Two CBC reporters won individual awards for their work at a gala ceremony in Ottawa last night.

The award for Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting from the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance in English language media went to Peter Nowak. He wrote about the award on his blog. He said “the award is particularly satisfying because it’s a stamp of approval on the type of journalism I try to do, which is issues-based rather than so much of the product-based tech reporting out there.”

Reporting on important consumer issues such as net neutrality, copyright reform and competition problems – like the woeful state of Canada’s cellphone market – often rubs those in power the wrong way, especially when exposing a lot of the bull that goes on, so it’s nice to see some back-up from the people who matter most: the readers.

The same award for French language media also went to a CBC reporter, Bruno Guglielminetti, according to Nowak, Guglielminetti said it was ironic that two CBC reporters grabbed the top honours, while the corporation is laying off hundreds of people: “The CBC, if you haven’t heard, is cutting 800 people, most of whom (myself included) are anxiously waiting until next week to find out if they have jobs or not,” Nowak wrote on his blog.

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