The Journal is in the running for four national student journalism awards this year, including the coveted title of best publication.
Alumni and staff of The Queen’s Journal have received recognition for their work in this year’s John H. MacDonald (JHM) Awards for Excellence in Student Journalism shortlist. Nominations span four categories: Investigative Reporting Award, News Reporting Award, The Globe and Mail Student Journalist of the Year Award, and Student Publication of the Year. Presented by the Canadian University Press (CUP), a nonprofit cooperative owned by student newspapers across Canada, the final shortlist was announced on Feb. 9.
For the Investigative Reporting category, the team behind “The hazing incident that erased a prestigious Queen’s Commerce club” has received recognition. The story, a year-long investigation into the hazing scandal which led to the disbandment of Queen’s Finance Association, was written by Vol. 151 Editor in Chief Asbah Ahmad, ArtSci ’24, along with Vol. 151 Senior News Editor Sophia Coppolino, ArtSci ’24, and Business, Science, and Technology Editor Aimée Look, Comm ’24.
In the News Reporting Award category, The Journal was nominated for its coverage of student activism. In her article, “Students protest secrecy over cuts to Queen’s Arts and Science outside town hall,” Coppolino captured the voices of students as they rallied against the University’s lack of transparency surrounding cuts to the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Coppolino has also earned an individual nomination for The Globe and Mail Student Journalist of the Year Award, further adding to her recognition.
And the cherry on top—The Journal has been nominated for Student Publication of the Year, standing alongside Carleton University’s The Charlatan, Toronto Metropolitan University’s The Eyeopener, and the University of Ottawa’s The Fulcrum in this highly competitive category.
Award finalists will be announced at the 2025 NASH87 Canadian student journalism conference on Feb. 15, hosted by McMaster University’s The Silhouette in partnership with CUP.
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