The 22nd Annual Samsung IT Journalism Awards, known as the Lizzies, were held at Daltone House on Friday evening, with ABC News and David Swan, technology editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age taking out the top honours, walking away with the "Gold Lizzies".

Produced by media intelligence platform Influencing, the Awards recognise the most outstanding journalists and outlets covering technology in Australia each year.

Swan also scored the trophy for Best Technology Journalist and Best Telecommunications Journalist with a highly commended in the Best Technology Issues category, while ABC was also successful in the Best Gaming Coverage and Best News Coverage categories.

"Once again, the Samsung Australian IT Journalism Awards proved what a special event it is - it is remarkable that even after 22 years it continues to grow in importance and stature," said Influencing CEO, Phil Sim.

"Our 2024 awards once again served their mission. Primarily, that is to recognise excellence in technology media and journalism, with the ambition that it inspires journalists to rigorously investigate and report on critical technology-related issues faced by the world today. However, it is also about bonding the community - it is the one event that brings together technology journalists, and the people they work with, to renew friendships and build new ones, and with more than 280 people in attendance, it certainly achieved that again."

The full list of winners is below. Special mention goes to Mi3's own Andrew Birmingham who scored highly commended in the best news journalist category, which was won by The Guardian's Ariel Bogle. Mi3 also received a highly commended for the best business coverage category, which was taken out by the Australian Financial Review.

2024 IT Journalism Award Winners

Alicia Camphuisen Best New Journalist Petra Stock HC: Emily Spindler-Carruthers

Best Security Journalist David Swan HC: Patrick Gray

Best Technical Journalist David Braue HC: Jeremy Nadel

Best Gaming Journalist Fergus Halliday HC: Daniel Van Boom

Best Gaming Coverage ABC News HC: GamesHub

Paul Zucker Best Technology Industry Journalist Jessica Sier HC: Nick Bonyhady

Best Game Reviewer Edmond Tran HC: Amanda Yeo

Best Technology Reviewer John Davidson HC: Alex Kidman

Best Technology Issues Journalist Ariel Bogle HC: David Swan, Julian Fell

Pioneer of IT Media Len Rust

Best Short Form Content Tobias Venus HC: Cam Wilson

John Costello Best Business Technology Journalist Justin Hendry HC: Paul Smith

Best Business Coverage The Australian Financial Review. HC: Mi-3

Best Consumer Technology Coverage The Age & Sydney Morning Herald HC: SmartCompany, Canstar Blue

Best News Coverage ABC News Story Lab HC: The Age & Sydney Morning Herald

Graeme Philipson Best Columnist Jackson Ryan HC: Paul Smith

Cass Warneminde Best News Journalist Ariel Bogle HC: Andrew Birmingham, Joseph Brookes, David Braue

Best Independent Media Checkpoint Gaming HC: The Martech Weekly, Player2

Helen Dancer Best Consumer Technology Journalist Alex Kidman HC: Fergus Halliday

Best Audio Program Risky Business HC: Download This Show, Debunks

Best Video Program SBS HC: Tobias Venus

Best Telecommunications Journalist David Swan HC: Paul Smith

David Hellaby Best Media Relations Salvatore Di Muccio HC: Angela

Best Corporate Content David Braue HC: Huntley Mitchell

Gold Lizzie: Best Journalist of the Year David Swan

Gold Lizzie: Best Title of the Year ABC