Let's hear it for the judges who gave their time and sorted through mountains of entries in the 54th Walkley Awards.
Print News Report
Michael McKinnon, FOI editor, Seven Network
David Penberthy, editor, The Punch
Margaret Simons, freelance journalist and senior lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
Three Headings
Lyn Irwin-Kelly, sub-editor and designer, APN Centro
Bernie O’Shea, chief sub-editor, The Australian Financial Review
Seumas Phelan, senior sub-editor, The Australian
Newspaper Feature Writing
Tony Barrass, WA editor, The Australian
Bruce Guthrie, journalist, editor and broadcaster
Narelle Hooper, editor, AFR BOSS
Magazine Feature Writing
Shona Martyn, publishing director, HarperCollins
Helen McCabe, editor, The Australian Women’s Weekly
Andrew Rule, deputy editor (investigations), The Age
Artwork and Cartoon
Geoff Hook, cartoonist, geoffhook.com
Ward O’Neil, cartoonist and illustrator, The Australian Financial Review
Victoria Roberts, cartoonist, The New Yorker
PHOTOGRAPHY
Andrew Darby, online pictorial editor, The Daily Telegraph
John Donegan, photographer, 1826 Media
Wen Huang, senior editor, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing
Dan Peled, picture editor, Australian Associated Press
Moshe Rosenzveig, freelance photographer; Head On founder and curator
RADIO
Radio News and Current Affairs Reporting
Simon Beaumont, morning presenter, 6PR
Steve Cannane, reporter, ABC Radio and ABC TV
Amanda Collinge, series producer, Q&A, ABC TV
Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
Kathy Gollan, journalist, ABC
Bronwyn Martin, freelance journalist
Christoph Wimmer, manager quality and standards, SBS Radio
TELEVISION
Television News Reporting
Cheryl Hall, senior reporter, Stateline, ABC TV
Rob Raschke, director of news, Seven News Brisbane
Mal Walden, news presenter, Ten News
Television Current Affairs Reporting (Less than 20 Minutes)
Patrick Condren, political correspondent, Seven News
Mary Davison, editorial manager, Nine Network
Mary Gearin, journalist, 7.30 Report, ABC TV
Television Current Affairs Reporting (More than 20 Minutes)
Chris Hammer, author, TV and print journalist; formerly Dateline, SBS TV
John Westacott, former head of news and 60 Minutes executive producer, Nine Network
Helen Vatsikopoulos, journalist and broadcaster
Television News and Current Affairs Camera
Marty Craik, camera supervisor, Ten News
Ryan Sheridan, senior cameraman and editor, World News Australia, SBS TV
Sue Spencer, executive producer, Four Corners, ABC TV
ONLINE
Best online journalism
David Higgins, editor, news.com.au
Gaven Morris, head of continuous news, ABC
Stephanie Raethel, editor, smh.com.au
ALL MEDIA AWARDS
Coverage of Community and Regional Affairs
Ellen Linke, managing editor, Portland Observer and Guardian
Andrew Lobb, chief-of-staff, NBN News
Eleanor Miller, features editor, Messenger Community News
International Journalism
Ben English, sports editor, The Daily Telegraph, formerly European bureau chief for News Ltd
Peter Kerr, executive editor, The Sydney Morning Herald
Deborah Steele, deputy editor, ABC Asia-Pacific News Centre
Business Journalism
Simon Mann, chief correspondent, The Age
Ali Moore, presenter, Lateline Business, ABC TV
Helen Trinca, leader writer, The Australian
Coverage of Indigenous Affairs
Colleen Egan, assistant editor, The West Australian
Peter Gleeson, editor, Townsville Bulletin
Dasha Ross, commissioning editor, ABC TV Documentaries
Investigative Journalism
Michael Harvey, chief politics reporter, Canberra bureau, Herald Sun
Kate McClymont, investigative reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald
Sharon O’Neill, reporter, 7.30 Report, ABC TV
Sports Journalism
Les Murray, editorial supervisor, SBS Sport
Phil Rothfield, executive sports editor, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph
Janelle Ward, sports editor, The Sunday Age
Social Equity Journalism
Richard Guilliatt, staff writer, The Weekend Australian Magazine
Wendy Page, producer, Australian Story, ABC TV
Lisa Pryor, columnist, The Sydney Morning Herald
Commentary, Analysis and Critque
Nick Bryant, Sydney correspondent, BBC World TV
Richard Gluyas, senior reporter, The Australian
Debra Jopson, senior reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald
Broadcast and Online Interviewing
Philippa McDonald, senior reporter, ABC TV News
Michael Peschardt, presenter and producer, Peschardt’s People, BBC World News
Terry Willesee, presenter, Sky News
Best Scoop of the Year
Mark Day, media commentator, The Australian
Michael Gordon, Saturday editor, The Age
Fran Kelly, presenter, Radio National Breakfast
Outstanding Continuous Coverage of an Issue or Event
Kathy Lipari, online editor, The Daily Telegraph
Malcolm Maiden, columnist, The Age
Graham Thurston, freelance television producer
LITERARY
Dennis Atkins, national affairs editor, The Courier-Mail
Paul Bailey, managing editor, The Australian Financial Review
Diane Butler, journalist, The Courier-Mail
Rodney Cavalier, chairman, Sydney Cricket Ground Trust
Malcolm Farr, national political editor, The Daily Telegraph
Libby Lester, senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
Chris Masters, freelance journalist and author
Matthew Ricketson, professor of journalism, University of Canberra
Christine Wallace, journalist and author
WALKLEY ADVISORY BOARD JUDGING PANEL
Quentin Dempster, NSW presenter, Stateline, ABC TV (chair)
Gay Alcorn, editor, The Sunday Age
Cathy Border, political editor, Network Ten Queensland
Mike Carlton, columnist, The Sydney Morning Herald
David Dare Parker, freelance photographer, Western Australia
Alan Kennedy, representing the AJA arm of the Media Alliance
Tony Koch, senior reporter, The Australian, Queensland
Peter Meakin, director of news and public affairs, Seven Network
Laurie Oakes, Nine Network
Jeni O’Dowd, group editorial marketing manager, News Ltd
Malcolm Schmidtke, Herald Sun, Melbourne
Fenella Souter, senior feature writer, Good Weekend
