Jack Webster Foundation

Since 1986 fostering and celebrating excellence in journalism to protect the public interest for British Columbians.

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Nominations for the 2025 Hutch, Good or Fralic Award are closed

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Webster Awards

The 2025 Webster Awards are now open for submissions

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Professional Development Grants

Applications are no longer being accepted for 2025 Professional Development Grants and recipients to be announced shortly

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Webster Awards

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 Webster Awards Scroll down below to see the requirements and categories

Each year, journalists across BC are invited to enter their best work in a variety of categories with the goal of being the winner of the coveted Webster Award — the hallmark of journalistic excellence in British Columbia.

The Shelley Fralic Award

The Shelley Fralic Award honours a B.C. journalist who identifies as a woman, and who exemplifies Shelley’s legacy of concern for excellence in journalism and making her community a better place. 

Bill Good Award

The Bill Good Award was announced in 2014 to honour Bill Good on his retirement from 50 years as a broadcast journalist at CTV, CKNW, BCTV (now Global BC) and CBC. 

Bruce Hutchinson Lifetime Award

The Jack Webster Foundation’s Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award honours an exemplary BC journalism career.

Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Journalism Fellowship

The Lieutenant Governor’s B.C. Journalism Fellowship will provide funding to journalists so they can invest the time and other resources in producing excellent in-depth coverage of important topics. 

For Journalism Students

The Foundation is pleased to offer financial support through our Student Awards, and professional development opportunities through our Masterclasses.

For Journalism Professionals

You could be eligible to receive a Professional Development Grant in order to take a course(s) to further your journalism career or receive funding to embark upon a self-defined project/area of study.

SEARCH FOR AWARDEE OR GRANT RECIPIENTS

“No other award in Western Canadian journalism instills a sense of pride greater than a Webster. It is what many reporters have strived for during the past quarter of a century.”

Clive Jackson

2018 Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award recipient