Finalists Announced: 2025 Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards
Announcement posted by Influencing 20 Mar 2025
We're pleased to announce the full list of coverage & journalist finalists for the 23rd Annual Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards.
As always, these awards are only possible thanks to the ongoing support of the Industry. Thank you to our Naming Rights Sponsor Samsung Australia and lifetime sponsors Watterson Marketing Communications, along with returning supporters Optus, NetApp, Meta, The Australian Computer Society, Amazon, our new partners Alternaleaf, Apptio in support of the 360 degree photobooth, Aussie Broadband who return as the Official Gin Sponsor, Cisco who return as our livecast partner, and Adobe who join as our new print and design partner for 2025.
RSVP's for journalists and judges remain open for the next couple of days, so please jump on and RSVP if you have not already done so.
Finally, with record entries and sponsor support, we are already getting close to capacity, so we encourage all interested to purchase or RSVP for tickets, immediately, to ensure you are part of the technology media's biggest night of the year.
What: Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards
When: March 28th, 2025
Where: Doltone House Jones Bay Wharf from 6.30pm.
Tickets: www.TheLizzies.com/tickets
Dress Code: Black Tie / Dress to 2025 theme: Florals, Flowers and Blooms
Thank you to all our entrants. Congratulations and good luck to all of this year's finalists - for those who did not receive a finalist berth, we hope you will still join us in support of your peers.
23rd Annual Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards Finalists
Coverage Awards
Best News Coverage
9news.com.au, ABC, ARN, Capital Brief, Communications Day, Digital Nation, Explosion Network, GadgetGuy, GamesHub, Gizmodo Australia, Information Age, InnovationAus, iTnews, Mi-3, Reviews.org, Safewise, The Age & SMH, The Australian Financial Review, The Conversation, WhistleOut
Best Business Technology Coverage
AdNews, ARN, Capital Brief, Communications Day, CRN, Digital Nation, Information Age, InnovationAus, iTnews, Mi-3, SMBtech.au, The Age & SMH, The Australian Financial Review
Best Consumer Technology Coverage
ABC, AdNews, EFTM, GadgetGuy, Gizmodo Australia, High Performance Laptops, Information Age, Reviews.org, Safewise, The Age & SMH, WhistleOut, Women Love Tech
Best Independent Coverage
AlexReviewsTech, Australian Apple News, BTTR, Checkpoint Gaming, Chris Stead, Craving Tech, Daily Straits, EFTM, Explosion Network, High Performance Laptops, Pickr, Player 2, SIFTER, SMBtech.au, Stevivor, SUPERJUMP, TechAdvice.Life, Vooks, Women Love Tech
Best Gaming Coverage
ABC, Checkpoint Gaming, Dexerto, Explosion Network, GadgetGuy, GamesHub, IGN Australia, Kotaku Australia, Player 2, Qualbert, Quest Daily, Reviews.org, Stevivor, SUPERJUMP, The Age & SMH, Vooks
Best Video Program
ABC Investigations, Alex Kidman, Chris Stead, Dateline (SBS), Digital Nation, GadgetGuy, Game Changers, Insight (SBS), KBI Media, Red Flag: Music's Failed Revolution (SBS), Shaun White, The Junglist, Two Blokes Talking Tech, Women Love Tech
Best Audio Program
Arcade Couch (Explosion Network), Checkpoint on JOY, Cyber Uncut, Cybercrime Magazine, Debunks (Nine), Download This Show, EFTM Podcast, Full Story (The Guardian/Ariel Bogle), Full Story (The Guardian/Josh Taylor), Game Changers, KBKAST, Mi-3 Australia, The iTnews Podcast, The Science Show (ABC), This Is Not a Game (BBC), Two Blokes Talking Tech, We Review Stuff, Weird Tech
