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Voyager Media Awards 2019 finalists announced
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The finalists for the 2019 Voyager Media Awards were announced earlier this week, with Stuff taking the lion’s share of nominations with a total of 84 nominations across 63 categories. Rival media company NZME goes into the awards with 55 nominations.

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Chronicling history: a year of Kiwi journalism in video form
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Last Friday night, a good chunk of the nation’s newspaper and magazine community gathered at the Pullman to celebrate the best writers, photographers, cartoonists, publishers and—be still our beating heart—marketers and bloggers. And while the commercial seas have been relatively choppy in this industry of late, the Canon Media Awards are always a good reminder of the important role journalism plays in telling a nation’s stories. And the event’s opening video, which was put together by OnDigital, shows just how broad that remit has been over the past year.

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The power of journalism: Canon Media Awards video compilation
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From the joy of winning gold at the Olympics to the tension of a high-profile murder trial and everything inbetween, a lot can happen in a year. And journalists of all stripes are there to tell those stories, as evidenced by this video, which was created by Web Vision and News Works and kicked off last week’s Canon Media Awards.

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APN makes it six in a row at Canon Media Awards as NZ Herald rejig nets top prize—UPDATED
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It’s one night where the big challenges currently being faced by the print media industry are brushed to one side and the hard work of photographers, journalists, artists, designers, cartoonists, editors and many others—both in print and, increasingly, online—is celebrated at the Canon Media Awards. And it was APN’s newly compacted New Zealand Herald that came away with the top prize.

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APN bags the big ‘uns at Canon Media Awards, as The Press rewarded for courage under fire
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A rapidly changing media landscape means it’s not the happiest of financial times for many in the newspaper and magazine publishing sector at the moment, but those issues were briefly forgotten on Friday night as the industry gathered in Auckland to reward the best in the business at the Canon Media Awards. And it was APN, which has recently enlisted the help of Deutsche Bank to conduct an asset review, that again popped the most corks on the night and followed on from its ‘grand slam’ last year by taking out the vast majority of the big awards. 

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Media Awards 2012: You be the judge!
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For the first time, CAANZ is publicly calling for top media minds to help decide the illustrious 2012 Media Awards winners. Those keen on judging the awards can apply now, or nominate someone else they think perfect for a judging role. Rather than casting aspersions on any previous judges, this new process adds a touch more gravitas to the proceedings, and should ensure only the most knowledgeable and experienced people are representing the industry – leading to greater consistency across categories.

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Like shifts in the night…
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…as Jim Tully and Peter Bush take their place among New Zealand’s media greats; Freeman’s Bay indie Republik opens an Australian office; the Saatchi & Saatchi regional HQ shifts to Singapore from Sydney as Chris Foster takes on a big new Asia Pacific role; Fairfax looks for some creative, integrated inspiration in its new Auckland offices; and Method Studios is acknowledged for its digital work at the New York Communicator awards. 

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APN nabs ‘Grand Slam’ at Canon Media Awards
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A galaxy of industry stars gathered at Sky City on Friday night as the country’s most important and highly sought after print media accolades were dished out at the Canon Media Awards. And there were a few sore heads among the APNers on Saturday morning after they walked out with what they’re calling the ‘Grand Slam’: best website, newspaper of the year, best daily newspaper and best weekly paper.  

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