The independent B.C. web magazine The Tyee has received one of the most prestigious awards in journalism. According to a report from Canadian Press, the magazine has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for best non-broadcast affiliated news website.

The award is handed out by the Radio-Television News Directors Association and is named after the legendary American broadcast journalist. [In all, 51 news organizations received 79 awards.]

The Tyee is the first Canadian online publication to win the award and RTNDA spokeswoman Stacey Woelfel says the website creates content that serves its community well.

Tyee editor David Beers says he's very proud to have won the award, which he chalks up to well-sourced reporting.

Beers says the RTNDA judges were won over by the website's coverage on homelessness in B.C. and Canada's federal election.