Congratulations to all the ABC finalists in the 66th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, announced today.
The ABC has 15 finalists spanning a dozen categories: public service journalism, investigative journalism, coverage of community or regional affairs, sports journalism, innovation, documentary, camerawork, radio/audio news and current affairs, radio/audio feature, TV/video current affairs (short and long) and coverage of a major event or issue.
The awards will be presented at a ceremony in Tamworth, NSW in February 2022.
The Walkleys media release can be found .
ABC finalists:
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM
- Avani Dias, Ali Russell, Ange McCormack and Laura McAuliffe, Four Corners, ABC TV and triple j Hack, ABC Radio, ““, “” and ““
INNOVATION
- Mt Resilience Team, ABC, ““
COVERAGE OF COMMUNITY OR REGIONAL AFFAIRS
- Nathan Morris and Kath Sullivan, Landline, ABC, ““
SPORTS JOURNALISM
- Caitlin Shea, Greg Hassall and Andrew Cooke, Australian Story, ABC, ““
RADIO/AUDIO NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Rachel Mealey, AM and The World Today, ABC, ““
- Sally Sara and Victoria Pengilley, RN Breakfast and The World Today, ABC, ““
- Mark Willacy, AM, ABC, ““
RADIO/AUDIO FEATURE
- Alexander Mann, Kevin Nguyen and the Background Briefing team, Background Briefing, ABC Radio ³Ô¹ÏÍøÕ¾, ““
COVERAGE OF A MAJOR NEWS EVENT OR ISSUE
- Louise Milligan and the Four Corners Team, Four Corners, ABC, “The Canberra Bubble”
- Laura Tingle and James Elton, 7.30, ABC, “Women, politics and accountability”
TELEVISION/VIDEO: CAMERAWORK
- Andy Taylor, ABC TV, ““
TELEVISION/VIDEO CURRENT AFFAIRS SHORT (LESS THAN 20 MINUTES)
- Kathryn Diss, 7.30, ABC TV, ““
TELEVISION/VIDEO CURRENT AFFAIRS LONG (MORE THAN 20 MINUTES)
- Sarah Ferguson, Tony Jones, Patricia Drum and Lauren Day, Four Corners, ABC, ““
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
- Louise Milligan, Lucy Carter, Peter Cronau and Jeanavive McGregor, Four Corners, ABC, ““, “” and ““
WALKLEY DOCUMENTARY AWARD SHORTLIST
- , Ivan O’Mahoney, Wayne Blair and Nel Minchin, In Films, ABC
