Yearbook2020
REFLECTING ON 2020 INFORMING THE PUBLIC IN A TIME OF CRISIS CELEBRATING AND SUPPORTING GREAT AUSTRALIAN JOURNALISM ALL THE WINNERS AND THE FINALISTS INSIDE Yearbook 2020 ABOUT US The Walkley Foundation sets the industry standard for excellence and best practice journalism. We work independently with all media organisations to support Australian journalists in telling the stories of our nation, thus strengthening our democracy. We also aim to engage both the media and the public to value journalism. The Walkley Foundation is independently funded and registered with the Register of Cultural Organisations and the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) so that donations made to the foundation are tax-deductible. Our funding comes from media companies, corporate Australia, government, philanthropists and individual donors. We draw on the expertise of senior journalists and editors who are chosen from a diverse cross-section of media organisations, formats and backgrounds. They guide our activities and share their experience and insights through judging, projects and public talks. The Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism were established by Ampol Petroleum founder Sir William Gaston Walkley in 1956. The In a year marked by awards have since grown to celebrate excellence in journalism in all its forms, including radio, television, flm, video, literature, photography and documentary. The role of the Walkley leadership team is, above all, to uphold the integrity and credibility of the Walkley Award processes. incessant threat, fact- based journalism to inform and guide us has been more important than ever, writes Walkley Foundation chair Marina Go. One of the media’s crucial roles is to inform the public in times of crisis.
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