Walkley retracts award given to Nine journalists over Andrew Laming story

Darcy Song

November 23, 2022 10:11

The Walkley Foundation has withdrawn an award given to two Nine News journalists for their coverage of former politician Andrew Laming after an independent legal review.

The journalists, Peter Fegan and Rebeka Powell, won the television/video news reporting category in the 2021 Walkley Awards.

This was the first time in the history of Walkley that an award was taken back.

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Darcy Song

Darcy Song was a reporter at Mumbrella, covering media owners, adtech and social platforms. She left in October 2023.

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Walkley retracts award given to Nine journalists over Andrew Laming story

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