The Kotaku Australia team and Paul Smith from The Australian Financial Review both took home the Gold Lizzies on Friday at the 14th annual MasterCard IT Journalism Awards
This year’s awards would not have been possible without our event sponsor MasterCard, and award sponsors Watterson Marketing Communications, NEC, the Australian Computer Society, Data61 and Linksys.
One major winner was Allure Media’s Kotaku Australia, which earned a total of three awards on the night, whilst the Best Gaming Journalist gong also went to Kotaku’s Mark Serrels. Fairfax Media also walked away with the Best News Coverage award in addition to Best Business Coverage for the Australian Financial Review.
Several categories were also successfully defended, including Best Audio Program by Download This Show, Best Video Program by Good Game, Best Magazine by CRN, Best Independent Media by Ausdroid, Best Technology Industry Journalist by Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Best Business Technology Journalist by Allie Coyne, and Best Media Relations by Matthew Wu.
For the full list of winners below in order of presentation:
Best Dressed Female: Hannah Francis
Best Dressed Male(s): Simon Sharwood, Angus Kidman
Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist
Ariel Bogle
Highly Commended: Hayley Williams
Best Audio Program
Download This Show
Highly Commended: Risky Business
Best Video Program
Good Game
Highly Commended: Djuro Sen - 7 News
Best Gaming Journalist
Mark Serrels
Highly Commended: Lucy O’Brien
Best Gaming Coverage
Kotaku Australia
Highly Commended: IGN, Game Informer
Best Personal Technology Coverage
CNET
Highly Commended: Gizmodo
Best Reviewer
Nick Broughall
Highly Commended: Bennett Ring, Adam Turner
Best Magazine
CRN
Highly Commended: Choice
Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist
Paul Smith
Highly Commended: Mark Serrels
Helen Dancer Best Consumer Tech Journalist
Chris Griffith
Highly Commended: Krishan Sharma
Best Independent Media
Ausdroid
Highly Commended: Stevivor
Best Telecommunications Journalist
David Ramli
Highly Commended: Geoff Long, Petroc Wilton
Best Technical Journalist
Adam Turner
Highly Commended: Jeremy Kirk
Best Columnist
David Milner
Highly Commended: Angus Kidman
Best Technology Industry Journalist
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Highly Commended: Luke Hopewell, Paul Smith
John Costello Best Business Technology Journalist
Allie Coyne
Highly Commended: Aimee Chanthadavong
Best Business Coverage
The Australian Financial Review
Highly Commended: iTnews, Communications Day
David Hellaby Best Media Relations
Matthew Wu
Highly Commended: Angela Coombes, Dan Chiappini
Best Website
Kotaku Australia
Highly Commended: ABC Tech and Games, iTnews
Best News Coverage
Fairfax Media
Highly Commended: Kotaku Australia
Best Journalist
Paul Smith
Best Title
Kotaku Australia
