Award Categories
Overview
The Sir Keith Murdoch Award for Journalism
This is the major News Award. It recognises an outstanding body of news-breaking or campaigning journalism.
Newspaper of the Year
The winner will be the newspaper that demonstrates the greatest improvement in its quality, performance and relevance to its readership.
Regional Newspaper of the Year
The winner will be the newspaper that demonstrates the greatest improvement in its quality, performance and relevance to its readership.
Community Newspaper of the Year
The winner will be the newspaper that demonstrates the greatest improvement in its quality, performance and relevance to its readership.
Magazine of the Year
The award is for the magazine that best demonstrates how it has improved its connection to readers.
Digital Journalism of the Year
The winner of this category will be the person or team that provides the most significant piece of journalistic work across our digital platforms.
Chairman’s Award
This award aims to capture the spirit of newspapers and News Limited and will honour extraordinary ideas, words, actions, or courage.
Scoop of the Year
The winner will be an individual or team that broke the single best exclusive story. Judges will be looking for evidence of journalistic enterprise.
Young Journalist of the Year
This award recognises mature judgment in young journalists. Emphasis will be on news-breaking, writing skills, initiative and investigative skills.
Campaign of the Year
Campaigns nominated can be on any issue, but they must have demonstrably brought about change and public benefit.
Features Journalist of the Year
The winner will need to display originality, creative flair, writing skills, analysis, insight, commentary and public benefit.
Sports Journalist of the Year
The work that wins this award would have broken news, and demonstrated writing skills and originality.
Business Journalist of the Year
This award is for excellence in reporting on business, finance and economics. Emphasis is on breaking news, writing skills and analysis.
Specialist Writer of the Year
This recognises work in specific rounds such as politics, information technology, arts and entertainment, media, transport, or other areas.
Headline Writer of the Year
This award will be judged on the author's five best headlines. Emphasis will be on headlines that are attention-grabbing, relevant, original and creative.
Photographer of the Year
This award is for a body of work. Emphasis will be on images that display originality, creativity, newsworthiness, technical skill and excellence.
Photograph of the Year
This award is for the single photograph that became the most striking and memorable image of the year.
Cartoonist of the Year
This new award recognises the unique contribution cartoonists make to our publications and websites. Judges will be looking for creativity, originality and flair.
Artist of the Year
This award is open to illustrators and cartoonists and covers graphics, cartoons and illustrations in either digital or hand-drawn formats.
Designer of the Year
This award is for the design of pages, covers, whole publications or sections in newspapers, magazines and websites.
- June 25News Awards open to entries
- July 28 to August 4Deadlines for entries
- Week-ending September 10Semi-finalists announced
- Week-ending October 8Finalists announced
- October 29News Awards ceremony. Winners announced
