More than 1300 entries are submitted in the prestigious Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism each year. The awards are the culmination of a year-long process with 34 awards presented every November, including the coveted Gold Walkley.
WALKLEY AWARDS
On behalf of The Walkley Foundation and the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, Congratulations to all Walkley Award winners and finalists for 2012.
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WALKLEY AWARDS - MAJOR CATEGORIES
GOLD WALKLEY AWARD
SPONSORED BY WESTFIELD
Steve Pennells, The West Australian
NIKON-WALKLEY PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY NIKON
Justin McManus, The Age
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY SKY NEWS
Peter Cave
JOURNALISM LEADERSHIP
SPONSORED BY QANTAS
The Border Mail Team
PRINT, WIRE SERVICE & DIGITAL JOURNALISM
PRINT NEWS REPORT
SPONSORED BY MEDIA SUPER
Kate McClymont, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, “Thomson: New credit card claims”
NEWSPAPER FEATURE WRITING
SPONSORED BY NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY
Angus Grigg and Hannah Low, The Australian Financial Review, “The Punters Club – tax, totes and the boys from Tassie”
MAGAZINE FEATURE WRITING
SPONSORED BY BHP BILLITON
Jane Cadzow, Good Weekend, Fairfax,“The world according to Bryce”
RADIO JOURNALISM
RADIO NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTING
SPONSORED BY ABC
Nance Haxton, ABC Radio, “Justice system fails disabled victims of sexual abuse"
RADIO FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY OR BROADCAST SPECIAL
SPONSORED BY QUT CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Amanda Gearing, Louis Mitchell and
Claudia Taranto, 360documentaries, ABC Radio National, “The day that changed Grantham”
ALL MEDIA
SUSTAINED COVERAGE OF AN ISSUE OR EVENT
SPONSORED BY APN
Ruth Lamperd and Stephen Drill, Herald Sun, “Cancer town”
BEST SCOOP OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY NINE NETWORK
Steve Pennells, The West Australian, “Battle for billions”
BUSINESS JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY J.P. MORGAN
Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker, 7.30, ABC TV and The Age, Fairfax, “RBA faces questions over bribery connections”
BEST BROADCAST CAMERAWORK
SPONSORED BY AUSTRALIAN SUPER
Gary Ramage, News Limited, “This is Afghanistan”
COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS
SPONSORED BY FAIRFAX
The Border Mail Team, “Ending the suicide silence”
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Matthew Carney and Thom Cookes, Four Corners, ABC TV, “In their sights”
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY BAYER
Linton Besser and Kate McClymont, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, “Exposed: Obeids’ secret harbour deal”
COVERAGE OF INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
SPONSORED BY NITV
SBS Online Team, sbs.com.au, “The Block: Stories from a meeting place”
SPORT JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY AUSTRALIA POST
Richard Guilliatt, The Weekend Australian Magazine, “The price of glory”
SOCIAL EQUITY JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY SEVEN NETWORK
Steve Pennells, The West Australian, “Hopes of a generation wiped out on voyage”
COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, OPINION AND CRITIQUE
SPONSORED BY SENTIA MEDIA
John Silvester, The Age, “Over coffee, Carl murdered the truth”
BROADCAST AND ONLINE INTERVIEWING
SPONSORED BY THE GLOBAL MAIL
Leigh Sales, 7.30, ABC TV, “Interviews with Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison and Christine Milne”
ARTWORK
SPONSORED BY PREMIUM WINE BRANDS PERNOD RICARD
Steven Grice, The Advertiser and News Limited websites, “Titanic Centenary”
CARTOON
SPONSORED BY AUGUST
Andrew Marlton, Crikey, “Drowning”
BEST THREE HEADINGS
SPONSORED BY EPSON
Paul Dyer, NT News, “Eyeful tower”, “Dogs of phwoaarr!”, “Why I stuck a cracker up my clacker”
DIGITAL JOURNALISM
BEST DIGITAL JOURNALISM
SPONSORED BY NEWS LIMITED
Stuart Washington, Tom Allard, Conrad Walters and UTS Team, smh.com.au, “Sky’s the limit on political gifts”
LONG-FORM JOURNALISM
WALKLEY DOCUMENTARY AWARD
SPONSORED BY LINC ENERGY
Celeste Geer, Rebel Films/ABC TV, “Then the Wind Changed”
WALKLEY BOOK AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS ALLIANCE
George Megalogenis, The Australian Moment, Penguin
NIKON-WALKLEY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PHOTOJOURNALISM
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
SPONSORED BY NIKON
Lukas Coch, Australian Associated Press, “Australia Day Protest”
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY
SPONSORED BY NIKON
Phil Hillyard, The Daily Telegraph, “Sally – The Race for Gold”
DAILY LIFE/FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY
SPONSORED BY NIKON
Nic Walker, The Weekend Financial Review, “The Kattle Run”
PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
SPONSORED BY NIKON
Sam Ruttyn, The Sunday Telegraph, “Josh Carter, Super Boy”
TELEVISION JOURNALISM
TELEVISION CURRENT AFFAIRS REPORTING (LESS THAN 20 MINUTES)
SPONSORED BY SBS
Hamish Macdonald and Sam Clark, The Project, Network Ten, “Age of Uncertainty”
TELEVISION NEWS REPORTING
SPONSORED BY THE MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS ALLIANCE
Sharri Markson, Lee Jeloscek, Adam Walters and Michael McKinnon, Seven News, Seven Network, “The cabinet leak”
TELEVISION CURRENT AFFAIRS, FEATURE OR SPECIAL (MORE THAN 20 MINUTES)
SPONSORED BY BBC WORLD NEWS
Mary Ann Jolley, Geoff Thompson and Mary Fallon, Four Corners, ABC TV, “Unholy silence”
WALKLEY AWARD 2012 FINALISTS
Walkley Awards and Nikon-Walkley Award Finalists (PDF format, includes full finalist listing)
Nikon-Walkley Photojournalism Award Finalists (PDF format)
Walkley Book Award Shortlist Finalists (PDF format)
Walkley Documentary Award Shortlist Finalists (PDF format)
Walkley Award for Business Journalism (PDF format)
