RTDNA Canada unveils 2017 national award nominees

TORONTO - RTDNA Canada has released the 2017 finalists for its annual Network Awards.The RTDNA Canada Awards honour the best journalists, programs, stations and news gathering organizations in radio, television and digital. Network winners will be announced at the 2017 National Conference & Awards Gala in Toronto on May 27.The nominees are:DigitalAdrienne Clarkson Award – DiversityCBC News Investigates: Behind the Headlines: Syrian RefugeesCBC News: Missing & Murdered: Who Killed Alberta Williams?Global News: Experiments on Canada's Indigenous Populations Data Storytelling AwardCBC News: Presidential Poll TrackerCBC News Manitoba: Transport Canada List of 500 'Highest Risk' Railway Crossings Not Widely Shared Digital Media AwardCBC News: Saving SidCBC...