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Kate McClymont picks up five nominations at the Kennedy Awards

Kate McclymontSydney Morning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont ledadsthe Kennedy Awards nominations picking up five nominations last night.

Many of McClymont’s nominations related to her coverage of the recent NSW ICAC inquiry involving Ian MacDonald, Eddie Obeid and mining in Bylong Valley.

The nominations for the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in New South Wales Journalism were chosen by a panel of 35 judges, led by John Hartigan and Peter Meakin.

Now in its second year there were more than 450 entries for the awards, which recognise the legacy of crime reporter Les Kennedy.

Theawards will be held on Friday, August 9 at the Australian Turf Club’s Royal Randwick.

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will present the Gold Spirax for the P&O Cruises NSW Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Carnival Australia.

The event is raising funds and awareness for the children’s cancer charity Redkite and the Aboriginal Medical Service.

Tickets for the event are available at kennedyawards.com.au

The full list of nominees is:

PAUL LOCKYER AWARD – OUTSTANDING REGIONAL BROADCAST REPORTING
Catherine Clifford – ABC News
Julieanne Horsman – WIN News
Hugh Whitfield – 7News

 

CHRIS WATSON AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING REGIONAL NEWSPAPER REPORTING
Ashleigh Gleeson – Daily Advertiser, Wagga
Matthew Kelly – Newcastle Herald
The Border Mail – Albury

 

OUTSTANDING CRIME REPORTING
Kate McClymont – Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Noonan – Sunday Night, 7 Network
Tim Elliott – Sydney Morning Herald

 

SEAN FLANNERY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING RADIO REPORTING
Sponsored by Echo Entertainment
Natalie Peters – 2GB
Mathew Woolfrey – 2GB
Tiffiny Genders – 2GB

 

OUTSTANDING RADIO CURRENT AFFAIRS
Peter Ryan – ABC
Ray Hadley – 2GB
Tahmina Ansari – ABC

 

OUTSTANDING NEWS PHOTO
Peter Stoop – Newcastle Herald
Gary Ramage  – Daily Telegraph
Andrew Meares – Sydney Morning Herald

 

OUTSTANDING PORTRAIT
Dallas Kilponen – Sydney Morning Herald
Craig Greenhill – Daily Telegraph
Simone de Peake – Newcastle Herald

 

OUTSTANDING ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY
Mike Bowers – The Global Mail
Simone de Peake – Newcastle Herald
Janie Barrett – Sydney Morning Herald

 

OUTSTANDING ONLINE VIDEO
Ella Rubeli – The Global Mail
Andrew Meares – Sydney Morning Herald
Tony Walters – Sydney Morning Herald

 

OUTSTANDING BLOG
The Global Mail – The Powerhouse
Stephanie Peatling, Andrew Meares and Alex Ellinghausen – Fairfax Media
Sam Ikin – SBS

 

OUTSTANDING SPORT REPORTING sponsored by Destination NSW
Nicole Jeffrey – The Australian
Rebecca Wilson, Josh Massoud, James Hooper – Daily Telegraph
Daniel Lane – Sun Herald

 

OUTSTANDING TRAVEL WRITER sponsored by Destination NSW
Lee Tulloch – Mr & Mrs Amos
Daniel Scott – Newcastle Herald
Aaron Kearney – Newcastle Herald

 

YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Jessica Grewal – APN Newsdesk
Rick Morton – The Australian
Katrina Yu – SBS

 

JOHN NEWFONG AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS REPORTING sponsored by COLES
The Global Mail
SBS Insight
Ron Sutton – SBS Radio

 

GARY TICEHURST AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING NEWS CAMERA WORK
Kevin Hudson, Adam Wilson, Kath Ward – 7News
Christopher Newport – TEN Network
Paul Walker  – 7 News

 

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION NEWS REPORTING sponsored by Network TEN
Robert Ovadia, Steve Barrett, Mark Riley – 7News
Simon Bouda – Nine News
Adam Walters – 7News

 

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION CURRENT AFFAIRS
Laura Sparkes – Today Tonight, 7 Network
Alison Langdon Nick Greenaway – 60 Minutes, Nine Network
Four Corners Team ABC

 

PETER RUEHL OUTSTANDING COLUMNIST
Adele Ferguson Sydney Morning Herald
Mike Seccombe – The Global Mail
Greg Ray – Newcastle Herald

 

OUTSTANDING FINANCE REPORTING sponsored by Sky News
Kate McClymont, Linton Besser & James Robertson – Sydney Morning Herald
Adele Ferguson – Sydney Morning Herald
Leo Shanahan – The Australian

 

ONLINE NEWS BREAKING
Lisa Davies Stephanie Gardiner Paul Bibby – Fairfax Media
Ean Higgins – The Australian
Daisy Huntly – The Daily Advertiser, Wagga

 

OUTSTANDING COURT REPORTING
Jessica Grewal APN – Newsdesk
Simon Bouda – Nine News
Kate McClymont – Sydney Morning Herald

 

SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Linton Besser & Kate McClymont – Sydney Morning Herald
Jonathan Marshall – Sunday Telegraph
Josh Massoud, Rebecca Wilson James Hooper – Daily Telegraph

 

SPLASH OF THE YEAR
Josh Massoud, Rebecca Wilson & James Hooper – Daily Telegraph
Henry Budd – Daily Telegraph
Linton Besser – Sydney Morning Herald

 

ILLUSTRATION
Rocco Fazzari – Fairfax SMH
John Shakespeare – Sydney Morning Herald
Scott ‘Boo’ Bailey – Daily Telegraph

 

OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
Dan Box – The Australian
Josh Massoud, Rebecca Wilson & James Hooper – Daily Telegraph
Ross Coulthart – Sunday Night, 7 Network

 

OUTSTANDING FEATURE WRITING
Trent Dalton – The Australian
Jonathan Marshall Trent Dalton
Rosemary Milsom – Newcastle Herald

 

OUTSTANDING POLITICAL REPORTING – sponsored by NRMA
Linton Besser  – Sydney Morning Herald
Lee Jeloscek – 7News
Sean Nicholls – Sydney Morning Herald
P&O Cruises NSW JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Kate McClymont – Sydney Morning Herald
Joanne McCarthy – Newcastle Herald
Tim Noonan – Sunday Night, 7 Network

*The winners of the Rod Allen Racing Writer of the Year AWARD , the Australian Turf Club’s Turf Reporter of the Year, the Cliff Neville Award for Outstanding Team Player and the award for Outstanding Mentor will all be announced on August 9. There is not a nominee list for these categories.

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