Halifax cartoonist Michael de Adder also winsPublished Apr 26, 2025 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 1 minute readChronicle Herald reporter Aaron Beswick has been named national journalist of the year. Pauline Cameron photo.Aaron Beswick of The Chronicle Herald was named journalist of the year at the National Newspaper Awards ceremony in Montreal on Friday, for his coverage of the lawlessness in Nova Scotia’s lobster and eel fisheries. Beswick also won the local reporting award, impressing judges with his depth of reporting, and how he was able to own the topic with a series of exclusive revelations. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle content“If you’re a Chronicle Herald reader, this is the lifeblood of your community,” the judging panel said. “The audience that’s reading this — this is what they want to read about.” Beswick’s work included reporting on poaching, boats and buildings being burned, and the emergence of organized crime and international smuggling operations. “This complicated story — about these numbers and these prices and illegal fishing and how it affects different markets — it’s all very relevant to today, with global trade on everyone’s mind,” judges said. “He shed light on a topic that is important to the industry, Canadians nationwide and internationally.” Also receiving one of 25 NNAs bestowed at the ceremony was editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder, whose work appears in The Chronicle Herald and The Globe and Mail. This is the 76th year for the awards program, established by the Toronto Press Club in 1949 to encourage excellence and reward achievement in daily newspaper work in Canada. The competition is now also open to news agencies and online news sites. Article content
The Chronicle Herald’s Aaron Beswick named national journalist of the year
