Judging is a two-step process with an initial judging by a panel of three judges who select three finalists in each category. This is with the exception of photography, which is judged initially by a panel of five judges (including a representative each from Fairfax and News Ltd).
A panel from the Walkley Advisory board then selects the winner in each category.

The Board also selects the winner of the Gold Walkley Award from the category winners and may offer an award for journalistic leadership.

2007 JUDGES

PRINT

News Report and Three Headings
Deborah Cameron, senior journalist,The Sydney Morning Herald
Nick Cater, weekend editor, The Australian
Julie-Anne Davies, journalist, The Bulletin

Newspaper Feature Writing
Liz Deegan, editor, The Sunday Mail
Tony Gillies, editor-in-chief, AAP
Judith Whelan, editor, Good Weekend

Magazine Feature Writing
Jill Baker, features editor, Herald Sun
Garry Linnell, editor-at-large, Daily Telegraph
Richard Walsh, consultant publisher, Allen & Unwin

Artwork and Cartoon
Jane Milledge, head of design, Animal Logic
Peter Nicholson, cartoonist, News Limited
John Sandeman, art director, The Sun-Herald

Photography
John French, group pictorial manager, Leader Newspapers
Andrew Meares, chief photographer, The Sydney Morning Herald
Robert McFarlane, freelance photo critic
Michelle Turcsanyi, art director, TIME South Pacific
Barbara Herrmann, photo editor in Asia, SternMagazine, Hong Kong

RADIO

Radio News Reporting and Radio Current Affairs Reporting
Rob Curtain, news director, 3AW
David Herbert, journalist, SBS Radio
Elizabeth Jackson, executive producer and presenter, Saturday AM, ABC Radio

Radio Feature, Documentary or Broadcast Special
Paul Barclay, presenter, Australia Talks Back, ABC Radio
Gabby Hills, journalist, SBS World News
Anne Stone, senior journalist, 5AA

TELEVISION

Television News Reporting
Ellen Fanning, presenter, Sunday, Nine Network
Steve O’Ferrall, chief-of-staff, Ten Network
Paul Williams, executive producer, Insight, SBS TV

Television Current Affairs Reporting (Less than 20 Minutes)
Adrian Brown, journalist, Seven News, Seven Network
Debbie Whitmont, journalist, Four Corners, ABC
Max Uechtritz, editor-in-chief, NineMSN

Television Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary or Special (More than 20 Minutes)
Helen Dalley, presenter, Sky Business
Peter Lewis, journalist, NZ correspondent, ABC
Mick O’Donnell, producer, 60 Minutes, Nine Network

Television News and Current Affairs Camera
David Brill, cameraman, Dateline, SBS TV
Bruce Inglis, cameraman, Sync Pictures
Brett Ramsey, senior cameraman, ABC TV

ALL MEDIA AWARDS

Best Use of the Media
Libby Chow, online producer, freelance
Peter Blunden, deputy managing director, Herald and Weekly Times
Ian Henderson, presenter, ABC TV News, Victoria

Coverage of Suburban and Regional Affairs
Wayne Buttner, general manager, Community Newspapers Perth
Sushi Das, senior writer, The Age
Celina Edmonds, presenter, Sky News

International Journalism
Michael Gawenda, journalist and author, The Age
Deborah Jones, executive editor, The Australian
Mark Willacy, journalist, Landline, ABC TV

Coverage of Asia-Pacific
Carolyn Jones, foreign editor, The Age
Tom Krause, freelance journalist
Tim Palmer, producer, Media Watch, ABC TV

Business Journalism
Adele Ferguson, journalist, The Australian
Ross Greenwood, journalist, Nine Network
Mark Skulley, senior journalist, The Australian Financial Review

Investigative Journalism
Matt Denholm, journalist, The Australian, Tasmania
Peter McEvoy, executive producer, Factual, ABC TV
Monique Farmer, managing editor sections, The Sydney Morning Herald

Coverage of Indigenous Affairs
Anne Barker, journalist, ABC Darwin
Julianne Schultz, editor, Griffith Review
Stan Grant, journalist, SBS TV

Sport News Reporting
Mike Cockerill, senior sports journalist, The SydneyMorning Herald
Barry Dick, senior sports journalist, The Courier-Mail
Tracey Holmes, presenter, Grandstand, ABC Radio

Sport Feature Coverage
Bruce McAvaney, sports presenter, Seven Network
Rob Pegley, editor, Alpha Magazine
Debbie Spillane, sports presenter, ABC News Radio

Social Equity Journalism
William Birnbauer, senior writer, The Sunday Age
Fiona Cameron, senior journalist, The Australian
Olivia Rousset, journalist, Dateline, SBS TV

Commentary, Analysis, Opinion and Critique
Paul Kelly, editor-at-large, The Australian
Margot O’Neill, journalist, Lateline, ABC TV
Russell Skelton, journalist, The Age

Broadcast Interviewing
Belinda Hawkins, journalist, Australian Story, ABC TV
Ray Martin, journalist, Nine Network
Chris Willis, Sydney news director, Seven Network

Non-Fiction Book
John Birmingham, author and freelance writer
Gail Cork, manager, fuel4arts.com
Malcolm Farr, national political editor, Daily Telegraph (Chair)
Jeremy Fisher, executive director, Australian Society of Authors
Chloe Hooper, writer
Malcolm Knox, senior writer, The Sydney Morning Herald
Dr Carmen Lawrence, federal member for Fremantle
Sandy McCutcheon, writer
Paola Totaro, Saturday editor, The SydneyMorning Herald
Christine Wallace, The Weekend Australian

Walkley Advisory Board

Judging panel

Paul Bailey, managing editor, The Australian Financial Review (Chair)
Cathy Border, political editor, Network Ten Queensland
Heather Ewart, The 7.30 Report, ABC Melbourne
Alan Kennedy, representing the Media Alliance
Quentin Dempster, Stateline NSW, ABC
Mike Carlton, 2UE
Laurie Oakes, Nine Network
Malcolm Schmidtke, Herald Sun, Melbourne
David Dare Parker, freelance photographer, Western Australia
Deborah Thomas, editorial director, The Australian Women’s Weekly