Last weekend New Zealand’s independent Catholic magazine Tui Motu Interislands took out a prestigious award at the 2014 Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) Awards presentation which took place in Canberra.
The magazine was judged the Publication of the Year.
“It gives the team here a great sense of achievement to receive this award, amongst so many good publications”, said Tui Motu Interislands editor, Fr. Kevin Toomey.
The judges said that Tui Motu Interislands:
- Was editorially excellent
- Was topically relevant
- Had engaging writing
- Made judicious use of imagery
- Draws you in
- Is example of ‘less is more’ when it comes to the editorial use of graphics and photography to serve the story
Earlier in the week four Tui Motu Interislands contributers picked up awards at the Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) Awards:
Winners
- Cavan Wild: Best Mission Coverage, “The Gift of Vernon Douglas”
Highly Commended
- Robert Consedine: Best Column
- Kevin Toomey: Best Article on Catechesis, “Let’s Talk”
- Mary Horn: Best Original Artwork, “Wise Women”
Michael Otto from NZ Catholic was highly commended for his story “Bishop tells activists to change name” at the ACPA Award presentation.
Source:
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- Image: Tuimotu.org
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