As the curtains close on the 2024 Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald’s David Swan and ABC News have taken home the gold Lizzies, taking home Best Journalist and Best Title respectively.
This was the third win for both parties. David Swan also scored the trophy for Best Technology Journalist and Best Telecommunications Journalist with a highly commended in the Best Technology Issues category. Meanwhile, ABC News took home Best Gaming Coverage and Best News Coverage in addition to their Best Title win.
Other notable winners include Ariel Bogle and David Braue each taking home two trophies.
Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist
Petra Stock
HC: Emily Spindler-Carruthers
Best Security Journalist
David Swan
HC: Patrick Gray
Best Technical Journalist
David Braue
HC: Jeremy Nadel
Best Gaming Journalist
Fergus Halliday
HC: Daniel Van Boom
Best Gaming Coverage
ABC News
HC: GamesHub
Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist
Jessica Sier
HC: Nick Bonyhady
Best Game Reviewer
Edmond Tran
HC: Amanda Yeo
Best Technology Reviewer
John Davidson
HC: Alex Kidman
Best Technology Issues Journalist
Ariel Bogle
HC: David Swan, Julian Fell
Pioneer of IT Media
Len Rust
Best Short Form Content
Tobias Venus
HC: Cam Wilson
John Costello Best Business Technology Journalist
Justin Hendry
HC: Paul Smith
Best Business Coverage
The Australian Financial Review
HC: Mi-3
Best Consumer Technology Coverage
The Age & Sydney Morning Herald
HC: SmartCompany, Canstar Blue
Best News Coverage
ABC News Story Lab
HC: The Age & Sydney Morning Herald
Graeme Philipson Best Columnist
Jackson Ryan
HC: Paul Smith
Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist
Ariel Bogle
HC: Andrew Birmingham, Joseph Brookes, David Braue
Best Independent Media
Checkpoint Gaming
HC: The Martech Weekly, Player2
Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist
Alex Kidman
HC: Fergus Halliday
Best Audio Program
Risky Business
HC: Download This Show, Debunks
Best Video Program
SBS
HC: Tobias Venus
Best Telecommunications Journalist
David Swan
HC: Paul Smith
David Hellaby Best Media Relations
Salvatore Di Muccio
HC: Angela
Best Corporate Content
David Braue
HC: Huntley Mitchell
Best Journalist
David Swan
Best Title
ABC