55 nominations across 17 awards received for PNGMA25
2025 PNG MEDIA AWARDS: Saturday, May 3rd at the Stanley Hotel, Port Moresby. Celegrating Excellence in Media in PNG.
THE 2025 PNG Media Awards has received 55 nominations across 17 of its 18 Awards on offer.
After having the nomination period run for the whole of the month of March, it was extended for another two weeks.
By Friday, April 11th, the Council received a total of 55 nominations across 17 of the 18 Awards from the seven categories of Journalism, Radio, Television, Print, Online, Creative Media, and Special awards.
Under the category of ‘Journalism’ six nominations were received for ‘Journalist of the Year’; one nomination for ‘Best Investigation’; four nominations for ‘Provincial Journalist of the Year’; two nominations for ‘Outstanding Young Journalist of the Year’; four nominations for ‘Sports Journalist of the Year’; and four nominations for ‘Report of the Year’.
In the Radio Category, 10 nominations were received for ‘Best Radio Show’; and two nominations for ‘Radio Presenter of the Year’.
In Television, three nominations were received for ‘TV Presenter of the Year’, and one nomination received for ‘Best TV Show’.
In the Print Category, four nominations were received for the ‘Best News Story’ award; while two nominations were received for the ‘Best Photograph’ award.
In the Online Category, four nominations were received for the ‘Best Website’ award, and one nomination was received for the ‘Best Blog’ award
The Creative Media category which looks at how media is being presented in innovative and creative ways, drew four nominations.
In the Special Awards Category, two nominations were received for the ‘Diversity In Media’ award, while one nomination was received for the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Media’ award.
The only award which received no nominations was the ‘Media Personality of the Year’ award.
President of the Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG), Neville Choi, said receiving 55 nominations for 17 of the 18 awards presented was a positive sign for the industry’s first awards back after more than 10 years.
“The PNG Media Awards are about recognizing the efforts of our media personnel for the past year. But it is also an opportunity for us to see what our media organisations believe are the best of their work from the past year.
“It also gives us an indication of where we are as a level of performance, and a collective acknowledgement of what all can aim to achieve, and develop over the next 12 months.
“The awards are more than just a one-evening event. It shows our media personnel that their efforts in the roles they perform in our sector, are appreciated.”
The received nominations are undergoing review and assessment by a judging panel comprising experienced representatives from the media sector, journalism training schools, and a judge representing the public audience.
Results of all the nominations and the best for each award will be made known next Saturday evening at the Awards Night.
The PNG Media Awards 2025 are proudly supported by the Media Development Initiative (MDI), Kina Bank PNG, Remington Group PNG, SP Brewery, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) and the PNG Chamber of Resources & Energy (PNG CORE).
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