BusinessDesk had several other finalists in the awards, including Victoria Young, Dileepa Fonseka and Meier in the business news category, and Ian Llewellyn in the business commentary category.
BusinessDesk journalist Cecile Meier has gone back-to-back at the NZSA business journalism awards.
It’s the second year running that Meier has won a category following her news writing award last year for her work on the Ministry of Health’s Te Whatu Ora’s consultant spend.
The NZSA Business Journalism Awards were established to encourage, identify and applaud outstanding business journalism in New Zealand.
The awards are sponsored by stock exchange operator NZX and KiwiSaver provider Simplicity.
NZSA chief executive Oliver Mander also signaled NZSA’s commitment to expand the awards from 2025 to include a “multimedia” category, supporting entries based on broadcast platforms (such as podcasts or visual journalism).
“In the same way that we argue for all investors to be allowed access onto a level playing field, we think it’s only fair that those specialising in multimedia journalism are afforded the same opportunity,” Mander said.
Mander also noted the difficult environment facing journalists, given the headwinds relating to social polarisation, the rise of alternative media sources and ongoing fragmentation of media channels.
The 2024 Awards are the seventh edition of the NZ Business Journalism Awards hosted by NZSA. “NZSA continues to support a strong business media that creates transparency and holds business to account” says Mander.
