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Who are the finalists in the Sikuvile Journalism Awards?

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March 26, 2013
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Print and Digital Media South Africa (PDMSA) has announced the finalists in its annual recognition of excellence in the industry, the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards, which are open to all South African newspapers that belong to the association, whether in print or online.  

“We are simply delighted with the number of entries this year, and the number of extra journalists who entered the awards,” says Ingrid Louw, CEO of PDMSA. “The increased interest in the awards shows that our rebranding last year is bearing fruit, especially in the new digital categories. Our relationship with our sponsor, Standard Bank, is now well-established, and the quality of the work submitted was most encouraging.”

Paula Fray, convenor of the group of judges,  says there was fierce competition for the finalists’ list. “Despite a challenging news year, the entries confirm a consistent standard of excellence at the top.   We were pleased with the strong competition being offered from coastal newspapers, and all the major regions are well-represented among the finalists,’’ she says.

Some categories featured a particularly satisfyingly large number of entries:  136 entries were received in the category of Feature Writing, followed by 101 in the Hard News category. Digital entries were also well-received: 30 Multimedia Stories and 12 Multi-Platform stories.

Wilson Mgobhozi of The Star was the 2010 winner in the category of Editorial Cartoons, and is nominated for this year’s award in the same category. “Winning an award, any award, is always a special feeling. But winning a major award such as the Standard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Awards is truly a special recognition that the journalists will treasure for the rest of their lives, because of the weight and relevance they hold. I cannot describe the ecstasy I experienced when my name was called out on that cold, rainy night in May 2011. Since then, I’ve grown to be a more confident, assertive and well-rounded Southern African editorial cartoonist; as I soldier on in this tough, tough yet exciting world of cartoons.”

The judging panel, headed by Paula Fray, included Henry Jeffreys, Irwin Manoim, Mike Siluma, Peter Sullivan, Matthew Buckland, Tumi Makgabo, Gail Smith, Pippa Green, Thabo Leshilo, Sbu Mpungose, Zubeida Jaffer and Debbie Yazbek/

 

List of Finalists

CATEGORY 1:   HARD NEWS  (Judges: This remains one of the more popular categories, but many of the entrants did not meet hard news criteria.)

NAME                                        TITLE                                                                             COMPANY

Finalists: Janice Keogh and Pauli van Wyk Hoop is Hier Beeld
Karabo Seanego Bloodbath at City law firm Pretoria News
Jacques Steenkamp DIY – padwaardigheid Rapport
  Mkhululi Ndamase, Shaanaz de Jager, Karen van Rooyen & Graeme Hosken St Francis inferno The Herald

CATEGORY 2:  COLUMNS / EDITORIAL  (Judges:  The judges tried to choose pieces that reflected either original reporting and research, or reflectiveness, or originality, or all three.   It was somewhat disappointing that some columnists felt that all they are required to do is to put down an opinion on paper.  But it is also heartening that there were many who took the trouble to do original reporting, to think, to reflect, and to focus a piece so well that it was a lively read that taught the reader something they had not known before.)

Finalists: Carol Paton Series of columns:’What has changed from Polokwane to Mangaung”Real economy not a part of ANC’s closed circuit debate”NUM needs to be ruthless about money & politics’

 

Business Day
  Jonathan Ancer ‘A dummy’s guide to going Cold Turkey’ & ‘Memories of a Peacemaker’ Cape Times / Saturday Star
Neels Jackson Wit en Bruin in a dubbelbed by die Swart Geels Beeld
S’thembiso Msomi ‘Zuma has become 21st century Saartjie Baartman’,  ‘Ethnicity undoes ANC’s gains’ & ‘Lost in Translation’ The Times
Chris Roper ‘Die antwoord is my pimp’, ‘Khanyi Mbau: Bling and Nothingness, ‘Jesus smurfs & Nonhle Thema’ Mail & Guardian
Commended: Johann Maarman Deur dir Bril van ‘n Plaasarbeider Die Burger
Charl Blignaut Some of us are freer than others City Press

CATEGORY 3:   ENTERPRISE NEWS  (Judges: It was heartening to see an increase in the number of entrants in this category.   This increase is a clear demonstration of a desire, by journalists, to find a story that no-one else is telling.)

Finalists: Elles van Gelder Inside the commando camp that turns boys doubt to hate Mail & Guardian
Kristen van Schie The Namibian Seal Harvest The Star
  Thabiso Thakali Waterless on road to Mangaung Saturday Star

CATEGORY 4:   FEATURE WRITING (There were 139 entries in this category this year, making it the largest category to be judged, and there was a wide range of work that made it to the final list.)

Finalists: Lucas Ledwaba Marikana: the aftermath City Press
  Bongani Madondo The life and trial of a S A Child Star Mail & Guardian
Murray la Vita Deur ‘n klein hand geraak Die Burger
Charles  Leonard The Slow and steady death of the Dutch Reformed Church Mail & Guardian
Media 24 Investigations The faces of Marikana City Press

 CATEGORY 5:   INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM   (2012 was a big political year.   As a result, most of the media’s focus and resources were centered on the ANC’s mid-year national policy conference in Midrand and its fifth-yearly elective conference in Mangaung at the end of the year … we were pleasantly surprised by the number of entries for this category.   We noted, however, that virtually no investigative stories were entered for one of the big stories of the year, namely, the Marikana massacre and the subsequent impact on the country.)

