Anglican Communion News Service

The Anglican Journal was voted the best national or international newspaper at the recent Associated Church Press awards in Chicago, Illinois. The Associated Church Press is a North American organisation of 178 publications with a combined circulation of 30 million.

The judge who awarded the Journal its Best in Class award commented on the paper: "Interesting letters from readers. Big features make fine reading. A controlled, classy design. A sophisticated publication that says 'Read me!'"

The Journal won 6 other awards including an award of excellence for A Test of Faith, Vianney (Sam) Carriere's June 1996 story of Thacienne Karuhije, a Rwandan woman who has since come to Canada as a refugee. The judge complimented the writer for his "heartbreaking, wrenching tale of human inhumanity, sensitively related by allowing the subject to tell the story in her own words." The Journal was also honoured with the Award of Excellence for best front page for its "nice, balanced" layout of December 1996 issue. Journal editor the Revd David Harris won an Award of Merit for his March 1996 editorial entitled Church Needs to Focus on Spirituality and an honourable mention for his April editorial entitled Rich Tapestry Needs Strong Weave. Saskia Rowley, the Journal's art director, won an honourable mention for newspaper graphics for her graphics which accompanied the God, Cod and Newfoundland section in the October issue and a second honourable mention for best redesign of a publication. The Anglican Journal is the national newspaper of the Anglican Church of Canada. It reaches every Anglican bishop in the world and has a circulation of 250,000.

Article from: Anglican Church of Canada