Charles Lynch Award
The Charles Lynch Award is an annual award presented to a Canadian journalist in recognition of outstanding coverage of national issues as selected by their colleagues in the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery.
The annual award was established in 1997 the to honour legendary Canadian journalist, author and World War II correspondent Charles Lynch.
Formerly handed out under the auspices of the National Press Club of Canada, the Charles Lynch Award is now administered by the Press Gallery itself. Rather than singling out any one achievement, the award is intended to recognize a recipient’s overall reputation and respect according to their peers.
Charles Lynch Award Recipients
- 2012 Daniel Leblanc [1]
- 2011 Susan Delacourt [2]
- 2010 Rob Russo[3]
- 2009 Juliet O'Neill
- 2008 ?
- 2007 ?
- 2006 Jeffrey Simpson
- 2005 James Travers
- 2004 Not Awarded
- 2003 Susan Murray
- 2002 Craig Oliver
- 2001 Not Awarded
- 2000 Not Awarded
- 1999 Daniel L'Heureux
- 1998 Hugh Winsor
- 1997 Don Newman