Beers, Justice and News Scoop Prizes at Voyager Media Awards

True Justice scoops the top prize for Best Podcast Season/Serial at the Voyager Media Awards.

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Three podcasts that couldn’t be more different scooped two prizes at last night’s Voyager Media Awards.

The Detail wins first equal for ongoing series.

The Detail from RNZ and Newsroom and Between Two Beers from Alternative Commentary Collective presented by Steven Holloway and Seamus Martin took home ‘first-equal’ for Best Original Podcast Ongoing/Episodic with judges Amanda Gillies and Lynn Freeman commenting that The Detail was “slick, informative, hard hitting and fast paced, delving into the big news stories”.

They added that the interviews with Chris Cairns and Grant Fox which featured in Between Two Beers were beautifully raw, honest and vulnerable interviews, and that the hosts probed when needed, drawing equal measures of laughter and tears.

The second podcast category - Seasonal/ Serial had some heavy hitters including Peter Ellis, the Creche Case and Me (Newsroom), and two from Stuff: The Commune and True Story.

But the top award went to True Justice, hosted by Tommy Doran, Ana Chaya Scotney, Melody Thomas and Kirsten Johnstone, produced by Popsock Media, JustSpeak, Re: News / TVNZ

Judges Clare Rawlinson and Frank Ritchie commented that the podcast brought nuanced insights into the justice system as told by people with first-hand experiences, and that this was executed with real journalistic rigour to provide credibility to those voices.

Listen to the trailer above or listen to the full series.

See the full list of winners at the Voyager Media Awards.

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