Beat Awards
John Costello Best Business Journalist
Andrew Birmingham
David Braue
David Swan
Eleanor Dickinson
Jack Derwin
Jeremy Nadel
Joseph Brookes
Josh Taylor
Justin Hendry
Paul Smith
Simon Sharwood
Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist
Andrew Birmingham
Daniel Van Boom
David Braue
James Riley
Juha Saarinen
Julia Talevski
Lilia Guan
Paul Smith
Simon Sharwood
Tegan Jones
Tess Bennett
William Maher
Yolanda Redrup
Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist
Alex Kidman
David Braue
Fergus Halliday
Jarni Blakkarly
Josh Taylor
Leigh Stark
Simon Sharwood
Tegan Jones
Tim Biggs
Tom Williams
Trevor Long
Best Gaming Journalist
David Smith
Edmond Tran
Fergus Halliday
Gianfranco Di Giovanni
Harrison Polites
Jam Walker
James O'Connor
Leah Williams
Luke Reilly
Steph Panecasio
Tegan Jones
Tim Biggs
Best Telecommunications Journalist
Alex Angove-Plumb
Alex Choros
Alex Kidman
Chris Griffith
David Braue
David Swan
Josh Taylor
Mariam Gabaji
Nick Broughall
Rohan Pearce
Simon Sharwood
Best Security Journalist
David Braue
David Hollingworth
Hannah Geremia
Jared Lynch
Josh Taylor
Julian Fell
Leigh Stark
Patrick Gray
Paul Smith
Ry Crozier
Simon Sharwood
Thomas Uren
Best Science Journalist
Alice Clarke
Angus Dalton
Bianca Nogrady
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Carl Smith
Daniel Van Boom
Felicity Nelson
Gemma Conroy
Liam Mannix
Petra Stock
Smriti Mallapaty
Best Technology Issues Journalist
Ariel Bogle
Cam Wilson
Daniel Van Boom
David Braue
David Swan
Jarni Blakkarly
Joseph Brookes
Josh Taylor
Julian Fell
Paul McIntyre
Tom Williams
Journalism Awards
Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist
Ashley Regan
Bronwen Clune
Christie Graham
Christie McQualter
Courtney Smith (prev. Borrett)
Dylan Crismale
Elise Strachan
Hannah Geremia
Hugo Mathers
Makayla Muscat
Mrinaal Datt
Renee O'flynn
Shantelle Marie Santos
Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist
Andrew Birmingham
Ariel Bogle
David Hollingworth
David Swan
Jarni Blakkarly
Jeremy Nadel
Josh Taylor
Julian Fell
Justin Hendry
Paul Smith
Rohan Pearce
Graeme Philipson Best Columnist
Cam Wilson
Chris Griffith
David Swan
Dominic Bayley
James Riley
Leigh Stark
Meghann O'Neill
Paul Smith
Simon Sharwood
Tim Biggs
Zachariah Kelly
Best Technical Journalist
Alex Choros
Alex Kidman
Chris Button
Chris Neill
David Braue
Jeremy Nadel
Juha Saarinen
Kevin Nguyen
Leigh Stark
Simon Sharwood
Tom Williams
Zachariah Kelly
Best Gaming Reviewer
Alice Clarke
Edmond Tran
Matt Hewson
Fergus Halliday
James Wood
Omi Koulas
Jam Walker
Amanda Yeo
Chris Button
Tim Biggs
Hope Corrigan
Leah Williams
Austin Bolliger
Emily Spindler-Carruthers
Best Technology Reviewer
Adam Turner
Alex Kidman
Alice Clarke
Amanda Yeo
Anula Wiwatowska
Djuro Sen
Elise Strachan
Georgia Dixon
Hope Corrigan
Leigh Stark
Nick Broughall
Nick Ross
Tegan Jones
Trevor Long
Valens Quinn
Best Short Form Content
Athina Mallis
David Smith
Erielle Sudario
Georgia Dixon
Jack Crnjanin
Kate Weber
Lifehacker Australia
Naomi Jackson
Nick Broughall
Robyn Foyster
Sarah Aubrey
The Guardian Australia
Trevor Long
Content & Media Relations Awards
Best Corporate Content
Ben Veress
David Braue
Game Changers
GamesHub
Image Matrix Tech
Isabella Noyes
James O'Connor
KBI Media
Media-Wize
Nick Ross
Women Love Tech
David Hellaby Best Media Relations
To be announced soon
We hope to see you there!
With best regards,
Mike
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Mike Woodcock
Chief Commercial Officer
Influencing & the Mediaconnect Group
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