excellence in health journalism awards
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THE AWARDS OBJECTIVE
To create awareness of health, medicine and innovation issues and contributions to health science and innovation in Australia.
HEALTH, MEDICINE & INNOVATION AWARDS OVERVIEW
The Awards will recognise journalists who have contributed the best work on health and health science topics within a 12 month period to broadening community understanding of sciences and innovation issues and/or events by explaining or examining related policies, technologies, trends and/or personnel in their chosen medium.
HEALTH, MEDICINE & INNOVATION AWARDS OBJECTIVES
The objectives of these Awards are to:
- Encourage broader media coverage and documentaries on health and health science related issues
- Reward excellence in journalism in Australia
- Increase the national focus of the health, medicine and innovation sectors on the contribution that journalists can make to broadening awareness of their aims and activities
ELIGIBILITY & SUBMISSION CRITERIA
The Awards are open to all journalists including freelance, who have been resident in Australia working as journalists between the dates to be specified when submissions open.
Applicants must have at least two years experience in journalism.
Applications must be for work published or broadcast in Australia during the qualifying period, (to be announced when awards open). Submitted work must be the original work of the applicant. Joint applications will be accepted.
Entries can be submitted in any medium, print radio, television and should be accompanied by a brief written statement backgrounding the submission and a current CV of the applicant.
Applicants who have received any financial or in kind sponsorship from a health sector corporation in relation to their entry must declare all details.
The judges reserve the right to award only those categories where an application is judged to be outstanding.
Excellence in Health Journalism Award Winners 31 October 2007.
Lto R. Paul Smith (Australian Doctor), Dr Tony Hobbs (Chair AGPN), Roy Eccleston (Weekend Australian Magazine). Nicola Roxon MP, Claire Gorman (ABC 666), The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Ian Chalmers (CEO Medicines Australia), Christian Catalano (The Age) and Jane McCredie (Australian Doctor).
HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Awarded to the most outstanding entry among the winners of the four categories
Roy Eccleston – The Weekend Australian. Sponsored by Medicines Australia
BEST NEWS FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
Health, Health Sciences or Innovation
Roy Eccleston – The Weekend Australian, Think or Sink. Sponsored by Pfizer Australia
BEST DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Health, Health Science or Innovation
Claire Gorman – ABC Radio 666, The Organ Donation Project. Sponsored by CSIRO
BEST FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
Health Policy, Health Economics and Health Business
Christian Catalano – The Age, Lethal Risk from Blood Transfusion. Sponsored by Pharmacy Guild of Australia
BEST NEWS FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
For reporting on Health, Health Science or Innovation directed to medical professionals
Jane McCredie, Paul Smith, Brad McLean and Warren Clarke – Australian Doctor, Postcards from the Edge. Sponsored by AGPN
HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2003 DEB RICHARDS AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR
2004 CHRISTINE JACKMAN WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE
2005 HEDLEY THOMAS COURIER MAIL
2006 JILL MARGO AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
2007 ROY ECCLESTON THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN