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2019 winner Caroline Tung and Anita Jacoby

Calling young journos: Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship opens for 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

“The Disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi,” Chris McGrath (Getty Images)

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Spotlight on: Chris McGrath, the 2019 Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year

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

Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship winners

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Two winners named for inaugural Walkley Young Indigenous scholarship

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

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Marina Go announced as new Walkley Foundation Chair

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

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Kerry O’Brien’s address to the 2019 Walkley Awards

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

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Herald Sun’s “Lawyer X” wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award

Herald Sun’s “Lawyer X” wins 2019 Gold Walkley Award Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon have won Australian journalism’s highest honour in Sydney tonight, for their reporting of the “Lawyer X Informer Scandal” for the Herald Sun. A deep and sustained...

WalkleyMagNovember 28, 2019

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The Walkleys are coming

Get your fix of Australia’s best journalism this Thursday November 28 It’s the week we’ve all been waiting for. A fantastic crop of 2019 Walkley finalists have been selected by their peers as the best journalists of the year, and…

WalkleyMagNovember 25, 2019

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$250×250 Story Spotlight: The Big Dry

As part of our $250x250 campaign to raise donations to digitise the archive of Walkley-winning stories, we're looking back at the stories behind the stories that you could help support. First up: last year's winner of the Walkley Award for…

WalkleyMagNovember 20, 2019

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NSW to host the Walkley Awards for two years

NSW will be home to the esteemed Walkley Awards gala for two years, attracting the country’s best journalists, photographers, editors and media professionals to Sydney and regional NSW to celebrate Australia’s rich media landscape. The NSW Government has partnered with…

WalkleyMagNovember 8, 2019

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2019 Walkley Book Award shortlisted finalists announced

2019 Walkley Book Award shortlisted finalists announced November 7, 2019 The Walkley Foundation today announced the shortlist for the Walkley Book Award, part of Australia’s most prestigious journalism accolades, the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The Walkley Book Award...

WalkleyMagNovember 7, 2019