Globe and Mail reporter Jessica Leeder won a gold medal at the Atlantic Journalism Awards in Halifax on Saturday night for a project about Canadian veterans.
In her application, Ms. Leeder wrote that the story “began with a whisper uttered over a Dartmouth hotel restaurant table,” including mention of a man who died by suicide because of the funding cuts.“I began following an almost non-existent trail to figure out what was actually happening, why it was happening and who was responsible,” she wrote.
scott_belton Wow!
Well done jessleeder - you sure do have a way with words. 👏
scott_belton 👏 What an accomplishment!
Wow congratulations
Congratulations!!! So well deserved.
👏 Congratulations!
jessleeder Congratulations👏
LenoreMombo jessleeder congratulations!!!
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