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2 The <strong>Chronicle</strong> February 27 - March 5, 20<strong>18</strong> chronicle.durhamcollege.ca Campus<br />
BACK<br />
of the<br />
FRONT<br />
DC journalism students look at Durham College and UOIT,<br />
and beyond, by the numbers and with their cameras<br />
<strong>Chronicle</strong> up for awards<br />
Toby Van Weston<br />
The Durham College <strong>Chronicle</strong>,<br />
the newspaper and website produced<br />
by Journalism - Mass Media<br />
students, has been recognized for its<br />
quality work by the Ontario Community<br />
Newspapers Association in<br />
its 20<strong>17</strong> Better Newspapers Competition.<br />
Student Toby Van Weston is one<br />
of three finalists in the Best Feature<br />
Story Category, for a story he produced<br />
in 20<strong>17</strong> about water issues on<br />
Scugog Island.<br />
The <strong>Chronicle</strong>'s website, chronicle.durhamcollege.ca,<br />
is also a<br />
finalist for best college or university<br />
news website.<br />
In addition, Travis Fortnum, who<br />
now works at CP24 in Toronto, was<br />
given honourable mentions in both<br />
Best Feature Story (Homophobia in<br />
Hockey )and Best News Story categories<br />
(Murder in North Oshawa).<br />
Most recently, the <strong>Chronicle</strong><br />
finished second in the General<br />
Excellence category at the 2016<br />
awards.<br />
First, second and third place winners<br />
will be presented during the<br />
Awards Gala on Friday, April 20<br />
at the Sheraton Parkway n Richmond<br />
Hill.<br />
"We're really proud of the work<br />
done by Toby and Travis as well as<br />
the entire program to be nominated<br />
among Ontario colleges and universities.<br />
Our students consistently<br />
produce industry standard journalism<br />
and it is reflected in jobs they<br />
get when they graduate. says Brian<br />
Legree, program coordinator."<br />
The <strong>Chronicle</strong> and the journalism<br />
program has been a fixture at<br />
Durham College for more than 40<br />
years.<br />
For more information on the<br />
program, visit durhamcollege.ca. /<br />
programs/journalism-mass-media.<br />
Travis Fortnum<br />
The following articles have been recognized by the Ontario Community<br />
Newspapers Association. (above), Toby Van Weston's Scugog water story is<br />
up for Best Feature Story, (top right), Travis Fortnum achieved honourable<br />
mentions for Best News Story and (bottom right), Best Feature Story.