IT Journalism Awards

The IT Journalism Awards, nicknamed the Lizzies, are Australian media awards for information technology-related topics.

History

Founded in 2003, the event has been sponsored by a variety of commercial sponsors over the years, with naming rights changing to reflect the biggest one:

• 2003–2008: Sun Microsystems; organised and hosted by MediaConnect
• 2009–2010: Red Rock Consulting
• 2011–2012: Microsoft; event coordinated by MediaConnect
• 2015–2016: Mastercard
• 2017–2018: Australian Computer Society (ACS)
• 2019–2023: Samsung

Categories

The two top titles, for Best Journalist and Best Title, are popularly known as "Gold Lizzies". Gold and bronze statuettes of the frilled-neck lizard are awarded to winners, since local IT media nicknamed the awards "lizards". The Technology section was introduced in 2007.

As of 2023, the awards are labelled the Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards, and include the following categories:

• Coverage awards, including
  • Best News Coverage
  • Best Business Technology Coverage
  • Best Consumer Technology Coverage
  • Best Independent Coverage
  • Best Gaming Coverage
  • Best Video Program (new in 2023)
  • Best Audeo Program (new in 2023)
• Beat awards, including:
  • John Costello Best Business Journalist
  • Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist
  • Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist
  • Best Gaming Journalist
  • Best Telecommunications Journalist
• Journalism awards, including:
  • Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist
  • Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist
  • Graeme Philipson Best Columnist
  • Best Security Journalist
  • Best Technology Issues Journalist
  • Best Technical Journalist
  • Best Gaming Reviewer (new in 2023)
  • Best Technology Reviewer (new in 2023)
  • Best Short Form Content (new in 2023)
• Content & media relations awards, including:
  • Best Corporate Content
  • David Hellaby Best Media Relations

References

External links

• Official website

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