Four Corners report on people smuggling wins top honours at Melbourne journalism awards
Best headline: Herald Sun’s Adrian Nesbitt
A Four Corners report by Sarah Ferguson and Deb Masters into people smuggling won the top prize for the ABC at the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards.
The report claimed the Monash University Gold Quill and also won in the Best TV Current Affairs/Feature over 10 Minutes category.
The ABC picked up five awards for TV and radio shows, while Seven, Nine and Ten claimed a single award each.
In the battle between Melbourne’s top newspapers, Fairfax’s The Age and News Limited’s Herald Sun both won seven awards, although the Sunday Herald Sun also won one, putting News Limited just ahead.
A clip from the Forner Corners report on people smuggling can be seen here:
The Quill Awards winners’ list in full:
Monash University Gold Quill
Sarah Ferguson & Deb Masters
Four Corners, ABC
Young Journalist of the Year
Aisha Dow
The Border Mail
Best TV Current Affairs/Feature under 10 Minutes
Heather Ewart
7:30, ABC
Best TV Current Affairs/Feature over 10 Minutes
Sarah Ferguson & Deb Masters
Four Corners, ABC
Best Radio Current Affairs Report
Charlotte King
ABC Radio
Best News Report in Print
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker & Jane Lee
The Age
Best Feature in Print
Ruth Lamperd
Sunday Herald Sun
Best Deadline Report in any Medium
Yasmin Paton
Network Ten
Best Radio News Report
Heidi Murphy
3AW
RACV Transport Quill
Amelia Harris
Herald Sun
Best Columnist/Blogger
Barrie Cassidy
The Drum, ABC Online
Best News Photograph
Alex Ellinghausen
The Age
Best Features Photograph
George Salpigtidis
Herald Sun
Best Sports Photograph
Alex Coppel
Herald Sun
Best Coverage of an Issue or Event
Anthony Dowsley & Wayne Flower
Herald Sun
Best News Camera Coverage
Glenn Edwards
Nine News
Best Three Headlines in any Medium
Adrian Nesbitt
Herald Sun
Best Cartoon
Andrew Dyson
The Age
Grant Hattam Quill for Investigative Journalism
Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
The Age
Best Illustration or Graphics in any Medium
Andrew Dyson
The Age
Best Regional or Rural Affairs Report in any Medium
Anna MacDonald
7:30, ABC
Best Use of the Digital or Online Medium
Finn Bradshaw, Alistair Paton, Sam Landsberger & Gilbert Gardiner
Herald Sun
Best Sports News Story in any Medium
Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
The Age
Best Sports Feature in any Medium
Patrick Carlyon
Herald Sun
Best TV News Report
Dean Felton
Seven News
Best Suburban Report in Print
Beau Donelly
Port Phillip Review Local
Best Business Story in any Medium
Nick McKenzie & Richard Baker
The Age
