West Australian Media Awards: 2016 winners
This years’ WA Media Awards attracted 243 entries across the 24 award categories
The winners of the 2016 West Australian Media Awards – the pre-eminent state-based awards celebrating journalistic excellence in print, broadcast and digital media platforms – were announced on the weekend at a gala function at the Empire Function Centre in West Perth.
Andrew Probyn of The West Australian won the Daily News Centenary Prize – West Australian Journalist of the Year 2016 award. The judges said: “Probyn’s stories were a standout in a competitive field. Detailed, clearly written and providing astute analysis, they had a major impact on federal politics.”
This years’ WA Media Awards attracted 243 entries across the 24 award categories. The panel of 34 judges said they were impressed by the high quality of submissions this year.
Winners of the 2016 West Australian Media Awards
Outstanding Journalism Student Award
• Thomas de Souza, Stories from the Scenic Route, University of Notre Dame
New Journalist or Cadet – The Eaves-Prior-Day Prize
• Nathan Hondros, Body of Work, Mandurah Mail
News Photograph
• Marta Pascual Juanola, Falcon Beach Fatal Shark Attack, Mandurah Mail
News Photograph – Community/Regional
• Jon Gellweiler, Body of Work, Ampersand Southwest Magazine
Feature Photographic Essay
• Colin Murty, Eradication of pests on Dirk Hartog Island, The Australian Newspaper
Broadcast Camerawork – All Media
• Cameron Wallis, Devil Inside – Power of Meth, Seven News 6pm
Regional and Community – Best Three News Stories or Features – All Media
• Nathan Morris, Preservation of Aboriginal languages of the Goldfields, Esperance ,ABC Local Radio, ABC News Online, ABC News 24
Freelance Journalist – All Media
• Kerry Faulkner, Special report WA’s accident towing industry among worst in Australia, Sunday Times
Culture and Arts Report – The A.H. Kornweibel Arts Prize – All Media
• Victoria Laurie, Through the Lens; Mavis Walley, The Weekend Australian
Health/Medical Report – All Media
• Emma Young, A child’s ‘best interests’, WAtoday
Science and Environmental Report – All Media
• Emma Young, Lancelin residents win development battle, get dunes rezoned for conservation, WAtoday
Social Equity Report- All Media
• Paige Taylor and Victoria Laurie, The reality of everyday life for our most vulnerable kids, The Weekend Australian
Business, Economics or Finance Report – All Media
• Courtney Bembridge, Subcontractors lose millions on airport build, ABC News – Online
Political Report – The Beck Prize – All Media
• Andrew Probyn , Mediscare, The West Australia
• Rebecca Turner and Jessica Strutt, The big money and politics behind the Kwinana buffer protests, ABC News Perth
Sports Report – The Gilmour-Christian Prize – All Media
• John Townsend, Eagles dodge drugs bullet, The West Australian
Columnist – The Matt Price Award – All Media
• Liam Bartlett, Weekly Columns, The Sunday Times
Online
• Yarloop and Waroona Fire Coverage Team Entry, Simon White, Emma Young , Tim Carrier, Heather McNeil and David Baker, WAtoday.com.au and Fairfax Media national network
News Story or Feature – Radio/Audio Journalism
• Lauren Day, Man facing deportation despite living in WA since infancy, ABC PM
News Story or Feature – Television/Audio-Visual Journalism
• Jessica Page, Parents Versus Doctors, Seven News 6pm
Suburban – Best Three Stories or Feature – Print/Text
• Sarah Brookes. Body of Work, Echo Newspaper
Three Headlines – Print/Text
• Martin Saxon, ”Too Boo or Not Taboo”,” A Day of Whine and Roses” and “Its Fancy Op The Overflow”, The Sunday Times STM magazine
Feature Writing – Print/Text
• Andrew Burrell, The Utopia Project, The Weekend Australian Magazine
News Report – Print/Text
• Andrew Probyn, Medicare Privatisation, The West Australian
The Arthur Lovekin Award
• David Cohen- The Post
The Clarion Award for Outstanding Contribution to Journalism
• Nick Evans- The West Australian
West Australian Journalist of the Year – Daily News Centenary Prize 2016
• Andrew Probyn, Medicare Privatisation, The West Australian
Photo: West Australian journalists John Townsend, left, Andrew Probyn and Nick Evans at the WA Media Awards (Source: The West Australian)