2016 Queensland Clarion Award winners announced
The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA) has announced the winners of the 2016 Queensland Clarion Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
The winners were revealed on Saturday night September 10, at a gala dinner for 300 guests in the Boulevard Room of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, hosted by Carly Egan of the Seven Network and Sean Parnell of The Australian.
The Clarion Awards, administered by MEAA, recognise excellence in Queensland journalism across a range of categories.
The 2016 Queensland Journalist of Year is Sarah Elks of The Australian who won the Clarions for All Media – Business Journalism and All Media – Investigative Journalism.
MEAA congratulates all the Clarion Award winners in what has been a standout year for excellent Queensland journalism.
All Media – Business Journalism
Sarah Elks, The Australian, Unmasking Terry Smith
All Media – Commentary, Analysis, Opinion & Critique
Mark Ludlow, Fairfax Media/The Australian Financial Review, Lunch with The AFR & more
All Media – Health and Wellness
Janelle Miles, The Courier-Mail, News Ltd , Gift of Love
All Media – Broadcast Interview
Kay McGrath & Paula Doneman , 7 News, Terry Lewis’s Last Card
All Media – Indigenous Issues Reporting
Brian Bennion, APN News and Media/The Queensland Times, Is Nothing Sacred? – Deebing Creek Mission
All Media – Most Outstanding Journalism Student
Joseph Ogilvie, Queensland University of Technology, Body of Work
All Media – Multicultural Queensland Award
Leisa Scott, News Corp, The Road Ahead
All Media – Rural Journalism
Kirstin Murray, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Baby Cash
All Media – Social Issues Reporting
Heidi Davoren, Matthew Liddy, Lucy Fahey, Ben Spraggon & Colin Gourlay, Australian
Broadcasting Corporation, These women are not just statistics
All Media – Sports Journalism
Nance Haxton, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Why are boxers dying in Queensland?
All Media – New Journalist of the Year
Rhian Deutrom, News Corp, Body of Work
All Media – Investigative Journalism
Sarah Elks, The Australian, Unmasking Terry Smith
All Media – Freelance Journalism
Andrew McMillen, Various , Body of work
All Media – Multimedia Journalism
Tim Leslie, Will Ockenden, Simon Elvery, & Colin Gourlay, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, What your metadata reveals about you
All Media – Cartoon Illustration or Graphic
Tony Bela, The Courier-Mail, Game of Toads
Photography – News Photograph- Metropolitan
Luke Marsden, The Courier-Mail/ The Sunday Mail, Kindergarten Cops
Photography – Photographic Essay
Liam Kidston, News Corp, Beirut Bungle
Photography – Sports Photography
Luke Marsden, The Courier-Mail, Capsize
Print/Text – Feature Article
Kate Kyriacou, The Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail, Ravenshoe – the untold story
Print/Text – News Report
Kate Kyriacou, The Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail, Five hours to catch a killer
Print /Text – Best Three Headings
Baz McAlister, News Corp, Threat Level: Hilux
Radio – Current Affairs, Feature Documentary or Special
Elly Bradfield, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, St George’s ice struggle
Radio – News Report
Isobel Roe, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Oakey contamination scare
Regional & Community – Print/ Text: News Report
Grace Mason (nee Uhr) ,The Cairns Post, Member Exposed
Regional & Community – Broadcast Report
Elly Bradfield, ABC Southern Queensland, St George’s ice struggle
Regional & Community – Print /Text: Feature Article or Opinion:
Vani Naidoo, APN Australian Regional Media, Pucker up for progress, Giving the homeless hope,& Laying cancer bare
Regional & Community – News Photograph
Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast, Bulletin Pot of Gold
Television – Current Affairs, Feature Documentary
Mark Willacy & Ben Hawke, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Into the Zone
Television – The John Bean Award for News and Current Affairs Camerawork
Luke Dorrington, Seven Network, North Queensland Drought
Television News Report
Darren Curtis, Nine Network, Jakarta Bombing
Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism
Kay McGrath, Seven Network
2016 Queensland Journalist of the year
Sarah Elks, The Australian