katja de Bock
Jules Knox
Sascha Porteous
”Working as a freelance writer for
the Renfrew-Collingwood community
newspaper, I discovered many little
stories about my neighbourhood that
I doubt any big newspaper would pay
attention to. Community newspapers
cover relevant issues that directly
affect their readers, lending a sense
of connection.” Deanna is currently
a Langara journalism student and
will graduate in 2014. So far, she has
written for WestEnder, RenfrewCollingwood Community newspaper
and the Voice at Langara College. She
has also contributed to the Karate BC
newsletter.
“Community newspapers and
websites have the privilege and the
duty to tell people’s stories, localize
global issues, and inform the public
so they can make the right decisions.
My family and I are hoping to move
to a smaller town and I look forward
to the opportunity to work as a
local journalist.” Katja started her
career in the German film and TV
industry, brought that experience
to Canada, and is now enrolled at
Langara College to get hands-on
experience with modern media tools.
She has been doing an energetic
job of covering her south Vancouver
community as part of her time at the
college.
“Community news has the ability to
convey the essence and passions of
a town. When I graduate, I hope to
work in a community up north. I love
the dynamic nature of politics within
small towns.” Jules Knox finished her
bachelor of commerce degree at the
University of British Columbia before
spending almost four years travelling
around the world. Upon her return to
Canada, she enrolled in the certificate
program at Langara College.
“The news that community journalists
report keeps people connected,
safe and educated.” Sascha Porteous
studied photography at North Island
College in 2006. After travelling the
world for a few years he decided to
pursue a career in journalism. He has
just completed his journalism diploma
at Langara College, and believes that
his training in photography is a perfect
match to accompany his writing.
Sascha hopes to start his career at
a community newspaper in British
Columbia.
Vancouver Island University
Creative Writing and Journalism
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Meagan has always aspired to a
career in journalism. Growing up in
the small community of Port Hardy,
she began writing at the high school
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