The Walkley Foundation AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISM CELEBRATING ANDSUPPORTING GREAT

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IMAGE: ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH Sir William Gaston Walkley congratulates the winners of the first Walkley Awards. WALKLEY ARCHIVE WALKLEY : IMAGE

The Walkley Awards were established by Ampol Petroleum Our founder Sir William Gaston Walkley in 1956. In 2018, the Walkley Foundation received another generous bequest from the Walkley family. This time from June Andrews, story William Walkley’s sister in law. The bequest continues the legacy of excellence in Australian journalism. We sustain journalism that enriches our communities by: The Walkley Foundation has celebrated and supported • Managing the Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism great Australian journalism • Promoting the public value of journalism and press freedom since the first Walkley Awards • Fostering innovation in news gathering and storytelling were handed out in 1956. • Working collaboratively with all media • Funding and facilitating reporting through mentorships, fellowships, and scholarships • Independence and good governance Read on to learn more about the ways the Walkley Foundation serves Australia’s journalists and how you can help back the stories that make a difference.

Great reporting makes our world a better place. It has never been more important to support good journalism. ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH ADAM : IMAGE SCOTT BARBOUR SCOTT : IMAGE

Encouraging The annual Walkley Awards are the pinnacle of achievement for every Australian journalist. The Awards celebrate the best Australian journalism in all its forms—including multimedia, excellence literature, film, video, television, photography, documentary and radio—at an annual gala dinner, broadcast live. Winning The Walkley Awards raise a Walkley is about more than just a trophy. The recognition the bar for quality Australian takes a journalist’s career to a new level and casts a glow on journalism. their newsroom. The Walkley Awards are the highest level of prestige. Peer- judged and renowned for integrity, they recognise the impact of journalism and build public trust in good reporting.

HOW CAN YOU HELP US ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE? • Sponsor a category • Buy a table at the Gala Dinner • Offer prize money for a category • Subsidise entry for a category

Spotlight on impact: Joanne McCarthy’s reporting for the Newcastle Herald triggered a Royal Commission into institutional child abuse. In accepting the 2013 Gold Walkley she paid tribute to the power of persistence. ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH ADAM : IMAGE The future is in good hands: the Walkleys support early career journalists and showcase the best young talent. The next ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH ADAM generation : IMAGE

The Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the HOW CAN YOU HELP US FOSTER THE NEXT Year Awards celebrate the work of reporters aged 28 and under. These awards are given GENERATION? out at the Mid-Year Awards ceremony, • Sponsor an Awards category where we also recognise the contribution of • Subsidise entry for one of our awards freelance journalists, leading women and arts • Support a scholarship or mentoring program writers and critics. We’re focused on: in underrepresented sectors • Springboarding the careers of promising young journalists • Connecting journalism students and SPOTLIGHT ON IMPACT: educators to industry through student In 2017, with the support of the Jibb Foundation, news desks, internships and events we were able to drop the entry fee for the Young • Driving mentorship and scholarship Australian Journalist of the Year Awards from programs $150 to $50. Lowering the barrier to entry made the awards accessible to a more diverse group We have big ideas and we need you to help us of applicants—we saw entry numbers increase do more. Help us fuel the next generation of by 300%. The Jibb Foundation’s support also emerging, diverse talent. funded a mentoring program for award winners.

“The Walkleys mentoring program has been a fantastic opportunity to learn more about investigative reporting. Learning from a mentor like Kate McClymont has been invaluable.” PAUL FARRELL, BUZZFEED AUSTRALIA & 2017 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

“The Walkleys has been promoting excellence in journalism since its foundation. There is no more important time to encourage individuals to provide material that is informative, accurate and relevant. Support for the Walkleys is rewarding and essential.” JOHN B. FAIRFAX AO, CHAIRMAN, JIBB FOUNDATION SCOTT BARBOUR SCOTT : IMAGE

Events that take Australians behind Valuing the scenes of great journalism to understand all that goes into creating a journalism trusted news source.

The Foundation puts the impact of excellent stories on the nation’s radar. We want all Australians to know what good journalism looks like and how it’s made: with skill, dedication, time and money. Everyone needs to get behind rebuilding trust in journalism. We do this by: • Promoting the best in journalism through awards and events • Demonstrating the tangible social impact of good journalism • Fostering philanthropic support for journalism • Building a community of partners from the media, corporate and government sectors Walkley Foundation events take Australians behind TOM LIVINGSTONE TOM : the true stories that shape our world. Through public

IMAGE talks and exhibitions we showcase the media-makers who bring the truth to light, and the very real impact of SPOTLIGHT ON IMPACT: their work. We remind the community that real news is Andrew Quilty is a homegrown worth their trust and support. star of modern photojournalism. From winning the Young Journalist Award for photography HOW CAN YOU HELP US VALUE JOURNALISM? in 2009 to the Gold Walkley • Host an exhibition, or sponsor it to tour regional in 2016, Andrew is a shining areas example of what a freelancer • Support our project to digitise the Walkley archive can achieve with persistence, • Partner with us to host or broadcast an event in passion and a lot of talent. another state With Nikon’s support Andrew • Fund a talk series or podcast themed around a returned from his base in priority area eg health or STEM. Afghanistan to share his story and mentor journalism students at Storyology in 2017. NICK MOIR Journalists have long :

given back to the IMAGE Foundation and Australian democracy. Now we’re giving back to them. Investing in journalism

The Walkley Foundation has long been HOW CAN YOU HELP US INVEST a platform for journalists to give back to the industry and contribute to the IN JOURNALISM? conversation—as peer judges, as speakers • Donate to the Walkley Public Fund for and contributors to the Walkley Magazine. Journalism. We’ve set a goal of raising an We’re building on our proven programs that additional $1million by 2019. support Australian journalists. All the Foundation’s work has led us to this SPOTLIGHT ON IMPACT: point. Now we’re leveraging our credibility The Jacoby-Walkley scholarship is awarded and position at the heart of Australian to truly outstanding university students and media to build a broad funding base for recent graduates who dream of careers in TV future works. The more we can raise, the journalism. The scholarship, founded by Anita more we can feed back into funding quality Jacoby in honour of her father, has proven to be journalism and developing great journalists. a media career fast-track for Australia’s most promising young journalists.

