The SA Press Club Awards were held last night.
Best News Report in Print or Digital Media
Winner - Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones & Kathryn Bermingham - News Corp -“On the Nose – David Speirs Video”
Highly Commended - Lauren Novak - News Corp - “The Deaths that sparked a Royal Commission”
Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Due date bungle”
Commended - Andrew Hough & Annabel Fleming - News Corp - “Hospital Shame Files”
Best Feature in Print or Digital
Winner - Lauren Novak - News Corp - “Emma’s Story”
Highly Commended - Evangeline Polymeneas - News Corp - “I felt I was loved”: Realities of abuse at the hands of a woman”
Commended - Michael McGuire - News Corp - “Battle for the Barossa”
Commended - Rebecca Brice and James Wakelin - ABC - “Victims of Time”
Best Sports Story in Any Medium
Winner - Vicki Schwarz - Nine Network - “Mum’s Crusade”
Highly Commended - Stephanie Richards and Brant Cumming - ABC - “The Matildas spark interest in soccer but SA clubs struggle to cope”
Commended - Gus MacDonald - Nine Network - “Olympic Selection Fight”
Commended - Simeon Thomas-Wilson - News Corp - “Jason Horne-Francis SA Weekend Feature”
Best News Photograph in Print or Digital
Winner - Mark Brake - Getty Images/News Corp - “Season Ending Bump”
Highly Commended - Matt Turner - News Corp - “Goyders Dust”
Commended - Brenton Edwards - News Corp -“Marion Terror”
Commended - James Elsby - via Getty - “Toothless”
Best Television News Report
Winner - Ben Avery - Nine Network - “Charlie Stevens Tragedy”
Highly Commended - Oliver Haig - Nine Network - “Steven Marshall’s Second Job”
Highly Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Emma’s fight to be a mum”
Commended - Kelly Hughes - Nine Network - “Susan”
Commended - Mitchell Sariovski - Seven Network - “DV Shelter”
Best Long Form Television Report or Extended Coverage
Winner - 9 News Adelaide - “Marion Lockdown”
Highly Commended - 9 News Adelaide - “Officer Down”
Commended - Amelia Moseley - ABC (Behind the News) - “What to do if you’ve been doxxed”
Best News Camera Coverage
Winner - Andrew Foote - Seven Network - “Pkg Cultana Army”
Highly Commended - Lincoln Rothall - ABC - “Hollywood in Quorn”
Highly Commended - Brant Cumming - ABC - “Lincoln Out of Water”
Commended - Guido Salazar - ABC - “Coorong Warning”
Best Broadcaster Television, Radio or Online
Joint Winners - Ben Avery - Nine Network and Stephanie Richards - ABC
Highly Commended - Harvey Biggs - ABC
Commended - Oliver Haig - Nine Network
Best Radio Report or Coverage
Winner - Jonathan Edwards - FIVEAA - “Marion Shopping Centre Lockdown – Rolling Coverage”
Highly Commended - 891 ABC Adelaide Breakfast - “Paris 2024”
Commended - Stacey Lee - FIVEAA - “Dropping bombs on the way out”
Best Podcast Series or Episode
Winner - Ben Avery - Nine Network - “Just Married: The Anthea Bradshaw Mystery”
Highly Commended - Sean Fewster and Daniel Panozzo - Hucklebearer Media/Nova Antertainment - “The Brothers vs DeBoo”
Best Coverage of an Issue or Event via Social Media
Winner - Alex Breda - 10 Network - “Crowdstrike outage”
Highly Commended - Chrystianna Konidis, Seven Network - “Charlie Stevens Memorial Service”
Commended - Olivia Mason - ABC - “Mobile phone detection cameras”
Best Community Report in Any Medium
Winner - Evelyn Leckie and Brant Cumming - ABC - “Water Spat”
Highly Commended - Kelly Hughes - Nine Network - “Bodycam”
Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Uncovering SA’s baby removal practices”
Best Regional or Rural Report in Any Medium
Winner - Daniel Clarke - Freelance - “Dozens of koalas killed or injured”
Highly Commended - Amelia Walters - ABC - “Beastiality references allegedly made during presentation to Renmark High School”
Commended - Eliza Berlage - ABC - “1970s prices push wine grape growers to breaking point”
Commended - Sophie Landau - ABC - “Country Homeschool”
Best Graphics (including interactive) Illustration or Cartoon) in Any Medium
Winner - Iris Canda-van de Kreeke - Nine Network - “101, so much more”
Highly Commended - Deanna Keogh - Nine Network
Commended - Zach Hamilton - Nine Network
Best Columnist/Blogger in Print or Online Digital
Winner - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “The Voice, Robin Hood and the kitchen sink“
Highly Commended - Mike Smithson - Seven Network - “Gupta Gunner to ICAC”
Highly Commended - Michael McGuire - News Corp - “Three thoughts”
Best Investigative Coverage of an Issue or Event in Any Medium
Winner - Kelly Hughes, Diana Hayward, Piper Denholm, Jason Abbott and Matthew Pilling-Milne - Nine Network - “9 News Presents: Behind Closed Doors“
Highly Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Uncovering SA’s baby removal practices”
Commended - Ben Avery - Nine Network - “Anthea Bradshaw Murder”
Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Due date bungle”
Best Scoop of the Year
Winner - Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham - News Corp - “On the Nose – David Speirs Video“
Highly Commended - Brad Crouch - News Corp - “The secret ICAC tapes”
Highly Comended - Kelly Hughes - Nine Network - “Susan”
Commended - Stephanie Richards - ABC - “Charlie Stevens Privacy Breach”
Commended - Andrew Hough and Kathryn Bermingham, News Corp - “Dunstan by-election scandal”
Young Journalist of the Year
Winner - Kelly Hughes - Nine Network
Highly Commended - Isabel McMillan - News Corp
Highly Commended - George Yankovich - News Corp
Commended - Bethanie Alderson - ABC
Commended - Mitchell Sariouvski - Seven Network
Commended - Amelia Walters - ABC
Student Journalism Award
Winner - William Hunter
Highly Commended - Jade Woolacott
Gold Award
Sean Fewster, Gemma Jones and Kathryn Bermingham - News Corp
Lifetime Achievement Award
Rob Brown, ACS
Pictures and videos of the winners pieces of work can be found here:
https://www.sapressclub.com.au/sapc-awards/2024-results/