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The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism Program #walkleys The 2021 Mid-Year The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism Celebration of Journalism Thank you to our Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism partners for their generous support PROGRAM www.walkleys.com Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism • The Ivy Ballroom, Sydney • June 16, 2021 FOUNDATION @walkleys YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN MEDIA PARTNER FREELANCE JOURNALIST OF facebook.com/ THE YEAR AWARDS MAJOR PARTNER THE YEAR PARTNER PRESENTATION ORDER walkleys @thewalkleys Awards administered by Arts Awards FOUNDATION 1 the Walkley Foundation Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship with Nine 12 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR PARTNERS 9 June Andrews Award for 2 Our Watch Award Arts Journalism WIN News Scholarship 10 13 Media Diversity Australia Pascall Prize for Arts FOUNDATION 3 Award Criticism Walkley Young Indigenous Scholarship 11 YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR PRIZE PARTNERS 14 ARTS PRIZE PARTNER Humanitarian Walkley Young 4 Storytelling Award JNI Opportunity Australian Journalist Fellowships of the Year Awards 5 Sean Dorney Grant for INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS HUMANITARIAN MEDIA DIVERSITY AUSTRALIA PARTNERS Pacific Journalism REPORTING AWARD PARTNERS STORYTELLING AWARD 6 June Andrews Award for Industrial Relations Reporting OUR WATCH AWARD JACOBY-WALKLEY SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS YOUNG INDIGENOUS SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS 7 June Andrews Award for Freelance Journalist of the Year 8 WIN NEWS JNI OPPORTUNITY SEAN DORNEY GRANT SUPPORTERS SCHOLARSHIP FELLOWSHIPS MEAA HAS BEEN THE June Andrews Award for PROUD TRUSTEE Women’s Leadership in OF THE WALKLEY Media AWARDS FOR OVER 40 YEARS 2 3 The 2021 Mid-Year The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism Celebration of Journalism ABOUT US Walkley Foundation Leadership Chief Executive Walkley Judging Board Walkley Public Fund Committee Louisa Graham Lenore Taylor, chair, Guardian Kate Haddock, Banki Haddock Australia Fiora Walkley Directors Claire Harvey, deputy chair, Kate Julius, PwC Marina Go, chair, non-executive The Australian Jim Nolan, former barrister director Natalie Ahmat, NITV News Alan Sunderland, journalist and Adele Ferguson, The Age, The Michael Bachelard, The Age author Sydney Morning Herald and The Neil Breen, 4BC Breakfast Pamela Williams, The Australian Australian Financial Review Michael Brissenden, Four Corners, Financial Review Michael Janda, ABC and National ABC Media Section, MEAA Jane Doyle, Seven News Adelaide Walkley Staff Victoria Laurie, The Australian Narelda Jacobs, Network Ten John Bergin, project manager, (alternate director) Google News Initiative Training Karen Percy, National Media Deborah Knight, 2GB Program Section, MEAA Stella Lauri, WIN Television Barbara Blackman, executive Marcus Strom, University of Dean Lewins, AAP officer Sydney and National Media Hamish Macdonald, ABC and Gemma Courtney, events Section, MEAA Network 10 organiser, State Media Awards Lenore Taylor, Guardian Australia Mark Mallabone, The West Lauren Dixon, senior manager, Australian awards and partnerships Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, Clare Fletcher, communications About the ABC Everyday and editorial manager Tory Shepherd, freelance Nick Jarvis, digital content Cameron Stewart, producer The Australian Helen Johnstone, development manager Walkley Marcus Raue, events and programs coordinator Foundation 4 5 The 2021 Mid-Year The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism About The Walkley Foundation About The Walkley Foundation Celebration of Journalism ABOUT US What we do In a time when journalism is being challenged on all sides, the Walkley Foundation offers strength, stability and continuity. The Foundation supports a strong, fair and diverse media that can fulfil its vital role in strengthening and sustaining our democracy. We are the custodians of excellence in reporting in Australia, working independently and collaboratively with all media organisations to encourage best-practice, Laura Murphy-Oates Annalise Bolt and Lydia Bilton ethical journalism. Encouraging Professional Supporting Excellence Development and Valuing n The Walkley Awards n Mentoring Journalism n Young Journalist Awards n Scholarships and Fellowships n Communications and campaigns n June Andrews Awards n Tr aining and Masterclasses n Partner ed grants to support n Digital Archive n Leadership journalism n Podcast n Grants TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM MEDIUM NEWSLETTER LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS FOLLOWERS Community SUBSCRIBERS FOLLOWERS 9438 23.5K 6296 1800 1563 3.9K 6 7 The 2021 Mid-Year The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism About The Walkley Foundation Celebration