Excellence in Health

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Sonya Pemberton of Decemba Media &Pemberton Films announced as Health Journalist of the Year 2011 for her film "Immortal".


thumbnailWinners of the 2011 Excellence in Health Journalism Awards. 

Full list of 2011 winners

 

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.

BEST NEWS FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
Health, Health Sciences or Innovation

BEST DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Health, Health Science or Innovation

BEST FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
Health Policy, Health Economics and Health Business


BEST NEWS FEATURE / ARTICLE OR PRESENTATION
For reporting on Health, Health Science or Innovation directed to medical professionals

HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Awarded to the most outstanding entry among the winners of the previous four categories
Sonya Pemberton - Pemberton Films "immortal"

 

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
2008  PAUL SMITH                        AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR
2009  PAUL SMITH                        AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR
2010  EMMA YOUNG                      COSMOS MAGAZINE