The Aboriginal Legal Service of WA Limited (ALSWA) is extremely proud to announce that its Law Matters radio program was named as a Finalist in the 2020 First Nations Media Awards in the following categories:

  • Best Interview or Oral History
  • Best News and Current Affairs Program
  • Best Community Radio Documentary Service

Law Matters, which commenced in 2010, is produced and presented by ALSWA Public Relations/Media Manager Jodi Hoffmann and broadcast on Noongar Radio in Perth and nationally via the National Indigenous Radio Service (NIRS).

As part of the 2020 First Nations Media Awards, Jodi was named as the recipient of the Outstanding Contributor Award.

ALSWA Congratulates all winners and finalists in the First Nations Media Awards:

BEST COMMUNITY TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY
Nevanka McKeon for Aunty Thelma

BEST FEATURE RADIO DOCUMENTARY OR SERIES
Nyurpaya Kaika-Burgon for Ngayulu manta papura kulinu tjukurpa ngayuku tjiti munu tjamu kami / When I Touched the Ground

BEST SHORT RADIO DOCUMENTARY
PAW Media for Tanami Football League Grand Final

BEST SPORTS COVERAGE
ICTV for CAFL 2020 Live Broadcast

BEST LOW BUDGET MUSIC VIDEO
Heath Baxter for Black Lives Matter 2020

BEST HIGH BUDGET MUSIC VIDEO
Max Walker for Water is Precious

BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM
Karla Grant for Living Black, NITV

BEST NEWS OR CURRENT AFFAIRS STORY
Rachael Hocking for Remembering Kumanjayi Walker, NITV

FIRST NATIONS MEDIA LEGEND AWARD
Stephen Bamba Albert

BEST FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
Goolarri Media for Kimberley and Pilbara Girl

BEST INTERVIEW OR ORAL HISTORY
Karla Grant for Living Black interview with Patrick Dodson – Father of Reconciliation, NITV

BEST PROMO OR CAMPAIGN
Bumma Bippera Media for Type 2 Diabetes campaign

BEST STATION ID
PAW Media for Washing Hands Jingle

BEST DIGITAL PRODUCT
Joel Liddle,, Kathleen Wallace, Veronica Dodson, Leigh Harris, Emma Stubbs, Graham Wilfred Jnr, Phillip McCorrmack for Indigemoji

BEST LANGUAGE/CULTURE PRODUCTION
ICTV for Our Bedtime Stories Series 2

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY
3KND for Truth-telling Uncle’s Way

ORGANISATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Torres Strait Islander Media Association (TSIMA)

FIRST NATIONS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTOR
Jodi Hoffmann

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Valerie Napaljarri Martin