Walkley Foundation “Media Diversity Australia Award” Finalist for 2023!!
What is happening 🤯😮??!! ABC feature article “A Rich New Lens” has been nominated as a finalist piece for the Walkley Foundation Mid Year Celebration of Journalism’s “Media Diversity Australia Award” for 2023.
Huge congrats to my co-finalists and an especially huge thank you to Nicole Mills who is nominated alongside me. Thanks also to The Walkley Foundation for Journalism and Media Diversity Australia and of course the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) too!!
Oh my gosh. So so, many people to thank for this amazing opportunity both over the last year and moving forward! I might be in shock!!
Biggest of thank you’s to Megan Spindler-Smith ,Jennifer Hankin, Dr Jonathan Ho and Kathy Halbsch & jacDen Houting! This story was made magic by your presence in it!!
Title and header- ABC News- A Rich New Lens
From the Walkley Foundation website.
The Media Diversity Australia Award is administered by The Walkley Foundation on behalf of Media Diversity Australia.
The Media Diversity Australia Award honours journalists who are making an outstanding contribution through their reporting or coverage of diverse people or issues in Australia. This includes culturally and linguistically diverse communities (CALD) and people with disability (PWD).
It celebrates reporting that demonstrates notable courage in raising awareness of CALD and/or PWD experiences and perspectives, as well as innovation in the telling of these stories. The award recognises the significance of media coverage in providing nuanced reporting which serves to alter perceptions and attitudes, challenge stereotypes and fight misinformation.
Entries are open to work produced in languages other than English but a full transcript in English must be provided. Entries may be single pieces, or a body of work up to three pieces. All forms of media are accepted.
Each entry to the Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism is judged on how well it responds to:
the category description; and
judging criteria.
2023 finalists:
Dan Bourchier, ABC, “Voice reporting by Dan Bourchier” (1, 2, 3)
Hagar Cohen and Raveen Hunjan, ABC, “Racism allegations lead to staff exodus” (1, 2)
Jessica Horner and Nicole Mills, ABC, “A Rich News Lens” (1)
