Six outstanding documentaries have been longlisted for the 2022 Walkley Documentary Award.
WalkleyMagSeptember 29, 2022
‘A year ago I could never have imagined the doors the Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship would open for me.’
Winning the 2022 Jacoby-Walkley Scholarship ultimately helped me in securing my first job in the industry, writes Amelia Hirst. If…
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Meta and Walkleys open applications for 2022 SYDNEY, 8AM Wednesday September 7 Meta, in partnership with the Walkley Foundation, has today launched the second round of the AU$15 million Meta Australian News Fund. Applications for the $5 million Year 2…
Gabor SzathmariSeptember 7, 2022
Photojournalist Alex Coppel discusses the perilous and rewarding process of capturing the biggest events of 2021 Whether it’s an Olympic swimmer winning Gold or a baby taking its first dip, Alex Coppel’s photography offers a striking insight into a…
James GormanAugust 25, 2022
Top tips for photographers entering the Walkleys Photo editor and former member of the Walkley Judging Board, Mags King, shares her advice for photographers. Photography is a personal process, and yet news photography is often created with many external considerations.…
James GormanAugust 11, 2022
Associate editor and investigative reporter for Crikey, Amber Schultz, won the 2022 John B Fairfax Family Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award in the Shortform journalism category for her reporting on opportunistic predators targeting vulnerable Ukrainian refugees. Amber shared…
James GormanAugust 9, 2022
The Walkley Foundation CEO Shona Martyn remembers one of Australia’s “most important novelists”, Frank Moorhouse. Celebrated Australian author, Vale Frank Moorhouse (pictured) has died at aged 83. Born in Nowra, New South Wales, in 1938, Moorhouse became a cadet journalist…
James GormanJune 28, 2022
The Chair of the Walkley Foundation, Adele Ferguson, has called on the Australian Government to stand up for press freedom and intervene in the case of Julian Assange. On Friday, June 17, UK Home Secretary, Priti Patel, approved the extradition…
James GormanJune 20, 2022
Winners for the Walkley Foundation's 2022 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism were announced on June 15 in Sydney.
WalkleyMagJune 15, 2022
Andrew Quilty has been announced as the winner of the 2022 Humanitarian Storytelling Award supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and administered by the Walkley Foundation. 2022 Humanitarian Storytelling Award Supported by the International Committee of…
James GormanJune 15, 2022
Fraser Williams has been named the winner of the 2021 WIN News Scholarship. Fraser’s win was announced in Sydney tonight alongside all the winners in the Walkley Foundation’s 2022 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism. Comprising a 12-week, full-time program, this exceptional…
James GormanJune 15, 2022