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  • Don Christie,

    And just for completeness (have trumpet, will blow), New Zealand's premiere news site, stuff.co.nz, won the best sports site and best news story categories.

    Congratulations to the Scoop guys for being up there in both the Netguides and Qantas awards.

    But most importantly congratulations and thanks Russell & crew for PA.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1645 posts Report Reply

  • Joe Wylie,

    congratulations and thanks Russell & crew for PA.

    Yes Sir.

    flat earth • Since Jan 2007 • 4593 posts Report Reply

  • Michael Stevens,

    Yes indeed - great you got the recognition.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 230 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    I might be biased, but I thought the introduction of internet categories to the Qantases this year added real interest to an event that has always been about "old" media.

    *ahem* Indeed, and congratulations.

    But,,, I do hope we're going to see a few less columns huffing and puffing about what a pack of lying, psychotic douche bags bloggers are. Yes, there's plenty of nut bags in the blogisphere but one might think some sections of the old media (and I'll not harsh the buzz by naming names), really need to clean up their own act before getting Miss Manners on anyone else's arse.

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • simon g,

    Congrats to Russell and the team.

    The Herald website's report on Simon Collins' protest was so priceless I had to save it and share:

    Media protest at Qantas Awards

    May 19, 2007
    By Simon Collins

    Journalists protesting about contracting-out plans at newspapers and magazines owned by APN took to the stage at the Qantas Media Awards in Wellington last night.

    Union delegate Simon Collins, winner of the investigative reporting award, was joined by four colleagues, unfurling a banner and calling for the Herald publisher to halt its outsourcing of subediting jobs to Australian company PageMasters.

    The byline has now been changed to NZPA. I don't know if the original attribution was an error, but I just love the idea of a one-man reporter, protester and award-winner all included in a two sentence story!

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1333 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    But,,, I do hope we're going to see a few less columns huffing and puffing about what a pack of lying, psychotic douche bags bloggers are. Yes, there's plenty of nut bags in the blogisphere but one might think some sections of the old media (and I'll not harsh the buzz by naming names), really need to clean up their own act before getting Miss Manners on anyone else's arse.

    I think that's why I'm so pleased about Friday night: it really felt that we were moving past that attitude. And as Don indicates, there were people on the online side of the major news operations who felt some vindication too.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Ben Austin,

    Congrats to you all.

    London • Since Nov 2006 • 1027 posts Report Reply

  • Tane Wilton,

    Congrats Russell.

    Good coverage of the protest at:

    http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/411749/1130899

    Wellington • Since Apr 2007 • 5 posts Report Reply

  • Marcus Neiman,

    First they came for the clothing workers and the reporters said nothing, for they were not clothing workers.

    Then they came for the washing-machine makers and the reporters reported nothing, for they were not makers of washing-machines.

    Then they came for the reporters...

    Sydney • Since Feb 2007 • 107 posts Report Reply

  • slarty,

    Well deserved. Take another bow :)

    Since Nov 2006 • 290 posts Report Reply

  • BenWilson,

    "I do hope we're going to see a few less columns huffing and puffing about what a pack of lying, psychotic douche bags bloggers are."

    I think that's because a huge amount of their inspiration and material is coming from bloggers. Just a feeling, no evidence for that.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 10657 posts Report Reply

  • Ben Austin,

    I think that's because a huge amount of their inspiration and material is coming from bloggers. Just a feeling, no evidence for that.

    I agree, I've seen a few items in NZ papers this last 18 months or so that seem to have taken their direction from blogs, this one included

    London • Since Nov 2006 • 1027 posts Report Reply

  • william boot,

    Sorry to be so mean-spirited, though I'm sure Russell can more than handle it - but - does anyone still believe the Qantas media awards mean anything? Doesn't it always seem like they share them out about evenly around all the companies, and if someone misses out they make up for it the next year?

    In fact, is there anyone who's been working in journalism for more than about four years who HASN'T won a Qantas?

    Auckland • Since Mar 2007 • 3 posts Report Reply

  • Craig Ranapia,

    William:

    Some of the harshest critics of the Qantas Media Awards are the very people who've just stuffed a hunk of perspex in their handbags -- and what's an award show without some luxurious angst about how utterly meaningless it all is?

    But.. if Public Address Radio is up for something at the RBA NZ Radio Awards next year, it will take Russell and a tazer capable of bringing down an elephant to keep moi away from the rubber chicken and orgiastic self-congratulation. :)

    North Shore, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 12370 posts Report Reply

  • robbery,

    excellent scoop on the androidss video russell. I remeber the show but have no idea who the presenter is. does that sound like a different version of the song to you? I'll have to dig out my copy and compare.

    new zealand • Since May 2007 • 1882 posts Report Reply

  • Rich of Observationz,

    Acceptance of blogs by the mainstream media is all very nice, but you'll know it's gone to far when Tony O'Reilly realises that there are 40,000 people out there writing content for *free*.

