Allied Press features at media awards

Blair Pattinson
Blair Pattinson

Paul Taylor.
Paul Taylor.

The Otago Daily Times and Allied Press publications  featured at the Canon Media Awards in Auckland last night.

Paul Taylor, of the Mountain Scene in Queenstown, was named community journalist of the year and Blair Pattinson, a freelance photographer from Queenstown, won the best news photo award for his coverage in the ODT of a high-speed police chase being brought to a halt by a flock of sheep.

The Otago Daily Times was a finalist in the newspaper of the year (over 30,000 circulation category)  and the Weekend Mix was a finalist in the best inserted magazine section.

The Oamaru Mail and The Star in Dunedin were community newspaper finalists.

ODT reporter Chris Morris was a finalist in the health and lifestyle feature category and also for feature writer of the year (under 2500 words category).

Shane Gilchrist, for the fourth year running, was an arts and entertainment category finalist.

The overall Newspaper of the Year is  the Weekend Herald.

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