The sixteenth SA Press Club Awards night was held on Friday 8 November. See the entries for each of the winners here.
Gold Award
Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham
Best News Report in Print or Digital
Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones & Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp
“On the Nose – David Speirs Video”
Best Feature in Print or Digital
Lauren Novak, News Corp
“Emma’s Story”
Best Sports Story in Any Medium
Vicki Schwarz, Nine Network
“Mum’s Crusade”
Best News Photograph in Print or Digital
Mark Brake, Getty Images / News Corp
“Season Ending Bump”
Best Television News Report
Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Charlie Stevens Tragedy”
Best Long Form Television Report or Extended Coverage
9 News Adelaide
“Marion Lockdown”
Best News Camera Coverage
Andrew Foote, Seven Network
“Pkg Cultana Army”
Best Broadcaster Television, Radio or Online
JOINT WINNERS
Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Various stories”
Stephanie Richards, ABC
“Body of work”
Best Radio Report or Coverage
Jonathan Edwards, FIVEAA
“Marion Shopping Centre Lockdown – Rolling Coverage”
Best Podcast Series or Episode
Ben Avery, Nine Network
“Just Married: The Anthea Bradshaw Mystery”
Best Coverage of an Issue or Event via Social Media
Alex Breda, 10 Network
“Crowdstrike outage”
Best Community Report in Any Medium
Evelyn Leckie and Brant Cumming, ABC
“Water Spat”
Best Regional or Rural Report in Any Medium
Daniel Clarke, Freelance
“Dozens of koalas killed or injured”
Best Graphics (including interactive) Illustration or Cartoon) in Any Medium
Iris Canda-van de Kreeke, Nine Network
“101, so much more”
Best Columnist/Blogger in Print or Online Digital
Stephanie Richards, ABC
“The Voice, Robin Hood and the kitchen sink“
Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event in Any Medium
Kelly Hughes, Diana Hayward, Piper Denholm, Jason Abbott and Matthew Pilling-Milne, Nine Network
“9 News Presents: Behind Closed Doors”
Best Scoop of the Year
Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp
“On the Nose – David Speirs Video“
Young Journalist of the Year
Kelly Hughes, Nine Network
Student Journalism Award
William Hunter
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rob Brown, ACS
Top photo: The Advertiser’s state political editor Kathryn Bermingham, editor Gemma Jones and chief court reporter Sean Fewster at the 2024 SA Press Club Awards. Picture: News Corp Australia/Kelly Barnes