News Corp’s national newspaper The Australian won the two big categories at the News Awards 2016 held in Sydney. The Australian editor Paul Whittaker accepted the award for Newspaper of the Year from News Corp chief executive Robert Thomson during the night. Meanwhile, Dan Box, The Ausralian’s crime reporter, took home the Sir Keith Murdoch Award.
The heraldsun.com.au was named Website of the Year. NewsLifeMedia’s premium food title delicious., which is edited by Kerrie McCallum, won Magazine of the Year.
Young Journalist of the Year:
Jack Houghton, Gold Coast Bulletin/The Daily Telegraph
Excellence in Layout and Design:
Joshua Beggs, GQ Australia
Innovation of the Year:
Fox Shots, Todd Procter, FOX SPORTS
Photograph of the Year:
Jake Nowakowski, Herald Sun
Headlines of the Year:
Andrew Piva, NT News
Specialist product / Publication of the Year:
SAWeekend Magazine, The Advertiser
Specialist Writer of the Year:
Grant McArthur, Herald Sun
Feature Writer of the Year:
Matthew Condon, QWeekend
Excellence in Graphics and Illustration:
Andrew Belousoff, Editorial Network
Photographer of the Year:
Alex Coppel, Herald Sun
Campaign of the Year:
Fair Go for Regional Australia
Cartoonist of the Year:
Bill Leak, The Australian
Sports Journalist of the Year:
Nick Tabakoff, The Daily Telegraph
Keith McDonald Award (Business Journalist of the Year):
Eli Greenblat, The Australian
Scoop of the Year:
Sarah Blake and Gary Ramage, Editorial Network
Best Coverage of News Event or Issue:
James Campbell, Herald Sun
Community Newspaper of the Year:
Herbert River Express
Regional Newspaper of the Year:
The Weekly Times
Website of the Year:
heraldsun.com.au
Magazine of the Year:
delicious.
Newspaper of the Year:
The Australian
Sir Keith Murdoch Award:
Dan Box, The Australian