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Walkleys to include online journalism category

The Walkley Awards is to include a specific category for online journalism for the first time.  

The change is one of several announced as part of the Walkley Foundation’s call for entries to Australia’s most coveted journalism awards.

Other new categories include best coverage of an issue or event – where entries featuring reporting of the Victorian bushfires are likely to feature heavily – and best scoop of the year. The changes follow the first major review of the Walkleys in ten years.

There are a large number of categories. They are:

PRINT & WIRE SERVICE JOURNALISM

  • News report
  • Newspaper feature writing
  • Magazine feature writing
  • Three headings

ARTWORK

  • Cartoon
  • Artwork (including digital photo illustration & information graphics)

PHOTOGRAPHY

  • News photography
  • Daily life/feature photography
  • Sport
  • Photographic essay
  • Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year

RADIO JOURNALISM

  • Radio news & current affairs reporting
  • Radio feature, documentary or broadcast special

TELEVISION JOURNALISM

  • News reporting
  • Current affairs reporting (less than 20 minutes)
  • Current affairs feature, documentary or special (more than 20 minutes)
  • News & current affairs camera

ONLINE

  • Best online journalism

LITERARY

  • Best non-fiction book

ALL MEDIA

  • Outstanding continuous coverage of an issue or event
  • Best scoop of the year
  • Coverage of community & regional affairs
  • International journalism
  • Business journalism
  • Investigative journalism
  • Coverage of Indigenous affairs
  • Best sports journalism
  • Social equity journalism
  • Commentary, analysis, opinion & critique
  • Broadcast & online interviewing

NON – NOMINATED

  • Most outstanding contribution to journalism
  • Journalistic leadership
  • Gold Walkley

NIKON – WALKLEY PHOTOGRAPHIC PRIZES

  • Spot news
  • General news
  • Community & regional photography
  • Portrait photography

 The dealine for entries is September 1, and finalists will be announced on October 14. The winners will be revealed in Sydney on November 26.

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