CBC Manitoba nominated for CAJ award, with 3 other members of the Winnipeg-based team receiving nods

Several staff at CBC Manitoba are among the finalists for the 2022 Canadian Association of Journalists awards.

CBC Manitoba received a nomination in the broadcast under five minutes category for an investigative story about a website that helps strangers connect.

The story focused on how Omegle, advertised as a platform to "talk to strangers," is used by child sex predators.

What CBC found on Omegle

2 years ago

Duration 2:01

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about child sex crimes and graphic sexual content.A CBC reporter spent an hour on the website, identifying herself as a journalist and speaking to Omegle users. Critics say the website matches children with adults and is a safe haven for child sex predators.

Caroline Barghout, an investigative reporter for the CBC Manitoba I-Team, Kristin Annable, a reporter with the investigative unit based in Winnipeg, Amber Hildebrandt, digital senior producer at CBC Manitoba, and Melanie Verhaeghe, managing editor at CBC Manitoba, were named in the nomination for their contributions to the story.

Steve Silcox, a senior designer in the Winnipeg-based graphics team, is named in the nominationin the community writtencategory for the CBC Prince Edward Island investigative story "Shot in the Dark: The Death of Jeremy Stephens."

Silcox worked on the forensic animation of "Shot in the Dark," a key piece of the story that helped audiences understand the events that led to Stephens's death.

Critics warn of dangers of Omegle

2 years ago

Duration 4:51

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about child sex crimes and graphic sexual content.A website that matches people with random strangers is in the spotlight after a lawsuit was filed alleging it led to the sexual abuse of a girl by a man from Manitoba.

In the "daily excellence" category, Tyson Koschik, Jeff Stapleton, Sam Samson and Karen Paulswere part of the team for the "Saskatchewan Manhunt" story that aired on CBC Saskatchewan and The National at the end of a search on James Smith Cree First Nation last September.

The CBC received a total 21 nominations in the 18 CAJ categories.

The CAJ, which boasts over 1,300 members across Canada, said in a news release that 469 entries were submitted for consideration.

The awards gala will take place in Vancouver on April15.

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