Tasmanian Media Awards
And the Winners are…
TASMANIAN MEDIA AWARDS 2008
A project of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance:
March 16 2009
Press Release
In a media release from the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance distributed on Saturday evening and listing the various winners of the Tasmanian Media Awards 2008 it was shown that the workplace for Ms Fiona Reynolds, winner of the Award for excellence in Print, Online and Wire Service Journalism was the Mercury. This is incorrect, Ms Reynolds is, in fact, the Editor of the Examiner.
Indeed the judges of the category made particular reference to the changes that she has made to that publication.
However the Alliance would like to apologise for the error and ask that you remove from any files the previous pres release and replace it with the attached information.
At a gala presentation dinner this evening at Rydges Hotel the following people were announced as winners of the various categories of the Tasmanian Media Awards for 2008.
The awards, which are in their thirty first year, recognise in a number of categories, the special skills and experiences that Tasmanian journalists bring to their work. They are a recognition of those members of the profession who demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism. The awards are open to all journalists who work in Tasmania or who produce material that is available to the Tasmanian audience
Guest speaker for the evening was Mr John Martinkus, former specialist reporter with SBS and now a lecturer with the School of Journalism at the University of Tasmania.
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance Federal Industrial Organiser Pat O’Donnell can be contacted on 0411 757 674 after the presentation ceremony for any comment.
Authorised for the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance by Pat O’Donnell
The Keith Welsh Award for an Outstanding Contribution to Tasmanian Journalism
Sue Neales
The Mercury
Award for Excellence in Print, Online and Wire Service Journalism
Fiona Reynolds
The Examiner
Award for Excellence in Radio News
Phillippa Duncan
ABC
Award for Excellence in News Photography
Grant Wells
And with a High Commendation for Peter Lord
The Advocate
The Examiner
Award for Excellence in Television News
Linda Hunt
ABC
Award for Best New Journalist
Shelley Spencer
And with a High Commendation for Danielle McKay
The Examiner
The Mercury
Award for Excellence in Investigative Reporting
Sue Neales
The Mercury
Award for Excellence in Comment or Analysis
Sue Neales
The Mercury
Award for Excellence in Mental Health Reporting
James Bresnehan
Sunday Tasmanian
Award for Excellence in Feature Writing
Sue Neales
The Mercury
