Gabor Szathmari, Author at The Walkley Foundation

Meta Australian News Fund supports 52 newsrooms

Fifty-two news publishers and independent journalists will be awarded AU$5M in funding from the Meta Australian News Fund, in the latest round of a AUD$15M three-year investment in partnership with the Walkley Foundation. Now in its second year, the fund…

Gabor SzathmariJanuary 31, 2023

Walkley News

Spotlight on Sally Neighbour

Veteran Four Corners producer Sally Neighbour credits her luminescent 42-year journalistic career to tenacity, determination and resilience after receiving the 2022 Outstanding Contribution to Journalism Award at the 67th Walkley Awards gala dinner on November 17. Here is a transcript…

Gabor SzathmariDecember 1, 2022

Walkley News

Spotlight on the 2022 Gold Walkley Winners

Anne Connolly, Stephanie Zillman and Ali Russell won the Walkley Award for Public Service Journalism for their Four Corners report "State Control", which lifted the lid on those affected by the repressive Public Guardian and Trustee system in Queensland. Their courageous…

Gabor SzathmariNovember 24, 2022

Walkley News

Walkley Foundation withdraws 2021 award

22 November, 2022 A statement from the Walkley Foundation The Walkley Foundation has announced its decision to withdraw an award given to Peter Fegan and Rebeka Powell of Nine News 6pm in the 2021 Walkley Awards. The award, for a…

Gabor SzathmariNovember 22, 2022

Walkley News

Meta Australian News Fund launches

Meta and Walkleys open applications for 2022 SYDNEY, 8AM Wednesday September 7 Meta, in partnership with the Walkley Foundation, has today launched the second round of the AU$15 million Meta Australian News Fund. Applications for the $5 million Year 2…

Gabor SzathmariSeptember 7, 2022

Walkley News

The Walkley Foundation and Meta reveal 54 recipients in $15m funding program’s first round

Photo: Journalist and photographer Ian Kenins. Photograph by Robin Canniford. Click anywhere on the map to interact Newsrooms and independent journalists across Australia to receive AU$5 million from the Facebook Australian News Fund Multimedia gear, virtual news desks and…

Gabor SzathmariMarch 1, 2022

Walkley News

Nikon-Walkley Press Photography Exhibition opens to public

16 November 2021 Picture this: Nikon-Walkley Press Photography exhibition on display at NSW Parliament Capturing incredible stories of triumph, tragedy and everyday life, the works of Australia's best photographers – as recognised by the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Photojournalism…

Gabor SzathmariNovember 16, 2021

Walkley News

The Walkley Foundation appoints Shona Martyn as CEO

The Walkley Foundation is thrilled to announce that a highly experienced journalist and editor, Shona Martyn, will be joining the organisation in the coming months as CEO.

Gabor SzathmariNovember 10, 2021