Herald sportswriter Dana Johannsen scooped top prizes at last night's Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards.

Over 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.

Patrick Gower starts as TV3's political editor on Monday. Earlier this month, TV3's Duncan Garner and Gower, as his deputy, won best news report at the NZ Television Awards for their coverage of the teapot tapes story.

Whatever has happened to that grizzled veteran hack Cameron Bennett?

TV3 was the big winner in news categories at last night's annual TV awards - taking out the hotly contested best scheduled news programme for the first time in five years.

Paul Holmes went into hospital expecting keyhole surgery on his heart. He never dreamed he would instead endure open heart surgery.

Greg Dixon reflects on the colourful characters he has encountered and the changes he has witnessed during his 20-year evolution from boy reporter to Canvas deputy editor.

Today's edition of the New Zealand Herald marks a profound change in the way we bring you the news. After 148 years and nine months of daily publication, its also stakes its claim to a clear and important role in the digital world.