NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2016 C N A Annual Conference Do not include: Reminder , this will be held in Rotorua on Friday • Circulation revenue if you have paid newspapers May 27 and Saturday May 28. For those booking ENTRIES NOW travel in advance, I would suggest you aim to be in How to enter your data: Rotorua no later than 10 am on the 27th, as we may • Your business will be sent a unique code, simply have our first session a bit earlier than normal. This have your revenue stats ready, go to , enter your OPEN FOR will be confirmed in the next few weeks. code and revenue. All bookings for accommodation will be carried out through the C N A once we have finalised the Deadline 2016 ANNUAL Agenda and circulated to members. Monday 29 February 2016 via the website link Annual Subscriptions you will receive. C N A Will collate all the data and AWARDS to C N A supply one overall figure to ASA by their deadline. It’s that time of the year for your annual Please be on time for this, last year required a Entries Are now open for the subscriptions to be paid, so expect and account significant amount of time chasing up information C N A Awards for the calendar from the C N A next week. Subs have remained from members. year January 1 2016 to at $100 per masthead for Full and Associate December 31 2016. Membership. Please pay these on time, as this ASA Funding allows the Association to keep operational. Go to the web site • ASA will also be sending out accounts for $90 www.cna.org.nz Annual Advertising + GST to members, this funds the service ASA Survey offer to C N A members. Since the reduction of C and follow the links and awards In 2014, our members generated over $50 million in N A member fees, ASA has billed members direct the online entry process. for this service, so expect an account soon. The Most awards can be advertising2016 revenue, AWARDS we need to again survey our entered online, so the members to gather the 2015 Advertising Revenue organisation provides a valuable service to our process is easy. statistics from members. All your submissions members around advertising content around the RESULTS &remainMetropol JUDGESconfidential, and we only discloseCOMMENTS to the does and don’ts , a quick call to ASA in advance of Gather your teams together Advertising Standards Authority the cumulative publishing any potentially misleading advertising can and start the process moving amount from all members. today. Winning Awards for your save a lot of time and angst. newspaper can provide suitable What we need: recognition to your teams, and be Conference Sponsors 2016 • All Advertising revenue from your mastheads from used as a marketing exercise to • We are pleased to confirm the sponsors from last January 1 2015 to 31 December 2015 your customers show you are the year have agreed to support the Annual Conference best in the country. • All advertisingWinner revenue from special publications from January 1 2015 to 31 December 2015 again, and as recognition of their support they will Get on to it today, • Include any web based advertising revenue from be included on our newsletters for the year. Without Bestentries Advertising close January 1 Feature2015 to 31 December 2015 or Supplementtheir support we would not be able to plan and 18 March 2016. Associate Memberdeliver a quality conference. CONFERENCE SPONSORS 2013We thank our Sponsors to the Conference, without their support the costs of running such an event would be significantly higher to members Norske Skog - 1 - John Spring President CATEGORY- PAGE- 1. BEST JUNIOR NEWS JOURNALIST ............................................................................ 3 2. BEST SENIOR NEWS JOURNALIST ............................................................................ 3 3. BEST JUNIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST ....................................................................... 4 4. BEST SENIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST ....................................................................... 5 5. BEST HEADLINE ................................................................................................................................... 5 6. BEST JUNIOR FEATURE/LIFESTYLE JOURNALIST ............................. 6 7. BEST SENIOR FEATURE/LIFESTYLE JOURNALIST ............................. 6 8. THE FRANK VEALE MEMORIAL AWARD FOR THE MOST IMPROVED NEWSPAPER ..................................................................... 7 9. BEST NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER .................................................................... 8 10. BEST FEATURE/LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER .......................................... 8 11. BEST FRONT PAGE NEWSPAPER ................................................................................... 