MediaConnect is delighted to be able to announce our shortlist of finalists for this year’s 2021 Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards.
This year’s awards is one of the closest on record, with a number of categories being separated by a single point.
Shortlisted finalists are announced only for all individual/journalist categories (in alphabetical order). Media categories include all nominees as listed below.
This year’s Lizzies are also sponsored by AWS, Atlassian, Watterson Marketing Communications, Enex and Canva.
As you know, tonight would have been our awards night. We are currently working with our venue and sponsors to lock in a new date when we can hold the awards safely.
"Tonight our community would have been coming together to celebrate the winners of this year's Samsung IT Journalism Awards, had we not been forced to postpone due to the current COVID situation," said Influencing CEO Phil Sim.
Lastly, congratulations and good luck to all of this year’s finalists. And for those who did not receive a finalist berth, we hope you will still join us to support your IT journalism colleagues.
- Coverage Awards
Best News Coverage
ARN - Australian Reseller News, Australian Financial Review, CNET Australia, Computerworld, Finder, Gizmodo Australia, iTnews, NITV, Reviews.org, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, Which-50.com.
Best Business Coverage
AdNews, BIT (Business IT), Computerworld, CRN, CSO Australia, Hear+Beyond, IoT Hub, iTnews, Lilia Guan, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, Which-50.com.
Best Consumer Technology Coverage
Australian Financial Review, Byteside, CNET Australia, Finder, Gizmodo Australia, NITV, Reviews.org, The Australian newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald, Which-50, WhistleOut Australia.
Best Gaming Coverage
AusGamers, Byteside, Checkpoint, CNET Australia, Gameplay, Gizmodo Australia, Good Game Spawn Point, IGN Australia, Kotaku Australia, Player2.net.au, Reviews.org, Screenhub, SUPERJUMP, The Sydney Morning Herald, Which-50
Best Independent Media
Byteside, Checkpoint, Craving Tech, Explosion Network, Pickr, Neerav Bhatt, Player2.net.au, Redaktor, SUPERJUMP, Tech Guide, Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News
— Beat Awards
Best Consumer Technology Journalist
Adam Turner
Amanda Yeo
Chris Griffith
David Braue
Jackson Ryan
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Josh Taylor
Natasha Gillezeau
Rae Johnston
Tim Biggs
Best Technology Industry Journalist
Andrew Birmingham
Brad Howarth
David Braue
David Swan
Eleanor Dickinson
Julia Talevski
Leon Spencer
Nico Arboleda
Paul Smith
Samira Sarraf
Yolanda Redrup
Best Business Journalist
Andrew Birmingham
Chris Pash
David Braue
Jack Derwin
Natasha Gillezeau
Paul Smith
Samira Sarraf
Simon Sharwood
Tess Bennett
Yolanda Redrup
Best Gaming Journalist
Amanda Yeo
Edmond Tran
Jackson Ryan
James Cottee
James Parkinson
Jini Maxwell
Leah Williams
Luke Reilly
Nathan Lawrence
Rae Johnston
Best Telecommunications Journalist
Alex Kidman
Casey Tonkin
David Braue
David Swan
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Josh Taylor
Paul Smith
Rohan Pearce
Ry Crozier
Tegan Jones
Best Security Journalist
Amanda Yeo
Brett Winterford
Casey Tonkin
David Braue
Jeremy Kirk
Josh Taylor
Patrick Gray
Paul Smith
Rae Johnston
Ry Crozier
Best Technology Issues Journalist
Anna Hayes
Cara Waters
Chris Griffith
Daniel Van Boom
David Swan
Jackson Ryan
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Paul Smith
Rae Johnston
Tom Burton
— Journalism Awards
Best News Journalist
David Swan
Joseph Brookes
Josh Taylor
Justin Hendry
Leon Spencer
Paul Smith
Rae Johnston
Rohan Pearce
Ry Crozier
Tess Bennett
Yolanda Redrup
Best Reviewer
Adam Turner
Alex Choros
Chris Griffith
Edmond Tran
Joseph Hanlon
Krishan Sharma
Nick Ross
Stephen Fenech
Tegan Jones
Tim Biggs
Best Technical Journalist
Alex Kidman
Alex Walker
Angharad Yeo
Daniel Van Boom
David Braue
Jackson Ryan
Krishan Sharma
Loz Blain
Rae Johnston
Tegan Jones
Best New Journalist
Adam Rorke
Anula Wiwatowska
Athina Mallis
Hope Corrigan
Jini Maxwell
Mariam Cheik-Hussein
Nicole Archer
Paige Murphy
Steph Panecasio
Zac Kelly
Best Columnist
Angus Kidman
Chris Griffith
Daniel Van Boom
Jackson Ryan
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Mark Pesce
Natasha Gillezeau
Paul Smith
Rae Johnston
Seamus Byrne
Simon Sharwood
— Content & Media Relations Awards
Best Corporate Content
Brad Howarth
Chantelle Schmidt
CRN - Pipeline
David Braue
Nick Ross
Paige Murphy
Seamus Byrne, Stuart Ridley (Storyation)
Which-50
Best Media Relations
David Wolf, Closer Communications
Doug Johns, Power Up PR
Erin Victor, Kaspersky
Jocelyn Hunter, Bench PR
Madison Scott, Ubisoft
Pru Quinlan, Einsteinz
Salvatore Di Muccio, Well Above
Sophie Willis, Bethesda