SMH’s Kate McClymont tops the Kennedy Awards
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Kate McClymont was the big winner at NSW journalism celebration The Kennedy Awards.
McClymont won scoop of the year, outstanding investigative reporting and NSW reporter of the year for her work for the Fairfax Media title on the Craig Thomson scandal.
The Kennedy Awards – run for the first time – celebrate Fairfax crime journalist Les Kennedy who died a year ago.
Fairfax won the most awards, picking up 12 on the night. News Limited took out six, mainly for the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph, along with The Daily Advertiser Wagga Wagga being recognised for outstanding regional reporting.
Next came The ABC with four awards, including two for Four Corners’ Quentin McDermott.
2GB’s Ray Hadley also picked up two – for outstanding radio current affairs and outstanding radio commentator.
Independent news site The Global Mail picked up its first major honour with an award for photographer Mike Bowers.
2012 KENNEDY AWARDS WINNERS:
Paul Lockyer Award – Outstanding Regional Reporting
The Daily Advertiser – Wagga Wagga
Outstanding Crime Reporting
Yoni Bashan – The Sunday Telegraph
ATC Racing Writer of the Year
Phil Rothfield – The Daily Telegraph
Sean Flannery Award – Outstanding Radio Reporting
Catherine Clifford – ABC Tamworth
Outstanding Radio Current Affairs
Ray Hadley – 2GB
Outstanding Radio Commentator
Ray Hadley – 2GB
Destination NSW AWARD – Outstanding News Photo
Jacky Ghossein – The Sydney Morning Herald
Outstanding Portrait
Tamara Dean – The Sydney Morning Herald
Outstanding Online Photographic Essay
Mike Bowers – The Global Mail
Outstanding Online Video
Alex Ellinghausen – The Sydney Morning Herald
Outstanding Blog
Wes Hardman – ninemsn
Cliff Neville Award – Outstanding Team Player
James Hamilton – Today Tonight
Outstanding Mentor
Claudia Taranto – ABC Radio National
Seven Network Award – Outstanding Sport Reporting
Quentin McDermott – Four Corners
Young Journalist of the Year
Rosie Squires – The Sunday Telegraph
Coles Award – Outstanding Coverage of Indigenous Affairs
Caro Meldrum-Hanna – 7.30 Report
Gary Ticehurst Award – Outstanding Television Camera Coverage
Paul Bousfield – Nine Network
Network TEN Award – Outstanding Television News Reporting
Paul Kadak – Seven Network
Outstanding Television Current Affairs
Quentin McDermott – Four Corners
Peter Ruehl Award – Most Outstanding Columnist
Heath Aston – The Sun-Herald
Sky News Australia Award – Outstanding Finance Reporting
Vanda Carson – The Daily Telegraph
Outstanding Online News Breaking
Paul Bibby – The Sydney Morning Herald
Outstanding Court Reporting
Paul Bibby – The Sydney Morning Herald
Scoop of the Year
Kate McClymont – The Sydney Morning Herald
Most Outstanding Illustration
John Shakespeare – The Sydney Morning Herald
Splash of the Year
Jonathan Marshall and Neil Breen -The Sunday Telegraph
Outstanding Investigative Reporting
Kate McClymont – The Sydney Morning Herald
Most Outstanding Newspaper Feature
Mark Whittaker – The Good Weekend
NRMA Award – Outstanding Political Reporting
Andrew Clennell – The Daily Telegraph
P&O Cruises New South Wales Journalist of the Year
Kate McClymont – The Sydney Morning Herald
Tim Burrowes founded Mumbrella in 2008. He worked on Mumbrella until 2021. At various points he was editor, content director and editor-at-large.
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Ray Hadley – Oustanding ? The most outstanding thing about Ray Hadley is the surfeit of ill-informed opinion and the dearth of facts.
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Anonymous, I agree. Whoever voted for these awards appear not to have a clue on investigative journalism.
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