Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year winners

Nielsen, also the winner in the Television category, was recognised for her insert relating to Telkom’s pricing and service delivery which was aired on Carte Blanche last year. She walked away with a R40 000 cash prize and an all-expenses paid trip to an international telecommunications conference.

All of the seven category winners each win R15 000, with the student journalist of the year pocketing R10 000 in prize-money. The theme for this year’s awards was “evolution”.

Duncan McLeod, associate editor for Financial Mail and overall winner of last year’s ICT Journalist of the Year Awards, said that the awards have become much sought after amongst ICT journalists. “The awards are a credible contribution towards the improvement of ICT reporting,” stated McLeod.

The full list of the 2006 Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year winners, runners-up and special mentions are:

Mainstream Newspapers

Winner: Lesley Stones, Business Day
Runner up: Thabiso Mochiko, Business Report

Mainstream Magazine

Winner: Brian Bakker, Freelance Journalist
Runner up:, Duncan Mcleod, Financial Mail
Runner up: Helene Le Roux, Engineering News
Special mention: Steven Cholerton, GQ Magazine

Community/Citizen Journalist

Runner up: Nafisa Akabor
Special mention: Nadine Spires

Television

Winner: Bronwyn Nielsen
Runner up: Sumitra Nydoo
Runner up: Carol Albertyn & Victoria Cullinan
Special mention: Kerryn Stapp

Online Journalist

Winner: Hilton Tarrant
Runner up: Damaria Senne
Runner up: Nicola Mawson

New Journalist

Winner: Dave Glazier
Runner-Up: Kimberley Guest

Student Journalist

Winner: Carly Ritz

Overall Winner

Bronwyn Nielsen