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TORONTO, March 30, 2016 /CNW/ – Boston Globe Spotlight Team reporters Sacha Pfeiffer, Michael Rezendes and Walter Robinson will be honoured at the CJF Awards in Toronto on June 16 with a Canadian Journalism Foundation Special Citation for exemplary journalism.
The reporting team won a Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for its investigative series exposing widespread child abuse by numerous priests and the systemic cover-up by the Catholic Church in Boston. The Spotlight Team’s courageous journalism was portrayed in the movie Spotlight, which won best picture and best original screenplay at this year’s Academy Awards.
“At the CJF, we believe that exceptional journalism needs to be honoured,” says John Cruickshank, chair of the CJF and outgoing publisher of the Toronto Star. “The work of the Boston Globe reporters highlights the painstaking time and effort that goes into investigative journalism and the profound impact it can have on people’s lives. Their work is an inspiration and serves as a reminder of why rigorous journalism is necessary.”
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