| 2014 Canon Media Awards | |
| Awarded For: | Excellence in New Zealand print and online media. |
| Sponsor: | Canon New Zealand |
| Date: | 9 May 2014 |
| Location: | Pullman Hotel, Auckland |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Host: | Newspaper Publishers' Association |
| Previous: | 2013 |
| Main: | Canon Media Awards |
| Next: | 2015 |
The 2014 Canon Media Awards were hosted by the New Zealand Newspaper Publishers' Association on Friday 9 May 2014 at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] The Newspaper of the Year was The Dominion Post, and the Reporter of the Year was Andrea Vance of Fairfax Media's political bureau.[2]
In August 2014, there were calls for the withdrawal of the Canon Media Award for Best Blog presented to Cameron Slater at the 2014 Canon Media Awards due to allegations of the recipient's involvement in political impropriety as published that same month in the book Dirty Politics. The Newspaper Publishers' Association did not withdraw the award, and released a statement that allegations presented in Dirty Politics did not constitute sufficient evidence or proof of wrongdoing.
In August 2014, following the publication of Nicky Hager's book Dirty Politics which alleged Cameron Slater's involvement with political impropriety, there were calls from online media for Slater's Canon Media Award for Best Blog to be withdrawn. However, the Newspaper Publishers' Association issued a statement saying that the award would not be withdrawn. NPA editorial director Rick Neville said "The only justification for even considering this would be if concrete evidence came forward of illegal or highly unethical methods having been used to obtain the Len Brown story. Nicky Hager has made a number of allegations but these are not the same as evidence or proof."[3]