Young Journalist of the Year Awards sees strong showing from regional finalists

Tim Burrowes

May 4, 2010 5:58

The Walkley Foundation has revealed the finalists for this year’s Young Journalist of the Year Awards, with reporters from regional newspapers competing strongly.

The awards, which recognises the best work from Australian journalists aged 26 and under, saw more than 100 journalists submit entries across the print, radio, television, photography and online media categories.

Finalists’ news stories include the aftermath of the Victorian bushfires, deception at Taronga Zoo, sexual misconduct within the Royal Australian Navy, systemic abuse and mistreatment of Afghan women, the theory of epigenetics, as well as photography highlighting Australia Day, Sydney’s illegal party scene and young athletes.

The federal secretary of the Media Alliance, Christopher Warren, said: “I’m really pleased to see journalists from provincial papers in there competing with metropolitan mastheads, with all their resources.”

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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.