    When that happens the Herald (Indy, Irish Indy, Cape Times, etc) will become "the free newspaper that anyone can edit".

    Of course they will be packed full of tendentious, opinionated, bollox. But how will we tell the difference - Garth George actually has a (presumably) paid column.

    Back in Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 5550 posts Report Reply

  • Yamis,

    When I was in Korea there were blog sites that posted the footage of the Korean who was beheaded in Iraq.

    The Korean governments reaction was to block all acess to blogspot.com for a period of about a week or so and maybe other blog sites though i can't recall well.

    So frustrating and so typical of the ridiculous reactionary errr.... reactions of the powers that be.

    All censorship does is creates a bigger hole down the line for you to fall into because more people start shovelling your grave.

    Since Nov 2006 • 903 posts Report Reply

  • Jackie Clark,

    Sometimes, over thinking a thing isn't necessary, people. Meanwhile - congratulations, Russell. It's a nice thing to be recognised for what you do, and you do it very well.

    Mt Eden, Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 3136 posts Report Reply

  • Sue,

    oh congratulations, not only is the award itself an achievement, but the acknowledgment by old media of the importance of new media truly ROCKS!

    plus it's great the scoop network as a group did so well.
    hopefully it brings you all more sponsors and the ability to truly live off this thing.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 527 posts Report Reply

  • Robyn Gallagher,

    I unexpectedly have strangely mixed feelings about this.

    Looking at the winners of the Qantas Media Awards website section, all of them seem to be websites run by professional writers, trained journalists.

    It's not the grass roots blogging of the olden days. It's mainstream media.

    Not that there's anything wrong with that! But it's caused me to subtly shift how I view the Hard News blog and Public Address.

    It's like rather than pretending that Russell is just another blogger, suddenly it's been underscored that Hard News is much more than that. It's like a different sub-genre of blog has been created.

    Since Nov 2006 • 1946 posts Report Reply

  • Che Tibby,

    congrats russell. but robyn's both right and wrong.

    wrong because hard news had ever-so-slowly become part of the msm. many of us remember the guerilla bfm daze.

    but, right. because, as they say "u iz in ma internets, taykin all ma awads"

    the back of an envelope • Since Nov 2006 • 2042 posts Report Reply

  • Lee Wilkinson,

    Yeah congratulations Russell

    Che has correctly pointed out that the spiky headed multi-substance fueled louts that pogoed like there was no tomorrow have now become the establishment tut tutting at the inexplicable activities of youth ( its always someone else's kids)
    For me, the attraction of the hard news days was in the irreverence to the msm conventions and the unexamined angles and usually accurate alternative information sources.
    There will always be an angle represented by blogs that will be ahead of all msm trends because we don't have to kowtow to the owners wishes. The world is a richer and better informed place because of it.
    Rock on Russ

    Whangarei Heads • Since Nov 2006 • 45 posts Report Reply

  • Russell Brown,

    congrats russell. but robyn's both right and wrong.

    wrong because hard news had ever-so-slowly become part of the msm. many of us remember the guerilla bfm daze.

    Quite right, of course. The reason I started hard News (apart from my chronic need to editorialise) was that I felt people like me and my friends never got heard in the media. I was workin' for the dole.

    Since then, the media have become far more accomodating of niches - a trend driven to a large extent by the internet - and I've gotten more respectable. As I observed in a Metro thinkpiece several years ago, I appear to have become part of some establishment.

    But I still feel more akin to my fellow netizens than to most working journalists. The fact that I shared a table with Ana Samways, Stephen Shaw, Alastair Thompson, Selwyn Manning, Lyndon Hood, Kevin List, etc is what made for a very different awards experience. I'm culturally internet, I think.

    but, right. because, as they say "u iz in ma internets, taykin all ma awads"

    I made u an award. But I eated it ...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report Reply

  • Nobody Important,

    but can you convert a Qantas Media Award to Qantas Airmiles?

    expat • Since Mar 2007 • 319 posts Report Reply

  • Lyndon Hood,

    There is guerilla video footage of Paul Reynolds' speech in the Scoop Awards Coverage. Scroll down, if you see a fetching photo of my jugular, you've gone too far.

    And congratulations of course, well deserved.

    I recall there's a quote somewhere of Eugene Ionesco, sounding pained about having somehow become part of the establishment. And he wrote a play about people turning into rhinoceroses, so it's not as if you'd be in bad company.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1115 posts Report Reply

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