of Journalism ABOUT US Working together Each year hundreds of journalists, Shannan Dodson, Media Diversity Corinne May, WIN News editors and producers give their time Australia David Meagher, The Australian to judge our awards. Thank you to all Tim Douglas, Review, The Australian David Munk, Guardian Australia those who judged this year: Marc Fennell, SBS and ABC Hugh Nailon, Nine Gemma Acton, Seven Kate Geraghty, The Sydney Morning Alex Needs, Nine Monica Attard, UTS Herald Anne Maria Nicholson, ABC Michael Bachelard, The Age Holly Green, Ten Holly Nott, AAP Van Badham, Guardian Australia Claire Harvey, The Australian Mary-Louise O’Callaghan Jordan Baker, The Sydney Morning Eliza Harvey, ABC News 24 Melanie Pilling, The Courier Mail Herald Nicola Harvey, independent producer Jenna Price, The Canberra Times and Rob Beaumont, WIN News NSW Nour Haydar, ABC The Sydney Morning Herald Yaara Bou Melhem, freelance Shelley Hepworth, Guardian Australia Alison Rourke, Guardian Australia Adam Bovino, Nine Georgina Hill, Ten Sam Ruttyn, The Daily Telegraph and Amelia Brace, Seven Andrea Ho, Media Diversity Australia The Sunday Telegraph Michael Brissenden, ABC Jane Howard, The Conversation Alison Sandy, Seven Jenny Brockie, freelance Vanessa Hughes, ABC Classic FM Tory Shepherd, freelance Rowan Callick, freelance Fauziah Ibrahim, ABC Weekend Lenore Taylor, Guardian Australia Lucy Carne, The Sunday Mail Breakfast Kirsty Thompson, Nine Maddison Connaughton, The Sumeyya Ilanbey, The Age Grace Tobin, ABC Saturday Paper Anita Jacoby AM, media executive Emily Verdouw, freelance David Chau, ABC and award-winning producer, Tracy Vo, Nine non-executive director Dimity Clancey, ACA, Nine Jim Waley Gabrielle Jackson, Guardian Australia Kelly Clappis, WIN News Victoria Chad Watson, ACM Alex Johnston, WIN News Rhanna Collins, NITV Dorothy Wickham, Melanesia News Jared Constable, WIN News Melanie Kembrey, The Age Network Danielle Cronin, The Brisbane Times Christie Kerr, The Project, Ten Gyan Yankovich, Junkee Debbie Cuthbertson, The Age Misha Ketchell, The Conversation Professional Ross Dagan, Ten Stella Lauri, WIN News Matt Deighton, The Advertiser Andrew Lund, Nine Melbourne Sean Dorney Liam Mannix, The Age Tim Dornin, AAP Alice Matthews, The Feed, SBS Development 8 9 The 2021 Mid-Year The 2021 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism Professional Development Professional Development Celebration of Journalism Mentoring an opportunity Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship The for journalists Jacoby-Walkley The Walkley Foundation mentorship program provides an opportunity for journalists to to develop their Media executive and award-winning TV producer Anita Jacoby AM supported the develop their skills, build their networks and learn from those who have walked the path establishment of the Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship in 2013 to recognise the legacy Scholarship before them. skills, build their of her father, Phillip Jacoby, a pioneer in the Australian electronics and broadcast has gone from Mentorship is built into a number of our programs, including the Young Australian networks and industry. The scholarship offers the chance to learn from some of Australia’s leading Journalist of the Year Awards and the William Buckland Foundation Fellowship. news and current affairs journalists and producers. strength to Journalists can also apply for the dedicated 12-month Walkley Mentorship program, learn from those The scholarship recipient will spend 10 weeks with Nine in Sydney and four weeks with strength since which opens in August each year. See walkleys.com/mentoring for more. who Have walked The Walkley Foundation. The recipient will receive a stipend of $10,500 to cover living it was established the path before expenses for the 14 weeks. Thank you to our mentors in 2013. At least them 12 finalists now We would like to thank those mentors, many of them Walkley-winning journalists, who have advised, supported and encouraged our mentees over the years. Their insight and have full-time jobs WINNER: experience in producing quality journalism is invaluable in helping to support the next 2021 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship: and are on their generation of journalists and to sustain a fair and far-reaching industry. Our grateful Ella McCrindle, The University of Sydney thanks go to: way to forging Ella McCrindle is a fourth-year media and law student successful careers Patrick Abboud, Raf Epstein, ABC Radio Lucie Morris-Marr, at the University of Sydney. After finishing as dux ABC/Network 10 Melbourne Guardian Australia of her school, she travelled to Asia, Europe and the in the broadcast Americas before settling down to work as a freelance Lorena Allam, Peggy Giakoumelos, SBS Ivan O’Mahoney, In Films journalist to support her studies, including stints at industry. Guardian Australia Siobhan Heanue, Miki Perkins, The Age Radio 2SER and Reader’s Digest. Ella has recently Anita Jacoby Richard Baker, The Age ABC India Andrew