Donaldson Scholarship

The Joan Donaldson Newsworld Scholarship is awarded annually by CBC News Network to aspiring journalists in honour of Newsworld's former head, Joan Donaldson. As many as eight recipients are chosen from journalism programs from across Canada. It is considered one of the highest awards in Canadian student journalism. Many recipients continue to work for CBC Newsworld as reporters or behind the scenes.
There has been controversy that the selection process places too much emphasis on gender and racial diversity, which is a common criticism of CBC in general. This was brought to a head in 2005 when senior management voiced their concerns internally over that year's group, calling it a "failure" and saying that it was not adequately representative of Canadian society. That year seven out of the eight recipients were female and no visible minorities were represented. This resulted in a greater attention to diversity in the 2006 selection, with that year's group being thought of as ideally balanced.

Donaldson Scholars

2013

Julia Whalen
Trinh Theresa Do, CBC Reporter in Ottawa
Lindsay Sample, Associate Producer with Marketplace
Kate McKenna, CBC Reporter in Iqaluit
Lucas Powers
Asha Siad
Asher Greenberg
Roxanna Woloshyn
Idil Mussa
James Schofield

2012

Alina Perrault
Brigitte Noël, CBC Reporter in Fredericton
Calvin To, reporter, CTV Toronto
Christy Climenhaga, CBC Saskatchewan meteorologist and anchor
David Thurton, CBC Reporter in Halifax
Emily Brass, CBC Reporter in Montreal
Julia Sisler
Lisa Laventure, associate producer with The National
Matthew Black, CBC Reporter/Producer in Vancouver

2011

Adam Avrashi
Najat Abdalhadi
Giselle Dookhie
Sol Israel
Alana Bergstrom
Lily Boisson
Fabiola Carletti
Sachin Seth

2010

Josh Bloch
Alexandra Hunnings
Karen Jouhal
Kevin Sauvé
Vanmala Subramaniam
Meg Wilcox
Karin Yeske

2009

Stephanie VanKampen
Tashauna Reid
Saphia Khamabalia
Redmond Shannon
Krysia Collyer
Anna Fong
Chris Glover

2008

Danielle Mario
Michael Bobbie
Jeff Semple
Beza Seife
Kenyon Wallace
Angela Gilbert
Ashifa Kassam

2007

Kennedy Jawoko
Neala Barton
Lucas Chambers
Steve Bruce
Abby Schneider
Genevieve Tomney
Manusha Janakiram

2006

Jayson Go Reporter for Breakfast Television at Citytv Edmonton
Rafi Mustafa CBC Newsworld producer
Jennifer Choi CBC New Brunswick reporter
Miranda Mathews CBC Newsworld
Megan Thomas, Associate Producer for CBC Radio in Sudbury, Ontario
Peter Cowan, Radio Reporter for CBC News in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Emilie White
Tanya Beja, Reporter for Global BC

2005

Sarah Everts
Hilary Walker
Roger Samson
Caroline Locher
Catherine Cullen
Willow Smith
Jennifer Anderson
Bethany Lindsay

2004

Deana Sumanac
Sarah Quadri
Lyla Miller, radio reporter for CBC News in Sudbury, ON
Kathleen Renne
Samira Hussain
William Mbaho
Paul McGrath, producer for The Hour
Silas Polkinghorne

2003

Derron Bodell
Angela Chang, newsreader CBC Radio Fredericton
Jeremy Keehn, senior editor at The Walrus
Raelyne Linton currently studying nursing
Nicola Luksic
Rick Matthews, producer for The Hour
Zulekha Nathoo, working in Zambia
Corey Snook

2002

Kirsten Anderson
Sara Brunetti
Katie Eggins
Jennifer Haynes
Karen Kawawada, reporter for The Kitchener-Waterloo Record
Liam Mitchell, Senior Communications Strategist, University of Toronto
Kelly Patrick
Heather Robinson, reporter for CBC TV Victoria

2001

Caroline Plante, reporter for Global Quebec in Quebec City, Quebec
Joan Ireland
Colleen Ross
Jennifer Chen, associate producer for CBC Radio's The Early Edition in Vancouver, British Columbia
Lyndsay Duncombe, reporter for CBC News at Six in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Erin Boudreau, producer for CBC TV London UK
Julie Grenier
Andrea Sellinger

2000

Peter Wall, video journalist for CBC's The National
Chris Epp
Kristen Higgins
Danielle Stone
Danielle Brown
Carissa Almeida
Connie Walker, former host of Street Cents on CBC
Jennifer Brown

1999

James MacDonald
Daniel Kitts, producer with TVO's
Signe Katz
Farha Akhtar
Michelle Hugli
Ian Clayton
Angela Naus
Robert Sawatzky