A trip to New York last month gave the 2019 Young Journalist of the Year a front row seat to watch history unfolding.
adminMarch 26, 2020
Nick Moir talks about Australia’s wild weather and the future of photojournalism after his 2024 Walkley win
Nick McKenzie led the cross-platform, collaborative team behind the 2024 Gold Walkley-winning investigation ‘Building Bad’. Nick spoke with the Walkley…
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With applications now open for the 2020 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship with Nine, we asked Anita to reflect on her experiences working as a young journalist in Newcastle.
adminMarch 19, 2020
The year has barely begun and violence against women has already dominated our news headlines. The Our Watch Award, which is now open for entries from Australian journalists, has never felt more urgent. Administered by the Walkley Foundation, the Our…
WalkleyMagMarch 11, 2020
“Imagery is an immediate, fundamental language, one that transcends linguistic borders,” editorial cartoonist Pat Campbell says, and it’s a language he has finely honed over a 20 year-plus career. Campbell won his second Walkley for Cartoon at the 2019 awards…
adminMarch 9, 2020
Image: Caroline Tung, winner of the 2019 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship with Nine, at the Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism with Anita Jacoby Calling young journos: Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship opens for 2020 Applications are open for the 2020 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship with Nine: a…
adminMarch 6, 2020
From his base in Istanbul, Chris McGrath has been well placed to cover some of the year’s biggest stories. But proximity and luck only get you so far, and this body of work shows a photojournalist at the height of…
adminFebruary 24, 2020
The field of applicants for the Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship with Junkee Media and 10 News First supported by BHP was so strong, the judges have insisted on naming two winners. They are: Molly Hunt, a proud Balanggarra/Yolŋgu woman from…
adminFebruary 19, 2020
Marina Go announced as new Walkley Foundation Chair The Walkley Foundation has announced Marina Go as the Foundation’s new Chair. The Walkley Foundation manages Australia’s pre-eminent journalism awards and has programs that celebrate and support journalism, fostering the next generation,...
WalkleyMagJanuary 21, 2020
Walkley Foundation chair Kerry O’Brien spoke frankly about the risks facing Australian journalism: “Freedom is usually eroded gradually... Its loss is not necessarily felt day by day, but we will certainly know when it’s gone.” This year, for a brief…
WalkleyMagNovember 29, 2019