Major Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2013

Major Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2013

The best of New Zealand’s media were recognised tonight at the Canon Media Awards in Auckland, with the highly coveted Canon Newspaper of the Year award going to The New Zealand Herald.

The Canon Media Awards acknowledge the great people who shape New Zealand’s media landscape, celebrating press photographers, journalists, artists, designers, cartoonists and editors both in print and online.

It was a big night for The New Zealand Herald as they scooped a further five awards including Best News Site, Best Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation of over 30,000) and Best Newspaper Design. Fairfax’s stuff.co.nz won the highly anticipated award of Best Website.

The Bay of Plenty Times was awarded Best Newspaper of the Year (with a circulation under 30,000) while Best Newsstand Magazine was presented to New Zealand Geographic.

Yusuke Mizoguchi, Managing Director of Canon New Zealand, explains, “New Zealand has an outstanding selection of talent in the media. It is a pleasure to be able to showcase the best of the industry and to show our support for the industry as premier sponsor for another year.

“Tonight gave us the chance to reflect on the dedication that goes into our news and to commend the hugely talented and passionate people that make up New Zealand’s media landscape” says Mizoguchi.

David Fisher from The New Zealand Herald won Senior Reporter of the Year and was presented with the Canon Reporter Cup. Sam Boyer from The Dominion Post was named Junior Reporter of the Year.

A record 1,389 entries were received this year, containing more than 7,000 pieces of work. Twenty eight judges across New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia and the US assessed the work and selected the finalists and winners.

Winners of the Canon Media Awards 2013

Category Winner

Newspapers

Canon Newspaper of the Year

The New Zealand Herald

Newspaper of the Year (over 30,000 circulation)

The New Zealand Herald

Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation)

Bay of Plenty Times

Weekly Newspaper of the Year

The Dominion Post Weekend

Community Newspaper of the Year

Kapi-Mana News

Best Newspaper Design

The New Zealand Herald

Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine

The Business - The New Zealand Herald

Senior Reporter of the Year

David Fisher - The New Zealand Herald

Junior Reporter of the Year

Sam Boyer - The Dominion Post

Reporter Science and Environment

Jamie Morton - The New Zealand Herald

Reporter Sport

Simon Plumb - Sunday Star Times

Reporter Politics

Phil Kitchin - The Dominion Post

Reporter Human Relations

Jared Savage - The New Zealand Herald

Reporter Business

Rob Stock - Sunday Star-Times

Reporter Arts & Entertainment

Seamus Boyer - The Dominion Post

Reporter Lifestyle

Bronwyn Torrie - The Dominion Post

Senior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year

Adam Dudding - Sunday Star-Times

Junior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year

Aimie Cronin - Waikato Times

Newspaper Feature Writer Science and Environment

Rusell Blackstock - Herald on Sunday

Newspaper Feature Writer Sport

Ben Stanley - Sunday Star-Times

Newspaper Feature Writer Politics

Tracy Watkins - The Dominion Post

Newspaper Feature Writer Human Relations

Tony Wall - Sunday Star-Times

Newspaper Feature Writer Business

Geoff Cumming - Weekend Herald

Newspaper Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment

Catherine Woulfe - Sunday Magazine

Newspaper Feature Writer Lifestyle

Aimie Cronin - Waikato Times

Magazines

Best Newsstand Magazine

New Zealand Geographic

Best Trade or Professional Magazine

Young Country

Best Magazine Design

Home

Magazine Feature Writer of the Year

Mike White - North & South

Magazine Feature Writer Business & Science

Rebecca Macfie - NZ Listener

Magazine Feature Writer Politics

Mike White - North & South

Magazine Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment

Mike White - North & South

Magazine Feature Writer Social Issues

Aaron Smale - Mana

Magazine Feature Writer Sport

Duncan Greive - Metro

Magazine Feature Writer Lifestyle

Donna Chisholm - North & South

Online

Best Website Breaking News Coverage

West Auckland tornado - The New Zealand Herald

Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling

The Press Zone Life

Best Innovation in New Technologies

The New Zealand Herald - windows 8 app

Best Website Community Interaction

Zone Life - The Press

Best News Site

nzherald.co.nz

Best Website

stuff.co.nz

Best Video

Mike Scott - Waikato Times

Photography

Press Photographer of the Year - Senior

Stephen Parker – Rotorua Daily Post

Press Photographer of the Year - Junior

Emma Allen - The Marlborough Express

Best News picture

Kent Blechynden - The Dominion Post

Best Sports picture

Iain McGregor - The Press

Best Photo Essay or Slideshow

Richard Robinson - The New Zealand Herald

Best Feature Photo

Natasha Martin - Timaru Herald

Best Portrait

Robert Kitchin - Manuwatu Standard

General

Best Investigation

Phil Kitchin - The Dominion Post

Student Journalist of the Year

Jenna Lynch - Waikato Times

Best Artwork

Anna Crichton NZ Herald, Metro

Cartoonist of the Year

Peter Broomhead - Herald on Sunday

Best Columnist

John Armstrong - NZ Herald

Editorial Writer of the Year

Virginia Larson - North & South

Best Headline

Jonathan Milne - Herald on Sunday

Reviewer of the Year

Diana Wichtel - NZ Listener
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