Nominees for the 21st Annual Samsung IT Journalism Awards Announced

Influencing has announced the list of nominees for the 21st Annual Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards. 

CEO of Influencing, Phil Sim said: "This year's Awards have broken records for every metric we've got, including the number of entries, the number of individual entrants, and the highest level of support.

"So I'd like to thank everyone who has been a part of the Awards to date - those who took the time to enter, and also to our amazing sponsors and judges, whose support is critical to how we run these awards. 

All finalists can be very proud of the recognition they've received already, as the competition was more intense than ever this year."

The presentation night will take place on Friday, 12 May at Luna Park Sydney's Crystal Ballroom. 

Coverage Awards

Best News Coverage 

AdNews
ARN
CNET Australia
Digital Nation
GadgetGuy
GamesHub
Gizmodo Australia
Information Age
InnovationAus.com
iTnews
pickr.com.au
Queens of the Drone Age
Reviews.org AU
SmartCompany
The Australian
The Australian Financial Review
WhistleOut Australia

Best Business Technology Coverage 

AdNews
ARN
Connected Magazine
CRN, Digital Nation
Information Age
InnovationAus
iTnews
SmartCompany
The Australian
The Australian Financial Review

Best Consumer Technology Coverage 

CNET Australia
CyberShack
GadgetGuy
GamesHub
Gizmodo Australia
Lifehacker Australia
Pamela Connellan
pickr.com.au
Queens of the Drone Age
Reviews.org AU
The Australian
The Australian Financial Review
The Register
Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News
WhistleOut Australia

Best Independent Coverage 

Anthony Klan
Checkpoint Gaming
Craving Tech
Explosion Network
High Performance Laptops
pickr.com.au
Player2.net.au
Queens of the Drone Age
Robyn Foyster
SIFTER
SMBtech
Stevivor
SUPERJUMP
Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News

Best Gaming Coverage 

AusGamers
Checkpoint Gaming
CNET Australia
Digital Nation
Explosion Network
GamesHub
Good Game Spawn Point
IGN Australia
Kotaku Australia
Lifehacker Australia
pickr.com.au
Player2.net.au
Queens of the Drone Age
SmartCompany
Stevivor
SUPERJUMP

Best Video Program (NEW)

ABC Gamer
Alex Kidman
Chris Stead
CRN
Digital Nation
Geoff Quattromani - Studio 10
Good Game Spawn Point
InnovationAus.com
IoT Hub
Jason Reed
Lightmap by SIFTER
Robyn Foyster
SBS TV - The Feed
Tech Finder

Best Audio Program (NEW)

2Fa
Checkpoint Gaming
David Binning
Download This Show - ABC Radio
Explosion Network
High Resolution: inside the video games industry (Byteside)
Jeremy Kirk
June Ramli
Karissa Breen
Mark Pesce and Tony Parisi
Queens of the Drone Age
The Defrag
The iTnews Podcast
The Wrap
Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News
Walkthrough by SIFTER
Your Tech Refresh

Best Awards

John Costello Best Business Journalist

Athina Mallis David Swan Joseph Brookes Justin Hendry Kate Weber Paul Smith Ry Crozier Simon Sharwood Tess Bennett Velvet-Belle Templeman Yolanda Redrup

Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist

David Braue David Swan Eloise Keating Julia Talevski Nico Arboleda Paul Smith Robert O'Neill Sasha Karen Velvet-Belle Templeman Yolanda Redrup

Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist

Alex Choros Alice Clarke Amanda Yeo Anula Wiwatowska Daniel Van Boom David Braue Jackson Ryan Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson Leigh Stark Tegan Jones

Best Gaming Journalist

Amanda Yeo Chris Button Edmond Tran Fergus Halliday Isaac McIntyre Jackson Ryan Leah J. Williams Luke Reilly Nicholas Kennedy Seamus Byrne Steph Panecasio Stephanie Eslake

Best Telecommunications Journalist

Alex Choros David Braue David Swan Josh Taylor Nathan Lawrence Paul Smith Ry Crozier

Journalism Awards

Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist

Amelia Norris Anula Wiwatowska Brandon How Eleni Thomas Isabella Noyes Jason Pollock Jeremy Nadel Kate Weber Lauren Rouse Petra Stock Tobias Venus Zachariah Kelly

Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist

Ariel Bogle Casey Tonkin David Braue David Swan Jeremy Nadel Josh Taylor Justin Hendry Paul Smith Ry Crozier Tegan Jones Tess Bennett Yolanda Redrup Zachariah Kelly

Graeme Philipson Best Columnist

Alex Choros Alice Clarke Cam Wilson Chris Griffith Jackson Ryan James Riley Jeremy Kirk Paul Smith Seamus Byrne Simon Sharwood

Best Security Journalist

Anthony Klan David Braue Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson Jeremy Kirk Josh Taylor Juha Saarinen Leonard Bernardone Patrick Gray Paul Smith

Best Technology Issues Journalist

Ariel Bogle Daniel Van Boom David Swan James Riley Joseph Brookes Joseph Lam Max Mason Paul Smith Petra Stock Simon Sharwood Steph Panecasio

Best Technical Journalist

Adam Turner Alex Kidman Alice Clarke Angharad Yeo Casey Tonkin Daniel Van Boom Darren Yates David Braue Jackson Ryan Jeremy Kirk Ray Shaw Zachariah Kelly

Best Gaming Reviewer (NEW)

Alex Kidman Amanda Yeo Edmond Tran Fergus Halliday James O'Connor James Phillip Wood Jeremy Ray Joab Gilroy Leah J. Williams Luke Mitchell Luke Reilly Steve Wright

Best Technology Reviewer (NEW)

Adam Turner Alex Kidman Alice Clarke Anula Wiwatowska Juha Saarinen Kosta Andreadis Krishan Sharma Leigh Stark Nick Ross Ray Shaw Simon Sharwood Stephanie Nuzzo

Best Short Form Content (NEW)

ABC Gamer BusinessDesk Jeremy Kirk Lifehacker Australia Nick Ross Tech Finder WhistleOut

Content & Media Relations Awards 

Best Corporate Content

Brad Howarth David Braue Djuro Sen Nate Cochrane Nick Ross Queens of the Drone Age Robyn Foyster The Guardian - Australia Theory of Invention Tobias Venus William Maher

David Hellaby Best Media Relations

Anthony Caruana. Media-Wize Bella Chan, Ogilvy PR Jayden Perry, Power Up PR Madison Scott, Plaion Matthew Wu, AWS Rebecca Blasina, Closer Communications Salvatore Di Muccio, Well Above Sarah Murray, Thrive PR