Michael Miller, executive chairman News Corp Australasia, comments on the winners:
Tonight at the 2017 annual News Awards, we celebrated great stories told by great storytellers – stories that made a difference, and stories that continue to make me extremely proud to work for News Corp.
The diversity of stories and storytellers recognised as winners and as finalists is inspiring and humbling.
I’d like to congratulate all of our 2017 News Awards recipients – the producers, the journalists, the editors, the cartoonists, photographers and the authors, who have captured the imagination and the emotion of their audience. This year, you have led the way.
Thank you for reminding us that the News Corp family is Australia’s leading storytellers.
The 2017 News Awards winners are:
Innovation in Storytelling
Jordan Pinto – The Advertiser
Achievements in Specialist Journalism
Yoni Bashan and Claire Harvey – The Sunday Telegraph
Achievements in Human Interest Journalism
Pamela Williams – The Australian
Achievements in Opinion, Commentary and Provocation
Paul Murray – Sky News
Photograph of the Year
Tony Gough – Herald Sun
Photographer of the Year
Nathan Edwards – The Daily Telegraph
Achievements in News Reporting
Sarah Blake – News360
Achievements in Design and Art
Sean Callinan – News DNA
Keith McDonald Award for Business Journalism
Ticky Fullerton – Sky News Business
Achievements in Community Journalism
Suzan Delibasic – Monash Leader
Magazine Brand of the Year
taste.com.au
Achievements in Regional Journalism
The Cairns Post
Achievements in Sports Journalism
Michael Warner – Herald Sun
Bill Leak Cartoonist of the Year
Mark Knight
Achievements in Campaigns and Public Interest Journalism
Kate Kyriacou, Des Houghton and Jessica Marszalek – The Sunday Mail and The Courier-Mail
Scoop of the Year
Leo Shanahan – Sky News
Most Successful New Journalism Product of the Year
League Life – FOX SPORTS
Young Journalist of the Year
Charlie Peel – The Courier-Mail
Domanii Cameron – Townsville Bulletin
Annabel Hennessy – The Daily Telegraph
News Brand of the Year
The Australian
Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Excellence in Journalism
Vale Bill Leak