UBC Journalism faculty and alumna awarded 2016 Hillman Prize



Duncan McCue in classUBC Journalism faculty member Duncan McCue and alumna Chantelle Bellrichard have been awarded a 2016 Hillman Prize for their work on a CBC multimedia project focusing on missing and murdered Indigenous women.

The Canadian Hillman Prize recognizes Canadian journalists whose work makes a difference to the lives of Canadians.

Hillman Prize judges selected three pieces this year “that brought to light critical new information on the subject of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada and contributed to the federal government’s decision to call an inquiry into this tragedy.”

McCue and Bellrichard were part of a CBC team who produced Missing and Murdered: Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls. The project examined unsolved cases from across Canada spanning six decades, and included input from more than 100 family members — many who had never spoken out previously. The series included an interactive database of stories and photos of more than 230 women.

The project was also recently awarded a Canadian Screen Award for best cross-platform project – non-fiction.

Duncan McCue has been a reporter for CBC News in Vancouver for over 15 years. His news and current affairs pieces are featured on CBC’s flagship news show, The National.



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