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Established in 2008 by the [[Walkley Foundation for Journalism]], the Young Australian Journalist of the Year award complements the prestigious [[Walkley Awards]] (Australia’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize).[1][2] It recognizes exceptional work across five categories by journalists aged 26 and under:
Established in 2008 by the [[Walkley Foundation for Journalism]], the Young Australian Journalist of the Year award complements the prestigious [[Walkley Awards]] (Australia’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize). It recognizes exceptional work across five categories by journalists aged 26 and under:
== Key Updates (2018–2024) ==
== Key Updates (2018–2024) ==
# New Category (2021): Added Student Journalist of the Year for university-level talent.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021-09-08 |title=How and Why to Launch a CSD Student Ethics Contest |url=https://doi.org/10.1044/2021-0908-ethics-contest |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Blog post Digital Object Group |doi=10.1044/2021-0908-ethics-contest |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
# New Category (2021): Added Student Journalist of the Year for university-level talent.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2021-09-08 |title=How and Why to Launch a CSD Student Ethics Contest |url=https://doi.org/10.1044/2021-0908-ethics-contest |access-date=2025-07-15 |website=Blog post Digital Object Group |doi=10.1044/2021-0908-ethics-contest |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
# Age Limit Flexibility: Extended to 30 during 2020–2022 due to COVID-19 career disruptions.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Skryl |first1=Tatiana V. |title=Tourism in the Post-COVID Age |date=2022 |work=Post-COVID Economic Revival, Volume II |pages=239–254 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-83565-1 |last2=Gregoric |first2=Marina |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-83566-8_15 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
# Age Limit Flexibility: Extended to 30 during 2020–2022 due to COVID-19 career disruptions.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Skryl |first1=Tatiana V. |title=Tourism in the Post-COVID Age |date=2022 |work=Post-COVID Economic Revival, Volume II |pages=239–254 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |isbn=978-3-030-83565-1 |last2=Gregoric |first2=Marina |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-83566-8_15 |doi-access=free }}</ref>
# Diversity Emphasis: Recent juries prioritize First Nations, regional, and climate reporting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=not provided |first=greenfastdietsharktankreviews |date=2021-11-18 |title=[RETRACTED] SCAM ALERT!! Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia – Does Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia Really Work? v1 |doi=10.17504/protocols.io.bz6sp9ee |doi-access=free }}</ref>
# Diversity Emphasis: Recent juries prioritize First Nations, regional, and climate reporting.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=not provided |first=greenfastdietsharktankreviews |date=2021-11-18 |title=[RETRACTED] SCAM ALERT!! Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia – Does Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia Really Work? v1 |doi=10.17504/protocols.io.bz6sp9ee |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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Established in 2008 by the Walkley Foundation for Journalism, the Young Australian Journalist of the Year award complements the prestigious Walkley Awards (Australia’s equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize).[1] [2]It recognizes exceptional work across five categories by journalists aged 26 and under:
- Television
- Radio
- Online
- Photography
Category winners compete for the overall Young Australian Journalist of the Year title, selected by the Walkley Board.[1]
Key Updates (2018–2024)
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- New Category (2021): Added Student Journalist of the Year for university-level talent.[2]
- Age Limit Flexibility: Extended to 30 during 2020–2022 due to COVID-19 career disruptions.[3]
- Diversity Emphasis: Recent juries prioritize First Nations, regional, and climate reporting.[4]
- Digital Expansion: Online category now includes podcasting and interactive storytelling.[5]
The awards were announced on 24 July 2008:
- Inaugural: Sophie McNeill of SBS-TV[6]
- Print: Ben Doherty, The Age
- Television: Sophie McNeill
- Radio: Michael Atkin, Triple J’s “Hack”
- Online: Asher Moses, a reporter on the Sydney Morning Herald‘s website, for his story about politicians editing Wikipedia[7]
- Photography: Andrew Quilty, The Australian Financial Review
The awards were announced on 25 June 2009:
- Young Australian Journalist of the Year overall winner: Julia Medew, The Age
- Print: Julia Medew, The Age
- Television: Yaara Bou Melhem, SBS-TV
- Radio: Michael Atkin, Triple J “Hack”
- Online: Nic MacBean, ABC Online
- Photography: Sandie Bertrand, The West Australian
- ^ a b “Award’s website”. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ a b “How and Why to Launch a CSD Student Ethics Contest”. Blog post Digital Object Group. 8 September 2021. doi:10.1044/2021-0908-ethics-contest. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Skryl, Tatiana V.; Gregoric, Marina (2022), “Tourism in the Post-COVID Age”, Post-COVID Economic Revival, Volume II, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 239–254, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-83566-8_15, ISBN 978-3-030-83565-1
- ^ not provided, greenfastdietsharktankreviews (18 November 2021). “[RETRACTED] SCAM ALERT!! Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia – Does Guardian Botanicals Blood Balance Australia Really Work? v1”. doi:10.17504/protocols.io.bz6sp9ee.
- ^ “Walkley, David B.”, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Oxford University Press, 31 October 2011, doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00193851, retrieved 15 July 2025
- ^ “2008 Young Australian Journalists of the Year Winners”. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
- ^ “Herald journalist gonged”
