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Monday, November 14, 2016
Prominent South Australian rural journalist and Australian Head of ABC Rural & National Programs, Leigh Radford was recently bestowed the rare honour of being inducted as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation in recognition of exceptional service and commitment to rural and regional Australia.
Through his role with ABC Rural for over 30 years and as an active contributor to ARLF initiatives, Leigh has sought to advocate and champion the people and issues of rural Australia. As a long term committee member of Rural Media SA and current Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists delegate to the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, Leigh has also provided high level leadership to everyone working in rural media.
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Saturday, September 24, 2016
Recipient of the 2016 Young Rural & Regional Journalist Professional Development Award was Loxton based journalist Stephanie Thompson, a senior journalist with the Taylor Group’s Loxton News.
Convened by Rural Media SA and the RA&HS Education Foundation, the award provided Stephanie with a unique opportunity to undertake two days of professional development partnering ABC Radio Rural Department reporters at the 2016 Royal Adelaide Show.RMSA President, Ian Doyle; Award recipient, Stephanie Thompson; RA&HS President, Rob Hunt; ABC Rural’s Deb O’Callaghan
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Thursday, September 08, 2016
Significant peer recognition and a total of $6,000 in prize money plus trophies is on the table in this year’s prestigious 2016 Telstra & Rural Business Support Rural Media Awards.The Awards were launched by Chris Marks (Telstra) and Brett Smith (RBS) at the recent Rural Media SA Royal Show Breakfast. Individual awards will be given to the best journalists in print, radio, television and online media and new regional print and photojournalism awards with significant prize money is being offered for each category. Winners of the four specialist awards will then compete for the overall 2016 Telstra & Rural Business Support Rural Journalist of the Year Award, carrying an additional $750 in prize money.
Three separate awards will also be offered for photography, with individual prizes for portfolios of work relating to agricultural production, people, and nature and landscape. The winner of each category will receive $375. Winners of the three specialist awards will then compete for the major 2016 Telstra & Rural Business Support Rural Photographer of the Year Award, carrying $750 in prize money.
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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Extracts from Ian Doyle’s 2015/2016 RMSA President’s ReportPresented to 2016 RMSA AGM
When I think of 2015/2016, I think of fewer and better - fewer meetings and bigger and better audiences. I think generally we achieved our aim of providing quality speakers to talk about relevant and current topics of interest to our Members and Corporate supporters.
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Friday, July 15, 2016
RMSA member and SA reporter for ABC Television’s Landline program, Prue Adams has blitzed the competition internationally by being named the Best Rural Broadcast Journalist in the World by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists at its conference in Bonn, Germany.
Prue’s winning story, “The Quiet Curse” had previously won best broadcast story awards in South Australia and nationally. She was on hand in Bonn to receive the Award.
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Friday, June 17, 2016
In a sea of green fruit-laden vines, a single red tomato hanging in the air commands attention. The tomato tossing image captured by Adelaide Advertiser photographer Dean Martin has been judged Australia’s best rural photo for 2016.
Dean led Adelaide Advertiser photographers who completed a clean sweep of the three Australian awards this year. The overall winning photo was taken at the Sundrop Farms giant new greenhouse facility at Port Augusta with head grower Adrian Simkins obliging for the camera.
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Friday, June 17, 2016
SA based ABC Landline senior reporter, Prue Adams has taken out the major prize in the 2016 Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists' (ACAJ) Star Prize Awards for Excellence in Rural Broadcasting.
Prue Adams won the Rabobank Star Prize for Excellence in Rural Broadcasting for her Landline story The Quiet Curse. (Click story title to view video). This broadcast story will now represent Australia at the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists' (IFAJ) Awards to be announced at its next congress in Bonn, Germany in July.
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
From a large number of outstanding entries, ABC journalist Prue Adams and News Limited photographer Matt Turner have taken home the major prizes at the 20th anniversary 2015 Telstra & Rural Business Support Media Awards announced at the Adelaide Showground.
Prue Adams came through the adjudication process after clearly winning the television section. This is her third major Rural Media South Australia (RMSA) journalism title, previously winning in 1997 and 2008. She has worked on the ABC Landline program for 20 years, matching the time span of these awards.
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Sunday, November 08, 2015
Fifty year veteran of rural media, Richard Fewster recently received the very rare honour of being inducted as a Rural Media Icon.
RMSA President, Ian Doyle; Rural Media Icon, Richard Fewster; RMSA Vice-President, Dale Manson
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