Media advisory - Governor General to celebrate excellence in public service journalism during Michener Awards ceremony
The awards include the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism; the Michener-Baxter Award for Exceptional Service to Canadian Journalism; the 2025 Michener-L. Richard O'Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education; the Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism; and the inaugural Norman Webster Fellowships.
Michener Awards ceremony
Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Rideau Hall Ballroom
About the Michener Awards
For more than 50 years, the Michener Awards have honoured outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the public good. The Michener Awards and Fellowships are administered by the Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Notes for media:
To guarantee access to the ceremony, we ask that you please confirm your attendance with the Rideau Hall Press Office at [email protected].
Media are asked to arrive at the Princess Anne Entrance no later than 5:45 p.m. on the day of the ceremony.
Photos taken by the Governor General's official photographer can be made available upon request.
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