CBC's Don Newman wins Gordon Sinclair Award

CBC News senior parliamentary editor Don Newman has won the Gordon Sinclair Award from the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The award, named after an outspoken Canadian journalist, honours those who have made a significant contribution to Canadian journalism. Newman is host of CBC Newsworld's daily program Politics and chief political and special events broadcaster for CBC Newsworld. Newman joined CBC in 1976 as its Washington correspondent and began in the parliamentary bureau in 1981. He has contributed his analysis and incisive reporting to major national political stories ever since, including the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, the failed Meech Lake and Charlottetown accords, federal legislation and elections, including the 2008 election. A native of Winnipeg, he was named to... [read full story]