The Ethnic Press Council of Canada Inc. has selected the Jewish
Western Bulletin as one of the best ethnic publications in Canada.
This year, eight ethnic communities were chosen for analysis and,
within each ethnic group, a winner was selected. The papers nominated
were judged on how well they promoted the Canadian context (aspects
such as brotherhood, anti-racism and equality) to their readership
while maintaining the specific community needs of the readership.
The papers examined were chosen by the Ethnic Press Council and
by Pluri Vox Media Corp., a company that strives to facilitate inter-cultural
communication in support of Canada's multicultural demographic.
Pluri Vox offers a range of services, including translation and
media monitoring, and it has experience working with print publications
published by more than 23 linguistic/cultural groups in Canada.
Within the Jewish community, Pluri Vox monitors the Bulletin,
the Canadian Jewish News, Manitoba's Jewish Post and News
and Quebec's Voix sepharade.
The award given to the Bulletin was for best editorial content
and was presented for "Outstanding contributions and dedication
in the promotion of the interests of the multicultural communities;
the editorials and the expression of the will of the Jewish community
in Canada; and for the acceptance and implementation of the principles
of equality."
A special ceremony took place Sept. 1 at the National Trade Building
in Toronto. The event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Ethnic
Press Council and included the presentation of this year's awards.
The Hon. Sheila Copps, minister for Heritage Canada, and the Hon.
Jean Augustine, Secretary of State for Multiculturalism, were in
attendance. This is the second journalism award received by the
Bulletin this year. In June, the paper won first place for
excellence in news reporting for Pat Johnson's cover story about
a local church raising money to help convicted Nazi war criminal
Michael Seifert.
September 13, 2002