2022 Finalists
Thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the 2022 Emerge Media Awards!
Here are the finalists in each category.
Photojournalism
- Alex Lupul, Loyalist College: Outdoor Hockey
- Andres Felipe Restrepo, Mohawk College: No lockdown for firefighters
- Jadine Ngan, University of Toronto: In Photos: 215 children honoured in Vancouver
- Isabella Falsetti, University of British Columbia: Extinction Rebellion comes to UBC
- Spencer Colby, Carleton University: 2021: A year in review
Written Word:
Editoral or column
- Aquila Underwood, University of British Columbia: NDNs at UBC: The importance of remembering whakapapa at UBC
- Asha Swann, Ryerson University: We All Know a Chanel Miller
- Cindy Chen, University of Toronto: Space exploration is a non-negotiable investment
- Hannah Carty & Tahmeed Shafiq, University of Toronto: Let's try this again, U of T
- Janson Duench, Carleton University: The worst has passed for Ottawa’s LRT, now it’s time to reap the benefits
- Mary Shanahan, Western University: Is trauma-informed reporting becoming the new standard?
Written Word: News Story
- Mckenna Hadley-Burke & Karan Saxena, University of British Columbia: Journalists face 'invisible wounds' reporting on traumatic stories
- Sarah Krymalowski, University of King's College: Why you should care about incel violence
- Morgana Adby & Sember Woods, Carleton University: Ontario nursing shortage could worsen as many young nurses now say they want out: survey
- Pippa Norman, Carleton University: Local artist showcases toadstools in street art treasure hunt
- Negin Nia and Mckenna Hadley-Bruke, University of British Columbia: Painting a clearer picture of living on disability assistance in B.C.
Commercial / Creative Photography
- Hristina Belevski, University of Guelph-Humber: Gems of Queen
- Tien Nguyen, Mohawk College: Pain(t)
- Saad Khan, Mohawk College: Love of the Game
- Sydney Jonker, Mohawk College: Glass Water
- Taliah Timoll, University of Guelph-Humber: The Art Student
- Yu-Chuen (Alina) Chen, Fanshawe College: LIKEs are not your painkillers
Written Word: feature story
- Emily Marsten, Mount Royal University: Football concussion protocols in Alberta follows the rules but levels of care can still vary widely
- Isaac Phan Nay, Carleton University: Paved Paradise: The fate of the Kilborn Allotment Gardens
- Emmanuella Kondo, Mount Royal University: Overcoming residential school trauma: the story of Eric John Large
- Lauren Ali, University of Guelph-Humber: Shifting the narrative
- Madeline Liao, Ryerson University: 'I'm not broken:' Racialized students on navigating mental health in their communities
Audio Storytelling
- Amy Simon, Fanshawe College: What it takes to be a foster parent
- Erin Murphy, University of King's College, Movember Man
- Jueun Park, University of British Columbia: Lost stream, found
- Justine Van Dyke, Humber College: Life through a Black man's lens
- Kate Otterbein, Fanshawe College: Walk safe
Video documentary
- Safiyah Marhnouj & Emma Jackson, Carleton University: Whose Holidays?
- Liuyi Li, University of Toronto: Life of Liu He
- Qianhe Qian, University of Toronto: Blossom of Qinhuai Lanterns
- Kaitlyn Schropp, University of Regina: The Neighbourhood
- Theresa Kliem, University of Regina: The Newcomers
Video short Form
- Idriss Askour, University of Windsor: El's Quest
- Josh Mckenna & Jasmine Foong, University of British Columbia: 5 Degrees of Depression
- Andres Felipe Restrepo, Mohawk College: Play with Clay
- Trev McNaughton, Fanshawe College: Schick Hydro Skin Comfort
- Jonah Atkins, Mohawk College: World's Best Dad
Public Relations or Marketing Campaign
- Sydney Sturino, Tessa Bonner, Alissia Christidis, Jonny Locilento & Jordanna Macchione, University of Guelph-Humber: SOHO Media Pantera Press Marketing Makeover Challenge
- Shalayna Trelford-Ladd, Conestoga College: Housing with an Impact
- Tara Lipari, Conestoga College: Victoria Hospitals Foundation Campaign Proposal
Multimedia Production
- Irish Ann Pinpin, Peter Coppes, Min Dai, Kush Gossai, Sebastien Lortie, Jeldin Okurapa, Kirsten Sonntag, Jeanalle Suico, Akshata Suvarna & Yuhua Yang, Seneca College: Coalesce 2021
- Serena Renner, University of British Columbia: Revive
- Christian Kindrachuk, Noel Harper, Dean Cordero & Zack Worden, Mount Royal University: Calgary's climate emergency
- Jonathan Got and Morgane Wauquier, Carleton University: Canada-U.S border community reflects on the impact of frontier restrictions, longs for return to binational normal
- Riggs Vergara, Mount Royal University: A firefighter's worst day: A closer look at the rise of occupational cancers
Design: Words and Pictures
- Hannah Carty,Aditi Putcha, Jadine Ngan & Andrea Zhao, University of Toronto: We can't wait anymore
- Sarah Charity, Algonquin College: Infected
- Kiersten Lee, Algonquin College: Twisted Tea advertisement
- Harley Cuevas, Sheridan College: Someone I used to know
- Kiyoung Lee, Nicole Botelho Simao & Ramona
- Leitao, Sheridan College: Can't look away
Website
- Stephanie Bai & Nathalie Whitten, University of Toronto: Flux
- Mount Royal University: Calgary Journal
- First Nations University/University of Regina: Broken Promises
- Sheridan College: Sheridan Sun
- Megan Miskiman, MacEwan University: Sixty One Ten