Te Waha Nui New Zealand's Auckland University of Technology journalism newspaper, has won this year's Ossie Award for best student publication (any medium) in Australia, NZ and the Pacific. The newspaper was edited this semester by Nicholas Moody and the course is led by AUT's David Robie and Allan Lee.
Other awards announced at the JEA conference on the Gold Coast last night:
Best print news story: Phil Han (University of Technology, Sydney)
Best radio news story: Sophie Gyles (UTS)
Best TV news story: Jonathan Peeris and Saane Neilsen (RMIT)
Best print feature (undergraduate): Michael Atkin (UTS)
Best print feature (postgraduate): David Swift (Macleay College)
Best photojournalism: Christina Hermanstad (UTS)
Best radio current affairs (undergraduate): Divine Word University (PNG)
Best TV current affairs (undergraduate): Barry Hartono and Daniel Gerich (Griffith University)
Best broadcast current affairs (postgraduate): Barnaby Howarth (UTS)
Best story by an international student: Laura Tenret (University of Western Sydney)
Hunter Institute Response Ability Prize: Melanie Lees (University of Western Sydney)
