Big Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2012

Big Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2012

The Weekend Herald won the highly coveted title Canon Newspaper of the Year at the Canon Media Awards held this evening in Auckland.

Media from across the country were celebrated at the annual awards, recognising those who work in print and online media.

The Weekend Herald also scooped Best Weekly Newspaper of the Year, for the second year running. The Press definitely didn't leave empty handed as they picked up a total of nine awards including Best Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation of over 30,000), Best Newspaper Design, Best Senior Reporter of the Year and Best Junior Reporter of the Year. The Bay of Plenty Times was awarded Best Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation of up to 30,000) where Best Newsstand Magazine was presented to New Zealand Listener.

Yusuke Mizoguchi, Managing Director of Canon New Zealand, describes The Canon Media Awards as a great excuse to showcase New Zealand's media talent.

"Canon is delighted to be both a sponsor and part of this event and it is always a pleasure to see the great efforts of the New Zealand print and online media.

Tonight was a chance to commend the hugely talented and dedicated people that help to make up New Zealand media," says Mizoguchi.

Martin van Beynen from The Press was named Senior Reporter of the Year and Senior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year and was presented with the Canon Reporter Cup. He also won the Wolfson Fellowship to Cambridge University. Olivia Carville, also from The Press, was named Junior Reporter of the Year.

For the full list of winners please refer to the category winners found below.

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About Canon

Canon is the world's leading imaging brand that actively inspires with imaginative ideas that enable people to connect, communicate and achieve more than they thought possible through imaging solutions for business and consumers. Canon has ranked among the top-four US patent recipients* for the past 19 years, and had global revenues of around $US45 billion in 2010. Canon New Zealand also operates Canon Finance New Zealand which offers one-stop shopping for customers wanting leasing or finance services. For more information, visit www.canon.co.nz, www.twitter.com/canonNZ, www.facebook.com/canonnewzealand

* Based on weekly patent counts issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Winners of the Canon Media Awards 2012
Category Winner
Canon Newspaper of the Year Weekend Herald
Newspaper of the Year (over 30,000 circulation) The Press
Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation) Bay Of Plenty Times
Weekly Newspaper of the Year Weekend Herald
Community Newspaper of the Year The Star
Press Photographer of the Year - Senior Alan Gibson
Press Photographer of the Year - Junior Benjamin Curran
Best Single news picture Geoff Sloan
Best Video Daniel Tobin
Best Online News Site nzherald.co.nz
Best Newsstand Magazine New Zealand Listener
Best Trade/Professional Magazine Landscape Architecture NZ
Magazine Feature Writer of the Year Kennedy Warne
Senior Reporter of the Year Martin Van Beynen
Junior Reporter of the Year Olivia Carville
Reporter Sport Simon Plumb
Senior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year Martin Van Beynen
Junior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year Alex Fensome
Best Investigation Jon Stephenson
Student Journalism Award Jonathan Carson
Best Artwork Richard Dale
Cartoonist of the Year Guy Body
Best Columnist Simon Cunliffe
Editorial writer of the Year Bruce Rennie
Best Headline Nicholas Sorensen
Reviewer of the Year Russell Baillie
Reporter Science and Environment Marty Sharpe
Reporter Politics Vernon Small
Reporter Human Relations Imogen Neale
Reporter Business David Fisher
Reporter Crime and Justice Clio Francis
Reporter Arts & Entertainment Vicki Anderson
Newspaper Feature Writer Science and Environment Chris Barton
Newspaper Feature Writer Sport Ben Stanley
Newspaper Feature Writer Politics Claire Trevett
Newspaper Feature Writer Human Relations Tony Wall
Newspaper Feature Writer Business Karyn Scherer
Newspaper Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment Adam Dudding
Newspaper Feature Writer Crime and Justice Steve Kilgallon
Magazine Feature Writer Science and Environment Kennedy Warne
Magazine Feature Writer Politics Jonathan Milne
Magazine Feature Writer Human Relations Donna Chisholm
Magazine Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment Diana Wichtel
Magazine Feature Writer Business Donna Chisholm
Magazine Feature Writer Crime and Justice Joanna Wane
Magazine Feature Writer Sport Scotty Stevenson
Best Magazine Design Good
Best Newspaper Design The Press
Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine Canvas - NZ Herald
Best Website Community Interaction nzherald.co.nz
Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling NZH Election 2011
Best Innovation in New Technologies Stuff app
Best Sports Picture Simon Watts
Best Photo Essay Geoff Sloan
Best Breaking News Coverage stuff.co.nz/thepress.co.nz

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