AIPS Sport Media Awards 2019: Top ranked submissions in Oceania
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LAUSANNE, February 28, 2020 - Following the immense success of the second edition of the AIPS Sport Media Awards, AIPS is honored to share the official ranking of the top submissions from each continent across the different categories, as an acknowledgment of sports media worldwide.
The Awards submissions included an inspiring level of journalistic content from across five continents, culminating in a celebration of storytelling excellence in Budapest on February 3, 2020.
The second edition of the AIPS Awards received an outstanding total of 1746 submissions from 125 nations around the globe. In submitting their work for consideration for the nine categories, colleagues from across the globe engaged in a dialogue of sporting journalism. Such dialogue is crucial in highlighting the importance of our profession and the need to invest in its culture and independence.
Read all about the winners of the inaugural AIPS Sport Media Awards here.
Below are the top submissions of the AIPS Sport Media Awards from OCEANIA, ranked based on the votes of the international Awards jury.
AUDIO
1. Tracey Holmes (Australia), The Ticket: The Horton v Sun Affair - is Sun Yang a Drug Cheat? - ABC
2. Aaron Kearney (Australia), Pacific Indigenous Language Coverage of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - OFC, Radio NZ, VBTC, NBC PNG, Radio Polynesia, Broadcom
PHOTOGRAPHY PORTFOLIO
1. Adam Pretty (Australia), Infinite Trails - Getty Images
2. Andy Cheung (Australia), Light, Emotion & Story Telling – UK Tennis Magazine
3. Scott Barbour (New Zealand), Australian Open Tennis 2019 - Australian Associated Press
4. David Gray (Australia), Gentlemen's singles at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships - AELTSC Wimbledon Championships
5. Cameron Spencer (Australia), Waterworld - Getty Images
6. Andrew Cornaga (New Zealand), So close - www.photosport.nz
7. Scott Barbour (New Zealand), Tennis Players 2019 - Getty Images
8. Chris Symes (New Zealand), Porfolio of the 2019 SB Tennis Classic - Photosport NZ
9. Gerald Hirl (Australia), Rejoicing - Gepa-Pictures
9. Gerald Hirl (Australia), Disappointment - Gepa-Pictures
PHOTOGRAPHY SPORT ACTION
1. Andy Cheung (Australia), Undeterred by the shifting environment - UK Tennis Magazine
2. Adam Pretty (Australia), Serena Williams in the spotlight - Getty Images
3. Cameron Spencer (Australia), Serena - Getty Images
4. David Gray (Australia), Hair-raising serve - AELTC Wimbledon Championships
5. Andrew Cornaga (New Zealand), Best World Cup try ever? - www.photosport.nz, www.stuff.co.nz
6. John Davidson (New Zealand), Super Final Try - New Zealand Herald
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY
1. Stan Grant (Australia), The Australian dream - Lorton Entertainment
2. Peter Dickson (Australia), 2 Nations, 1 Obsession - www.sbs.com.au
3. Dennis Freedman (Australia), Dennis Does Pakistan – Cricingif
VIDEO SHORT FEATURE
1. Louise Ford (Australia), Australian Football League's Trent Dumont's mental health battles - The Oval Office
2. Davidde Corran (Australia), Colombia’s cycling ascent undermined by widespread doping - The Associated Press
2. Louise Ford (Australia), Joffa Corfe - Much more than just Collingwood's number 1 fan - Crocmedia (Rainmaker)
VIDEO ATHLETE PROFILE - Nil
WRITING BEST COLOUR PIECE
1. Christopher Reive (New Zealand), From outcast to idol: The day a Kiwi superstar was born - Weekend Herald
2. Julian Linden (Australia), Murky Waters - The Daily Telegraph
3. Liana Buratti (Australia), Cathy Freeman - Fostering the next generation of golden journeys - Olympics.com.au
4. Liana Buratti (Australia), By the White Line, where a dream became reality - Beyond90
5. Davidde Corran (Australia), Colombia’s cycling ascent undermined by widespread doping - The Associated Press
5. Sean Hardeman (Australia), Aussie spinner Georgia game for big stage - Warrnambool Standard
7. Venina Rakautoga Tinaivugona (Fiji), Island Boy Makes Rugby World Cup Squad - The Fiji Times
WRITING BEST COLUMN
1. Tracey Holmes (Australia), Hypocrisy and Bad Blood: Mack Horton v Sun Yang and 'THAT' protest - The Saturday Paper
2. Ravinder Hunia (New Zealand), Second generation sports stars: Blessing or a curse? - Radio New Zealand
3. Ravinder Hunia (New Zealand), Sarah Michelle Hansen-Vaeau - world's first transgender international sports coach? - Radio New Zealand
4. Molly Appleton (Australia), Hegerberg: Get Uncomfortable - Molly's Footy Rants
YR PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Morgan Hancock (Australia), A year of sport down under ActionPlus Sports Photos – NurPhoto, Warrnambool Standard
YR WRITING
1. Christopher Reive (New Zealand), From outcast to idol: The day a Kiwi superstar was born - Weekend Herald
2. Phillip Rollo (New Zealand), My son, the Wellington Phoenix star - Stuff
3. Molly Appleton (Australia), Jenna McCormick: Stopping the juggling act - Beyond 90
4. James Oana (Australia), Zahra Lari breaking barriers for young Muslim girls - FISU
YR PHOTOGRAPHY - Nil