New Media lead Mondi finalist pack

Thirteen journalists from New Media's magazines have been nominated as finalists in the 15th Annual Mondi Paper Magazine Awards - more nominations than any other publishing house in the country.

3 Apr 2005

With eight finalists, Afrikaans lifestyle magazine INSIG is streets ahead of its sister publications VISI, Woolworths TASTE, Weg and PEZULA.

"This is the best we have ever fared in the nominations and it is a privilege to be nominated to receive one of South Africa's prestigious magazine journalism awards, let alone 14!" says New Media's managing director Bridget McCarney.

Although they are individual nominations, McCarney stresses that teamwork is the key to the company's success and that the whole company worked hard at putting the entries together.

At the 2004 Mondi Awards, two journalists from New Media, Kirby van der Merwe and Tina Marie-Malherbe scooped the coveted Features and At Home categories for INSIG and VISI respectively.

Winners for the 2005 awards ceremony will be announced at The Castle in Kyalami on Wednesday 18 May 2005.

New Media finalists per category:

Business - Hilary Prendini-Toffoli, INSIG
Health & Wellness - Irma Joubert, INSIG
At Home - Maranda Engelbrecht, Woolworths TASTE
At Home - Tina-Marie Malherbe, VISI
Commentary & Critique - Andre Brink, INSIG
Commentary & Critique - Annelize Visser, Woolworths TASTE
Visual Impact - Jaco Janse van Rensburg, VISI
Visual Impact - Anton Sassenberg, Pezula
Travel, Sport, Leisure - Dine van Zyl, INSIG
Columns, Dana Snyman - Weg
Photography, Nick Aldridge - INSIG
Profile, Kirby vd Merwe - INSIG
Features - Kirby van der Merwe - INSIG
Features - Frederik van Zyl Slabbert - INSIG