Amphora Media Team Wins Five Prizes At Malta Journalism Awards

Amphora Media journalists won five awards at this year’s Institute of Maltese Journalists (IĠM) awards.

Environment and Planning Journalism: Profit in Every Drop: The Companies Pumping Malta’s Groundwater for Free – Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit

Business Journalism: Airbnb Barons: How a Handful Dominate Malta’s Multi-Million Euro Short-Let Market – Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit

Crime and Legal Affairs Journalism: Bill 142: The Law Allowing Tax Crime, Fraud and Money Laundering to Be Settled Out of Court – Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit

Political Journalism: Over €1.15 Billion in Direct Orders, €5.6 Billion in Tenders: 15 Years of Public Procurement Under Gonzi, Muscat and Abela – Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit

Best Feature: A Future on Hold – Joanna Demarco

Amphora Media’s Open Malta also came second in Specialist Journalism. Our investigation into cruise liners’ use of shore-to-ship power came third in Environmental Journalism.

Times of Malta was the night’s other big winner, with eight awards.

Award winners:

1. Best Cartoon: Not awarded
2. Comment Journalism: Not awarded 
3. Environment and Planning Journalism: Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit
4. Business Journalism: Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit
5. Crime and Legal Affairs Journalism: Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit
6. Art and Culture Journalism: Gabriel Lia
7. Specialist Journalism: Times of Malta trial team 
8. Best Use of the Maltese Language: Victor Vella
9. Journalism that Promotes the Rights of People with Disability: Semira Abbas Shalan
10. Political Journalism: Julian Bonnici, Daiva Repečkaitė and Sabrina Zammit
11. Sports Journalism: Valhmor Camilleri
12. Sports Photojournalism: Terry Caselli
13. Best Photojournalism: Matthew Mirabelli
14. Best Use of Video: Antoine Farrugia Lauri
15. Best Podcast: Mark Laurence Zammit and Clara Farrugia
16. Best Feature: Joanna Demarco
17. Interview of the Year: Mark Laurence Zammit
18. Scoop of the Year: Bertrand Borg, Neville Borg and Mark Laurence Zammit
19. Best Investigation: Jacob Borg
20. Most Promising Journalist Award: Kyle Patrick Camilleri
21. Gold Award: Ġorġ Mallia