Journalism Award: 2007 Winners Student Journalism Award: 2007 Winners Journalism Award: 2006
Student Journalism Award: 2008
Statistics New Zealand is offering a prize to a student enrolled in a recognised journalism course for the print or electronic story with the best use of official statistics!
Prizes
First prize is $800 plus a data stick. Second prize is $500 plus a data stick. Third prize is $200 plus a data stick.
Rules and eligibility
Stories may be of a general nature but must use official statistics (preferably Tier 1 statistics). See http://www.statisphere.govt.nz/.
Stories must be published or broadcast between 1 April and 30 September 2008 by a legitimate media outlet that carries news to the general public.
Closing date for entries
15 October 2008
Further information
See Journalism Award: 2008 PDF (404KB)
Email communication@stats.govt.nz
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners in the second Journalism Award for the stories that have made best use of official statistics.
First place
First place overall went to Caroline Courtney, Stacey Anyan and Sarah Lang from North and South magazine for their story in the February edition entitled "Change of Place, Change of Pace".
Runners up
In the Freelance Writer Category:
Keith Mexsom, for his article "Some Statistics of Supply and Demand", NZ Security Magazine.
In the Staff Writer Category:
Adam Dudding, for his article "Trouble with Men", Sunday Star Times.
In selecting the finalists the panel looked not only for the good use of statistical information but for explanation and meaning as to what story the numbers told. In the words of one of the judges "numbers for me are another language - a way of telling a story."
Overall the judges were impressed by the range and quality of the entries and pass their congratulations to both the winners and all who took part.
Journalism Award: 2007
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce its annual award for the best news or feature story using statistics. This year's award is for print, radio, television, or online stories that make the best use of official statistics.
Prizes
First prize is $1,500 plus a data stick. Two further prizes of $750 plus a data stick will be awarded to one staff writer and one freelance writer.
Rules and eligibility
Stories may be of a general nature but must use official statistics (preferably Tier 1 statistics). See http://www.statisphere.govt.nz/.
Stories must be published or broadcast between 1 November 2007 and 31 March 2008 by a legitimate media outlet that carries news to the general public.
Closing date for entries
10 April 2008
Further information
See Journalism Award: 2007 (PDF, 130KB, 1 page)
Email communication@stats.govt.nz.
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the 2007 Student Journalism Award.
First place is awarded to John Hartevelt, from Canterbury University School of Journalism. John receives $800 in prize money.
Second place is awarded to Jannah File, from Massey University, and third place goes to Bronwyn Torrie, also from Massey University. Jannah and Bronwyn receive $500 and $200 respectively along with a data stick each.
This annual award, now in its second year, is open to any student enrolled in a recognised New Zealand journalism course. Stories may be of a general nature but must use official statistics.
The award will be offered again in 2008.
Statistics New Zealand also offers an award for working journalists. See Journalism Award: 2007.
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Winners of Statistics New Zealand Inaugural Journalism Award: 2006
Three prizes were awarded in May 2007.
The first prize of $1,500 plus a data stick was open to both staff and freelance writers.
The winner of the inaugural Statistics New Zealand Journalism Award was Juliet McVeigh, from One News, for "2006 Census Religions and what they mean for New Zealand now and in the future".
The two runners-up each received $750 plus a data stick. The prizes were awarded to one staff writer and one freelance writer.
The staff writer category winner was Nikki McDonald, of the Dominion Post, for her article "The changing tide of te reo".
The freelance category winner was Brian Easton, for his Listener article "A gap for closing".
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