The journalists to win 2024 awards in Tasmanian media awards have been announced on Friday, May 31 at Aura Event Space, Crowne Plaza Hotel in Hobart.
Winners across the 13 categories were announced chosen from 34 category finalists from a strong field.
The judges commented on the exceptional quality of the entrants, and the many difficulties they faced in choosing the top entrants in the categories.
Majority of the winners were from ABC winning seven of the 13 categories.
Here are the winners in different categories with their respective media houses:
BEST NEWS IMAGE: Chris Kidd (The Mercury) ‘Body of Work’
ARTS REPORTING: Selina Ross (ABC) ‘Body of Work’
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT: Bob Burton (Tasmanian Inquirer) ‘Fishy Business’
SPORTS COVERAGE: Jessica Moran, Chris Rowbottom, Andy Burns, Charlotte King (ABC) ‘Stacking the Odds: Inside a Tasmanian harness racing juggernaut’
HEALTH REPORTING: Adam Langenberg (ABC) ‘Body of Work’2
FREELANCE JOURNALIST: Lydia Hales (Guardian Australia) ‘Untangling the science of bodies, and how we see them – from dysmorphic disorder to dangerous myths about size’
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM: Jessica Moran, Chris Rowbottom, Andy Burns, Charlotte King (ABC) ‘Stacking the Odds: Inside a Tasmanian harness racing juggernaut’
EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL REPORTING: Amber Wilson (The Mercury) ‘The Tasmania Police Child Sexual Abuse Scandal’
FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY OR CURRENT AFFAIRS: Satria Dyer-Darmawan (The Examiner) ‘Toxic culture claims within George Town Fire Brigade’
BEST NEW JOURNALIST: Clancy Balen (ABC) ‘Body of Work’
BEST NEWS STORY: Chris Rowbottom, Jessica Moran, Andy Burns, Charlotte King (ABC) ‘Inside a Racing Juggernaut: How One Trainer Dominates the Nation’s Harness Industry’
2024 JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: Jessica Moran, Chris Rowbottom (ABC) ‘Body of Work: Tasmania’s Racing Industry’
