The Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards (PMCAs) are Australian journalism awards held each year by New South Wales Parliament and Multicultural NSW.
History The awards, originally known as Premier's Multicultural Media Awards, were established in 2012 to recognise excellence and professionalism in the multicultural media and marketing industry.
The awards were renamed Premier's Multicultural Communications Awards, or PMCAs, in 2018 to celebrate contributions that journalists, photographers, editors, publishers and marketers made to the multicultural communities in New South Wales.
Description The PMCAs are inclusive awards that have been establish to honour the work of individuals and media organisations that promote the advancement of multiculturalism in NSW and contributes to the enrichment of all sections of society through the benefits of cultural diversity. The gala events were normally held in the Sydney CBD and hosted by NSW Premier and Minister for Multiculturalism.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, the 2020 PMCAS were delivered fully online.
Winners
2019 2019 winners are listed below. CategoriesWinnersBest Print ReportZia Ahmad – AMUSTBest Audio ReportManpreet Kaur Singh, Shamsher Kainth, Avneet Arora and Maya Jamieson – SBS PunjabiBest Audio-Visual ReportAndrea Booth – NITV, The PointYoung Journalist of the YearXinrui (Rena) Li – Sydney TodayBest Use of Digital or Social MediaSirine Demachkie and Kinderling Kids Radio – Mother TonguePublic Interest AwardAvani Dias – triple j HackAlan Knight Student AwardNadine SilvaPublication of the YearAMUSTLifetime Achievement AwardAntoine Kazzi OAM – El TelegraphCampaign of the Year – AgencyCultural Perspectives – Your vote will help shape AustraliaCampaign of the Year – BusinessSunRice and Identity Communications – SunRice the Rice BreakerCampaign of the Year – CommunityHindu Council of Australia – Deepavali Fair
2018 2018 winners are listed below
CategoriesWinnersBest News ReportIman Riman and Maram Ismail – SBS Arabic24Best Radio/Audio ReportXiao Han – 2ac Australian Chinese RadioBest TV/Audio-Visual ReportSayed HussainizadaYoung Journalist of the YearSofia Dmitrieva – RusTalk TVBest Use of Digital or Social MediaWhy DocumentariesPublic Interest AwardNatalia Godoy and Soraya Caicedo – SBS SpanishAlan Knight Student AwardElla TangPublication of the YearIndian LinkLifetime Achievement AwardEduardo González – CristóbalAgency Campaign of the YearThe Monkeys for IAG/CGUAFL NSW/ACT Community Campaign of the YearMulticultural Communities Council of Illawarra (MCCI)CBA Business Campaign of the YearHavas Melbourne & SBS
2017 2017 winners are listed below
CategoriesWinnersBest News ReportJoshua Levi – The Australian Jewish NewsBest Radio/Audio ReportSoraya Caicedo, Esther Lozano, Claudianna Blanco – SBS SpanishBest TV/Audio-Visual ReportOmar Dabbagh – SBSBest Long-Form FeatureTrinh Nguyen and Olivia Nguyen – SBSYoung Journalist of the YearTia SinghBest Use of Digital MediaBoris Etingof, Gina McKeon, John-Paul Marin and Matt Smith – SBSPublic Interest AwardBen Hills, Simon Vandore and Marshall Heald – SBSStudent AwardYenee SawPublication of the YearThe Australian Jewish NewsLifetime Achievement AwardEndre CsapoPhoto of the YearNoel Kessel – The Australian Jewish NewsBest Short-Form FeatureMichele Grigoletti and Silvia Pianelli – Migrantes FoundationBest Editorial/CommentaryVijay Badhwar – Indian Down Under
2016 CategoriesWinnersBest Print PublicationThe Australian Jewish NewsBest Radio ReportRaymond Selvaraj and Kulasegaram Sanchayan – SBS Radio TamilBest Online PublicationAng KalatasBest Use of Social and Digital MediaThe Australian Jewish NewsBest Community TV/Radio ReportAna Sevo – Meraki TVBest Investigative StoryJoshua Levi – The Australian Jewish NewsBest News ReportJoshua Levi – The Australian Jewish NewsBest ImageNoel Kessel – The Australian Jewish NewsBest Long Form FeatureFrancesca Rizzoli – SBS RadioBest Editorial/CommentaryZia Ahmad – Australasian Muslim TimesBest Creative and Innovative DesignBernard Sullivan, Charles Sturt UniversityBest Story on Cultural DiversityJohn Birmingham and Gina McKeon –SBS AustraliaBest Student WorkSejal Madan – Fiji TimesEmerging JournalistPri Kumar, The Indian TelegraphLifetime Achievement AwardNoel Kessel – The Australian Jewish NewsYoung Journalist of the YearTahmina Ansari
2015 2015 winners are listed below. CategoriesWinnersBest Print PublicationIndian Link Media GroupBest Radio ReportSBS Radio – Wolfgang MullerBest Online PublicationAng KalatasYoung Journalist of the YearTahmina AnsariBest Use of Online and Digital MediaSBS AustraliaPublic Interest AwardBen Hills, Simon Vandore and Marshall Heald – SBSBest Investigative StorySBS Radio – Naomi SelvaratnamBest Print ReportThe Indian TelegraphLifetime Achievement AwardKamahl IbramBest ImageThe Australian Jewish News - Noel KesselBest Short-Form FeatureMichele Grigoletti and Silvia Pianelli – Migrantes FoundationBest Editorial/CommentaryYouthink Magazine - Mostafa RachwaniBest Community TV/Radio ReportAsian Media Centre - ‘Dragon Footprints’ seriesBest Article on MulticulturalismSBS – Dateline - Amos Roberts
2014 2014 winners are listed below.
CategoriesWinnersBest Publication (One off publications)Coalition of Mischief – A-MenBest Publication (Periodicals)Neos KosmosBest Print ReportIndian Link, Pawan Luthra — Election Survey ResultsBest Radio ReportSBS Radio, Manpreet Kaur Singh and Sacha Payne — The Enemy WithinYoung Journalist of the YearIndian Link —Ritma MitraBest Use of Online and Digital MediaIndian Link Media GroupBest Online PublicationAng Kalatas — kalatas.com.auBest Investigative StorySBS Radio, Florencia Melgar – The Other 9 -1Lifetime Achievement AwardQuang Luu AO — former Head of SBS RadioBest Feature of the YearSBS Radio, Manpreet Kaur Singh and Sacha Payne – The Enemy WithinBest Editorial/CommentaryAustralian Jewish News, Zeddy Lawrence – Enough is EnoughBest Community TV/Radio ReportSouth West Multicultural and Community Centre – Pacific Sport 360Best Article on MulticulturalismBeyond the Bridge Inc, David Ossip – A Nation of Tribes
2013 2013 winners are listed below. Three hundred guests joined the then Premier and the Minister for Citizenship at the inaugural awards ceremony on 27 February 2013. CategoriesWinnersBest News ReportIndian LinkBest Print ReportZamanBest Radio ReportSBS Radio Hindi programsBest Use of Online and Digital MediaIndian Link Media GroupBest Online PublicationIndian LinkBest Investigative StorySBS World News AustraliaLifetime Achievement AwardAnwar Harb (An Nahar) Simon Ko (Sing Tao)Best ImageIndian LinkBest FeatureWrite About Me by Ms Naomi Tsvirko, a freelance journalist Antoine Kazzi, El TelegraphBest Editorial/CommentaryHani Elturk, EI TelegraphBest Article on MulticulturalismSBS Radio Turkish program SBS Radio German program
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