SMH’s Kate McClymont tops the Kennedy Awards

Tim Burrowes

August 13, 2012 7:03

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.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.