2013 Canon Media Awards


The 2013 Canon Media Awards were presented on Friday 10 May 2013 at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. Awards were made in the categories of photography, online, magazines, newspapers, and general. Organisers received more than 1400 entries. The awards were judged by 26 industry experts from New Zealand, Australia and Asia. The New Zealand Herald was awarded Newspaper of the Year.

Winners

Photography

Press Photographer of the Year – Senior Stephen Parker Press Photographer of the Year - Junior Emma Allen Best News Picture Kent Blechynden Best Sports Picture Iain McGregor Best Photo Essay or Slideshow Richard Robinson Best Feature Photo Natasha Martin - Best Portrait Robert Kitchin -

Online

Best Digital Breaking News Coverage West Auckland tornado Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling The Press Zone LifeBest Innovation in New Technologies The New Zealand Herald Windows 8 appBest Digital Community Interaction The Press Zone LifeBest News Site nzherald.co.nzBest Website stuff.co.nzBest Video Mike Scott

Magazines

Best Newsstand Magazine New Zealand GeographicBest Trade or Professional Magazine Young CountryBest Magazine Design HomeMagazine Feature Writer of the Year Mike White Magazine Feature Writer Business & Science Rebecca Macfie Magazine Feature Writer Politics Mike White Magazine Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment Mike White Magazine Feature Writer Social Issues Aaron Smale Magazine Feature Writer Sport Duncan Greive Magazine Feature Writer Lifestyle Donna Chisholm

Newspapers

Canon Newspaper of the Year Newspaper of the Year Newspaper of the Year Bay of Plenty TimesWeekly Newspaper of the Year The Dominion Post WeekendCommunity Newspaper of the Year Kapi-Mana NewsBest Newspaper Design Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine The Business Senior Reporter of the Year David Fisher Junior Reporter of the Year Sam Boyer Reporter Science and Environment Jamie Morton Reporter Sport Simon Plumb Reporter Politics Phil Kitchin Reporter Human Relations Jared Savage Reporter Business Rob Stock Reporter Arts & Entertainment Seamus Boyer Reporter Lifestyle Bronwyn Torrie Senior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year Adam Dudding Junior Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year Aimie Cronin Newspaper Feature Writer Science and Environment Russell Blackstock Newspaper Feature Writer Sport Ben Stanley Newspaper Feature Writer Politics Tracy Watkins Newspaper Feature Writer Human Relations Tony Wall Newspaper Feature Writer Business Geoff Cumming Newspaper Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment Catherine Woulfe Newspaper Feature Writer Lifestyle Aimie Cronin

General

Best Investigation Phil Kitchin Student Journalist of the Year Jenna Lynch Best Artwork Anna Crichton Cartoonist of the Year Peter Bromhead Best Columnist John Armstrong Editorial Writer of the Year Virginia Larson Best Headline Jonathan Milne Reviewer of the Year Diana Wichtel Wolfson Fellowship to Cambridge Mike White