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Big Winners at the Canon Media Awards 2014
The big stories of 2013 including illegal spying by the GCSB, the Len Brown affair and dramatic coverage of Wellington's
earthquakes were recognised in many of the major accolades handed out at the Canon Media Awards in Auckland on Friday
night.
The Dominion Post won the coveted Canon Newspaper of the Year title – which is chosen from the top metropolitan daily
and weekly newspapers, regional and community titles – and also took out the metropolitan Newspaper of the Year award
(plus 30,000 circulation).
The national journalism awards are a beacon of excellence for newspapers, magazines and digital media, and this year
marks a 40-year milestone for the awards. A record 525 industry members and guests attended the ceremony to celebrate
this success.
In the regional newspaper category, for papers with a circulation of less than 30,000, the Whangarei-based Northern
Advocate took top honours, while the award for Best Weekly Newspaper went to the Weekend Herald. The North Shore Times
was judged Best Community Newspaper, while Auckland’s Metro won Best Newsstand Magazine.
In the digital awards, stuff.co.nz won Best News Site while Yahoo NZ was declared the Best Website overall.
Groundbreaking scoops dominated newspaper writing awards. Fairfax Media’s political reporter Andrea Vance was crowned
Reporter of the Year, with Tony Wall of the Sunday Star-Times taking out Feature Writer of the Year. 2
Metro’s Steve Braunias was crowned the Magazine Feature Writer of the Year, while also receiving accolades for his work
as a crime and justice writer and columnist. Jane Clifton of the New Zealand Listener was judged Columnist of the Year
with Cameron Slater taking the award for Best Blog on the strength of Whale Oil’s Len Brown scoop.
The New Zealand Herald’s Rod Emmerson and Richard Robinson were judged Cartoonist and Press Photographer of the Year
respectively.
Yusuke Mizoguchi, Managing Director of Canon New Zealand, explains the awards continue to be a fantastic celebration of
New Zealand’s media industry.
“It is a pleasure to continue to support the industry, recognise the outstanding work that has been produced over the
last year and commend the hugely talented and passionate people that form New Zealand’s media landscape,” said
Mizoguchi.
For the full list of award recipients please refer to the category winners found below.
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CANON MEDIA AWARDS WINNERS LIST 2014 Category Winner Photography Press Photographer of the Year Richard Robinson – The New Zealand Herald Junior Press Photographer of the Year Alden Williams - The Nelson Mail Best News Picture Craig Simcox - The Dominion Post Best Sports Picture Iain McGregor - The Press Best Portrait Hannah Johnston - Getty Best Feature Photo Stephen Parker - Rotorua Daily Post Best Photo Essay/Slideshow Brett Phibbs – The New Zealand Herald Online Best Digital Breaking News Coverage nzherald.co.nz Best Innovation in Multimedia Storytelling Stuff.co.nz - Lost in the Long White Cloud Best Innovation in New Technologies Viva - The New Zealand Herald Best Digital Community Interaction The Wellington Report - The Dominion Post Best Video Mike Scott – Waikato Times/stuff.co.nz Best Blog Cameron Slater – Whale Oil Best News site stuff.co.nz Best Website Yahoo NZ Magazines Best Newsstand Magazine Metro Best Trade/Professional Magazine New Zealand Doctor Best Magazine Design Taste Best Magazine Cover HOME Magazine Feature Writer of the Year Steve Braunias - Metro Magazine Feature Writer Business and Politics Rebecca Macfie – New Zealand Listener Magazine Feature Writer Crime and Justice Steve Braunias - Metro Magazine Feature Writer Health and Education Catherine Woulfe – New Zealand Listener Magazine Feature Writer Science and Environment Mike White – North & South Magazine Feature Writer Arts and Entertainment Duncan Greive - Metro Magazine Feature Writer Sport Duncan Greive - Metro Magazine Feature Writer General Amanda Cropp – North & South Newspapers Canon Newspaper of the Year The Dominion Post Newspaper of the Year (plus 30,000 circulation) The Dominion Post Newspaper of the Year (up to 30,000 circulation) Northern Advocate Weekly Newspaper of the Year Weekend Herald Community Newspaper of the Year North Shore Times Best Newspaper Design The New Zealand Herald Best Newspaper Inserted Magazine Time Out - The New Zealand Herald Reporter of the Year Andrea Vance - Fairfax political bureau Junior Reporter of the Year Sam Boyer - The Dominion Post Regional/Community Reporter of the Year Sandra Conchie - Bay of Plenty Times Reporter Politics Andrea Vance - Fairfax political bureau Reporter Business Duncan Bridgeman - National Business Review Reporter Crime and Justice Anna Leask – The New Zealand Herald Reporter Health and Education David Fisher - The New Zealand Herald