“When I had the idea to establish the Jacoby Scholarship in memory of my father Phillip, the Walkley Foundation was the first choice to make this a reality. Now in its sixth year, the scholarship’s success demonstrates how the Foundation and philanthropists can effectively work together to foster and support young journalists. Our scholarship winners really are the shining lights of journalism in the future.” ANITA JACOBY JOINING THE JUDGING BOARD IN 2018: Stella Lauri, network news director, WIN Television Tory Shephard, state editor, The Advertiser How we John Lehmann, editor, The Australian Natalie Ahmat, presenter/producer, NITV News Deborah Knight, news presenter, Nine work Mark Mallabone, deputy editor, The West Australian Mags King, deputy editor, The West Australian Heidi Murphy, senior producer, Mornings with Neil Good governance keeps us Mitchell, 3AW693 connected and accountable. Michael Bachelard, investigations editor, The Age

The Walkley Foundation is an independently- THE WALKLEY TEAM funded company limited by guarantee with tax- We punch way above our weight. Every member of our deductible (DGR) status. Our funding comes from small team is devoted to Australian journalism: media companies, corporate Australia, government, Louisa Graham, chief executive philanthropy and donations. Lauren Dixon, awards & events manager We draw on the expertise of senior journalists and Clare Fletcher, editorial & programming manager editors, chosen from a diverse cross-section of media Helen Sullivan, multimedia & communications manager organisations, formats and backgrounds. They guide our leadership, and share their experience and insights Lauren Katsikitis, partnerships & marketing manager through judging, projects, public talks and The Walkley Barbara Blackman, executive officer Magazine. They uphold the integrity and credibility of Anna Magnus, national manager of State Media Awards Walkley processes THE WALKLEY DIRECTORS: Chair: Quentin Dempster AM, contributing editor, The New Daily Our community Angelos Frangopoulos AM, CEO & managing editor, Australian News Channel Marina Go, Non-Executive Director Michael Janda, senior digital business reporter, ABC 20,000 Karen Percy, senior reporter, ABC News Melbourne TWITTER FOLLOWERS Marcus Strom, media advisor & science communicator, University of Sydney 1 million+ THE WALKLEY JUDGING BOARD: 10,000 WALKLEY AWARDS MEDIA WORKERS Chair: Angelos Frangopoulos AM, CEO & managing TWITTER IMPRESSIONS editor, Australian News Channel IN AUSTRALIA Deputy Chair: Lenore Taylor, editor, Guardian Australia Michael Amendolia, photographer # Dennis Atkins, national affairs editor, The Courier Mail 6,500 1 Michael Beach, editor, The Sunday Times WALKLEY Simon Crerar, editor-in-chief, BuzzFeed Australia NEWSLETTER 14,000+ Claire Harvey, deputy editor, The Sunday Telegraph SUBSCRIBERS AVERAGE TWITTER Fran Kelly, presenter, ABC Radio National, Breakfast IMPRESSIONS PER DAY, Jonathan Richards, Google Creative Lab EVENTS REGULARLY John Stanley, journalist & broadcaster, Radio 2UE 4,600 TREND AT Sandra Sully, journalist & senior editor, Network Ten FACEBOOK #1 nationwide Lisa Wilkinson, co-host, The Project, Network Ten PAGE LIKES ADAM HOLLINGSWORTH ADAM : IMAGE Advertise BOOKINGS: with us [email protected] or 02 9333 0917

WALKLEYS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER THE WALKLEY MAGAZINE ON MEDIUM Reach journalists, editors, students, Average page views 6,000 educators, communicators and lovers of good journalism from around Australia. TRIBUTE AD/QUARTER PAGE: $1,500 Our weekly newsletter has over 7,000 BANNER AD (TOP OF PAGE): $850 subscribers from across Australia. SPONSORED POST: $1500 SPONSORED POST: $1500 PER WEEK • 5-800 words plus images • Image: 600 x 300px horizontal banner • Provide content or pay an extra fee image with link for commissioning • Text: Headline plus 70 words with links • Subject to approval by Walkleys • Marked “Partner opportunity” (for • Clearly labeled “Sponsored content from partners) or “Sponsored post” (for paid [NAME]” posts)

HALF-SIZE POST: $750 PER WEEK • Option 1: Short head + 30 words with links + 300x300px image • Option 2: Short head + 100 words with links + no photo

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The Walkley Public Fund for Journalism accepts tax-deductible donations and was established to further the work we do. Donations can be made via our website or by speaking directly to us. The Walkley Foundation works with Australia’s most respected brands. Our partners include:

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GET IN TOUCH We would love to work with you. To find out more about www.walkleys.com our partnership & philanthropy opportunities, contact: @walkleys Lauren Katsikitis facebook.com/walkleyfoundation Partnerships and Marketing Manager @thewalkleys +61 2 9333 0917 Walkley Foundation Limited [email protected] ABN 99164809349