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Postmedia News, Ottawa Citizen win Michener award for reporting on robocalls

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Governor General David Johnston, presents the Michener-Deacon Fellowship Award for investigative journalism to photojournalist Roger LeMoyne during a ceremony at Rideau Hall the official residence of the Governor General in Ottawa, Tuesday June 18, 2013.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

OTTAWA – A Postmedia News and Ottawa Citizen investigation exposing the use of “robocalls” to mislead and harass voters during the 2011 federal election campaign has won the 2012 Michener Award.

As a result of the reporting, Elections Canada is now investigating complaints, a Federal Court ruling is pending on the legality of results in six ridings, and a PC campaign worker faces charges.

Each year the Michener Awards Foundation honours a news organization for meritorious public service journalism.

The other finalists were CBC News, La Presse, the Toronto Star, the Coast and the Vancouver Sun.

Each news outlet was singled out for the degree of public benefit generated by the submitted stories.

The winner was announced Tuesday night at a ceremony hosted by Gov. Gen. David Johnston at Rideau Hall.

The Michener Award was founded in 1970 by then governor general Roland Michener.

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