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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

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Finalists announced for the 2019 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism

Finalists in the 64th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced tonight at simultaneous events in Sydney and Melbourne. Journalists around Australia submitted over 1,300 entries, which were judged by more than 100 senior industry representatives. The finalists...

WalkleyMagOctober 17, 2019

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Shining a Light on the Truth: Walkley Foundation brings masterclasses and public talks about journalism to the State Library of WA Press freedom, democracy, the people’s right to know, public interest versus national interest… What does it mean to be…

WalkleyMagOctober 16, 2019

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2019 Walkley Business Journalism Award finalists announced

The three finalists in the prestigious Business Journalism category of the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were announced today in Sydney, at a lunch hosted by ING. The 2019 finalists for the Walkley Award for Business Journalism are: Adele...

WalkleyMagOctober 15, 2019