Media Awards

The Media Awards honour excellence in Journalism, Radio, TV, Print, and Online, celebrating outstanding reporting, production, and innovation. Special awards recognize diversity, media personalities, and lasting contributions to PNG’s media.

Categories and award

These awards celebrate excellence across all facets of media in PNG, recognising outstanding achievements in journalism, broadcasting, and digital storytelling.

Awards honor investigative reporting, feature writing, news photography, radio and television production, and digital innovation. Special categories highlight contributions to media diversity, emerging talent, and individuals who have made a lasting impact on PNG’s media landscape.

Recognizing excellence. Honouring innovation. Celebrating the power of media.

Journalism

  • The Journalist of the Year is an individual who has made a lasting impression with a series of reports on TV, radio, print, and online. He or she is also an individual whose talent and drive has helped to inspire others within the media industry. He or she is someone who has made a valued contribution with a series of exclusive reports locally, nationally, or internationally.

    Work must have been aired, published or posted in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    NOTE: Applicants can submit up to 6 pieces of work.

  • This award recognises an individual who has helped to highlight an important issue with an exclusive piece of work on TV, radio, print, and/or online. It aims to reward an investigation which has had a profound impact on/for the public good.

    Work must have been aired, published, or posted in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    The award is open to international investigations but must have been produced by a PNG-based media organisation or production company.

  • This award is in recognition of the work of an individual working in TV, radio, print and online at a Provincial or local level. He or she is someone who has produced consistent and varied work at a Provincial level.

    Work must have been aired or published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    NOTE: Applicants can submit no more than eight pieces of work.

  • The Young Journalist Award recognises a person who has made a valuable breakthrough into the media with a series of reports on TV, radio, print and online.

    Work must have been aired, published or posted in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    Applicants can submit up to eight pieces of work. Applicants must submit an up-to-date CV.

    NOTE: Finalists must be aged 25 or under (as of May 3, 2024).

  • An award which recognises the work of Sports Journalists and presenters in the PNG. It honours an individual who has made a lasting impression with a series of reports and updates on TV, radio, print and online. He or she is someone who has made a valued contribution with a series of reports locally, nationally, or internationally. The award is open to presenters, hosts, sports reporters, and bloggers.

    Work must have been carried out or aired between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    NOTE: Applicants can submit no more than ten pieces of work

  • This recognises the best local news and special feature report affecting the PNG community. This is a team award and nominations can be submitted on behalf of the producer, writer, editor and presenter.

    Work must have been carried out or aired between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

    NOTE: Work must have been carried out and produced in PNG. Work can be aired within PNG on TV/digital channels/online/social media channels.

Radio

  • This award recognises a radio show and programme that continues to sustain high creative standards.

    The radio show can be internet-based but must have been produced and transmitted from a PNG base.

    Work must have been aired or published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

  • This award acknowledges a radio presenter who has helped to sustain high standards over a period both in creativity and innovation.

    The radio station can be internet-based but must have been produced and transmitted from a PNG base.

    Work must have been aired or published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

Television

  • This award recognises the best programme or show aired on TV/digital channel/online/social media channel.

    The show must have been aired or produced between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025. The TV show must have been produced in the PNG.

  • This award acknowledges a TV presenter who has helped to sustain high on-air presentation standards over a period both in creativity and innovation.

    Work must have been aired or published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

Print

  • An award honouring the best presented news story, commentary or incremental news coverage of a particular issue of national concern, presented in print media. It is open to all local and national publications.

    It rewards the use of the best news journalism practices in the collection of news and displays innovation in its presentation for public consumption.

    The newspaper/magazine must be based and produced in PNG.

    Work must have been aired or published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

  • An award honouring the best photograph or series of photographs of a particular issue of national concern, presented in print media or online. It is open to all News Photographers, and Freelance Photographers who contribute to mainstream news agencies.

    It rewards the use of photography in the support or portrayal of news showing innovation in its presentation for public consumption.

    The Photographer must be based PNG-based.

    Work must have been published in PNG between May 3, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

  • An award honouring the best content, style, and design in print and online media. It is open to all local and national publications and considers website and social media presence.

    It rewards the use of navigation, design, and recommendation likelihood. The publication must be solely website-based.

    The newspaper/magazine or website must be PNG-based and produced in the PNG.

    Websites and publications may NOT necessarily be news or features based.

  • This award rewards the best columns, opinions, reviews and commentary for their originality, humour, and creativity.

    The award also recognises an individual for the use of original and creative language over a sustained period on social media forums such as YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

    The blog must be PNG-based. The blog need NOT be news and features based.

    The award is open to writers, beauty and fashion/lifestyle bloggers and public relations professionals.

Online

Creative

  • This award aims to highlight the creative use of digital or other media in a campaign to promote a product, brand, or service.  This includes best use of social media to promote a product, brand, or service.

    Work must have been produced between April 1, 2024, and February 28th, 2025.

Special

  • The Media Personality of the Year award aims to recognise an individual who has made a valued contribution in the media over a sustained period.

    It aims to reward an individual who has made a significant contribution to the media in PNG.

  • Made to an individual, organisation and brand which has made a concerted and genuine effort to improve representation and produce diverse content at all levels.

    The award recognises the attempts to improve diversity at leadership and management levels; produce content and performances which are catered towards diverse audiences; Or make genuine efforts to train staff through specific scholarships or training towards all under-represented groups.

    This award is not date sensitive.

  • The award recognises the commitment and determination of an individual who has helped to shape the media within PNG.

    It rewards the contribution of a special individual who is held in high regard by his or her contemporaries and whose work has made a lasting impression within the media landscape.

Nominations Process:

  1. Nominations Open: March 1st

  2. Nominations Close: March 31st

  3. Newsroom Managers/Editors-In-Chief/Editors/Directors to vet and confirm nominations from their Organisations.

  4. They must then send their newsroom’s finalised list of Nominations and supporting documentation electronically to:

  1. All nominations will be checked that they meet all required nomination guidelines, before they are sent to each of the Judging Panel Members for Assessment in the first three weeks of April.

  2. Final Week of April to confirm final list of nominations in preparation of the Awards Ceremony on May 3rd.

Download the Awards Nomination Form HERE

Download a PDF of the Award Categories HERE