9 12. BEST FRONT PAGE FEATURE/LIFESTYLE ........................................................ 9 13. BEST WEBSITE ..................................................................................................................................... 10 14. SALES EXCELLENCE - SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR ................. 11 15. SPECIAL PROJECT AWARD ................................................................................................. 12 16. BEST INDIVIDUAL ADVERTISING PORTFOLIO ................................ 13 17. BEST ADVERTISING FEATURE OR SUPPLEMENT .......................... 13 18. SELF PROMOTION ......................................................................................................................... 14 19. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ........................................................................... 15-17 20. BEST ALL-ROUND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE ................................................ 18 21. BEST ALL-ROUND NEWSPAPER ................................................................................. 19 22. OVERALL BEST NEWSPAPER & SUPREME WINNER ................... 20 - 2 - 1 - BEST JUNIOR NEWS JOURNALIST Judge JIM TULLY Jim Tully is Adjunct Associate Professor with the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Canterbury and Researcher-in- Residence at the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, Massey University. He joined academia in 1987 after 18 years in daily newspapers during which he was the inaugural New Zealand Journalist of the Year and held such positions as editorial manager and assistant editor of the Auckland Star and editor of the 8 O’Clock weekend newspaper. Jim received the Canterbury University’s Teaching Award in 2007 and in 2011 at the national Canon Media Awards, the Print Industry Award for Outstanding Achievement. He is a frequent commentator on the media. He now lives in Wellington. One Award Entry is restricted to journalists who have had less than three full BEST JUNIOR NEWS JOURNALIST years journalism experience as at 31 October 2016, and are on the WINNER - MANDY COOPER permanent staff of community newspapers. The deserved winner was Mandy Cooper who distinguished herself Entry portfolio to include 6 published articles from 1 January to 31 by breaking significant stories and very effective use of the Official December 2016. Information Act. Runner up - Bridget Rutherford 2 - BEST SENIOR NEWS JOURNALIST Judge JIM TULLY One Award WINNER - SANDRA STEWART - Kaiapoi Advocate Entry is restricted to Senior Journalists with more than three full The stand-out entry was from Sandra Stewart who exposed the year’s journalism experience as at 31 October 2016, and are on the real story behind the grounding of the MV Tuhoe, a matter of permanent staff of community newspapers. great interest to her Kaiapoi community. Sandra’s comprehensive reporting, supported by excellent visual images, overturned Entry portfolio to include 10 published articles from 1 January to eyewitness accounts and official reports into the incident. 31 December 2016. Runner up - David Williams - Mountain Scene BEST SENIOR NEWS JOURNALIST Our best community journalists continue to do an excellent job in bringing stories of significance to their readers. Those who deserve acknowledgement are Brenda Harwood, Shelley Robinson and particularly Maire Vieth and David Williams whose team at Mountain Scene has set the benchmark for lively, hard- hitting breaking stories over many years. - 3 - 3 - BEST JUNIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST Judge ARMIN LINDENBURG Managing director, Lindenberg & Partners, Auckland Lindenberg & Partners is a boutique PR consultancy. Managing director, Armin has worked in communications for over 20 years building a reputation as a media and event management specialist. He has been media manager to the Men’s World Bowls (1988), World Cup Cricket (1992), NZ Ironman Triathlon, Benson & Hedges and Bell South Tennis Opens and the Halberg Awards. Before entering public relations in 1986, Armin spent 17 years in mainstream journalism with the Dominion and Auckland Star, becoming a leading all-round sports journalist covering both Olympic and Commonwealth Games, the 1982 All Whites World Cup campaign, test rugby and cricket, the British Open Golf and Wimbledon. He is secretary of the NZ Sports Journalists Association and for eight years has organised the annual TP McLean National Sports Journalism awards. One Award Junior Sports Journalists who have had less than three full years journalism experience as at 31 October 2016 and are on the permanent staff of community newspapers. Entry portfolio to include 10 published articles from 1 January to 31 December 2016. BEST JUNIOR SPORTS JOURNALIST There remains a strong appetite for seeking out sports stories in the provinces based on the strength of this year’s junior CNA Awards. Among