Finalists: Mzilikazi wa Afika, Stephan Hofstatter & Rob Rose Dina Pule Series Sunday Times
Baldwin Ndaba The Fall of the Gauteng Housing MEC The Star
  Adriaan Basson & Paddy Harper Nkandlagate City Press
Commended: Lindile Sifile Hospital Check up Sowetan

CATEGORY 6:   EDITORIAL CARTOONS   (The editorial cartooning category drew more entries this year, and the standard of the drawing has continued to improve.   It was good to see entries from young cartoonists from smaller papers, who already show considerable polish.   What has proved to be more elusive, this year as in the past, has been a knack for lateral thinking, the ability to go beyond the obvious point.)

Finalists: Brandan Reynolds Dignity Restored Business Day
  Jonathan Shapiro Corruption Charges The Times
Wilson Mgobhozi Bridge too Far The Star
Commended:  Gavin Thomson Behind Bars People’s Post

 

CATEGORY 7:   GRAPHIC JOURNALISM   (World-class work …)

Finalists: Theuns Kruger Transitorowers se Moses Graphics24             (for Rapport)
John McCann War on Education Mail & Guardian
Salome Nourse House robberies across SA Graphics 24 (for City Press)
Jaco Grobbelaar HMS Titanic Graphics 24 (City Press & Rapport)

CATEGORY 8:   POPULAR JOURNALISM   (News audiences generally prefer lively, dramatic human interest stories.  These are the ingredients that make popular or tabloid journalism a favourite in the community that it serves. The prevailing trend in this year’s entries – a slight departure from popular journalism that seeks spectacle and sensation – is a focus on more traditional news issues.)

Finalists: Prince Chauke The Queen who take the Cake Sunday Sun
Glacier Tsakane Nkhwashu We bust the rapists! Daily Sun
Glacier Nkhwashu Culture shock for rich widow Daily Sun
Commended Yolanda Barnard Siek Spul Sondag

CATEGORY 9:   NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS   (It was a violent year, in pictures.   Marikana, De Doorns, Grabouw, race riots.   Xenophobia, service delivery protests … not to mention ordinary crime.   There were all there, in superb images captured by brave photographers across South Africa.   Stunning pictures, to use an overworked adjective, but these really did stun with graphic depictions of man’s repeated inhumanity to man.)

Finalists: Alon Skuy Marikana Massacre The Times
  Halden Krog Cape of Violence The Times
Brenton Geach Mob Violence Cape Times
Adrian de Kock Jump that started it all The Star

CATEGORY 10:   FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHS   (Feature photography brings out the best in photographers.   This year saw a good pool of entries with a very high standard.)

Finalists: Dumisani Dube Sunday Rapist The Star
Cornel van Heerden Pippie Beeld
  Felix Dlangamandla Mourning Beeld

CATEGORY 11:  SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHS   (There were not enough entries in the sports picture category – strange, for a country as sports crazy as South Africa.   However, good images were submitted of rugby, soccer, wrestling and, for a change, body-building.)

Finalists: Herman Verwey Ek mos duik Beeld
Herman Verwey Paralympics Beeld
Deaan Vivier Springbok Rugby Foto 24

CATEGORY 12:   PRESENTATION (layout and design)   (Newspaper design has been dominated in recent years by slick, template-driven newspapers which look good but fail to respond to the immediacy of the news.   This year has proved to be a pleasant exception: the winning page and a number of near-misses all demonstrated an ability to project the news.)

Finalists: John-Grant Munro Ongelooflik Die Burger
  Louis Kruger Portfolio Beeld
Christian Stephen Zuma front pages Mail & Guardian

CATEGORY 13:   MULTI-PLATFORM   (This year’s revised criteria provided space for the innovation currently underway in the sector.  The categories were changed to encourage convergence and collaboration between print and online, to produce a better, more compelling story and cater for new audiences; and to encourage a high standard in multimedia journalism, which is increasingly being adopted by the print industry.   There was an increase in the number of entries as well as in the standard of the entries.)

Finalists: Kyle Venktess The Witness Aurasma The Witness
Dispatch Online Team Living in Marikana: The Story of our EC miners Daily Dispatch
M & G online & Ines Schumacher Zuma series Mail & Guardian  Online

CATEGORY 14:   MULTIMEDIA   (It is essential that multimedia entries must be broadcast quality video that can stand on their own with high production value and editing.   There was an increase in multimedia entries this year from a range of newspapers.)

Finalists: Lauren Clifford-Holmes Defending the Horn Mail & Guardian
  Liezel Els Pippie Kruger Beeld
Commended Verashni Pillay, with producer Rhodé Marshall M & G Live Hangouts innovative initiative Mail & Guardian Online

 

CATEGORY 15:   SA STORY OF THE YEAR – TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 8 MAY

CATEGORY 16:   RISING STAR OF THE YEAR – TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 8 MAY

CATEGORY 17:   NEWSPAPER JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 8 MAY

CATEGORY 18:   ALLAN KIRKLAND SOGA LIFETIME ACHIEVER AWARD – TO BE ANNOUNCED ON 8 MAY

 

Tags: finalistsPaula FrayStandard Bank Sikuvile Journalism Award

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