Enter the Walkleys
See our new and updated award categories — including honours for innovation and production — and get your entries in by Aug. 31.
The Walkley Foundation celebrates and encourages great Australian journalism, telling the stories of our nation and strengthening our democracy.
Storyology After Dark: Pop-Up Magazine meets The Moth, TedX and the 1920s Algonquin Hotel
Eleven journalists from across Australia and around the world, on stage telling their best true stories to a brilliant live audience … followed by a party!
What's on at Storyology 2017
Professional development, inspiration and career-changing contacts — at a much lower price this year! See what's new (Melbourne events and more) and get your ticket.
MUST READS
The latest
Finalists announced for the 2017 Our Watch Awards
Finalists in the 2017 Our Watch Awards have been announced. The Awards, administered by the Walkley Foundation, recognise excellence in reporting to e ...
Our best to Laurie Oakes on news of his retirement
Laurie Oakes is one of Australia’s finest journalists — he’s whip-smart, wise, and suffers no fools. He has served the public tirelessly and vigorousl ...
How the Australian government should support public interest journalism in a time of crisis: Our view
The Walkley Foundation has called for the government to address the challenges facing journalism with a multifaceted package of tax incentives, financ ...
Young Australian Journalist of the Year, Arts Journalism and more: Winners announced for Walkley mid-year awards
SYDNEY — The Walkley Foundation tonight announced winners for its suite of mid-year awards, as well as projects receiving seed money from the Walkley ...
Magazine
#89 | July 2017 | Cover by David Bromley
Events & Training
Sydney Ideas — Journalism, Resistance and Metadata
A Sydney Ideas event copresented with the Department of Media and Communications, Sydney Democracy Network, the Sydney Cyber Security Network at the U ...
Andrew Quilty – Foreign correspondence & photography in the Instagram Age – Brisbane
A Stoyology Event. A camera and a sense of adventure have taken freelance photojournalist Andrew Quilty from Sydney to the global stage. ...
Fighting the fakes: Presented by RMIT and the Walkley Foundation
Presented by RMIT and the Walkley Foundation as part of Storyology. An entire verification ecosystem has sprung up to fight the problem of misinfor ...
Sydney Ideas – Tools for Truth: Global media in the digital age
A Storyology 2017 event. Forget what you think you know about fake news. Our neighbours in Asia have been dealing with fake news, lies an ...
Fake News Fightback – A Storyology Event with Melbourne Press Club
President Donald Trump’s obsession with “fake news” has America a-twitter with distrust for the fourth estate. But it’s also a boon for investigative ...
Meet our stars
Catherine Fox2017 Women's Leadership in Media Award
Catherine Fox has spent decades reporting on and advocating for equal workplace conditions for women. It takes courage to take on the system — and Catherine backs that courage up with punchy research, experience and tenacity.
Jo Chandler2017 Best Freelance Journalist
Jo Chandler was chosen for her compelling body of work exploring climate change. Her self-funded research and reporting delivered engaging features with very human insights into the complex facets of this century’s biggest story.
Paul Farrell2017 Young Journalist of the Year
The Walkley Advisory Board said of Paul's win, “Paul Farrell’s remarkable release of the Nauru Files produced shockwaves that are still reverberating in Australia and around the world. It is the essence of great journalism.”
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