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 award is presented each year at the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner.
The annual award was established in 1997 to honour the 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
- 2023 Robert Fife and Steven Chase - Presented by Rob Russo.
- 2019 Chantal Hébert
- 2018 Manon Corneiller
- 2017 Dean Beeby
- 2016 Joel-Denis Bellavance
- 2015 Jennifer Ditchburn
- 2014 Robert Fife - Presented by Rob Russo and Don Newman.
- 2013 No Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was held in 2013.
- 2012 Daniel Leblanc
- 2011 Susan Delacourt - Presented by Rob Russo and Don Newman.
- 2010 Rob Russo - Presented by Don Newman.
- 2009 Juliet O'Neill
- 2008 Not Awarded
- 2007 Not Awarded
- 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