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The 2016 Walkley Young Journalist of the Year Award Finalists have been announced. > WALKLEY YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALISTS > ANNOUNCED > > The Walkley
Foundation is delighted to announce finalists in the > 2016 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Awards, > highlighting the best emerging talent of the new generation of
> journalists. > > All were selected on the basis of journalistic excellence in the > fundamental tenets of the craft as well as their ability to present > distinctive and
original journalism that pushes the boundaries of > the profession. > > Finalists, in alphabetical order, include: > > TEXT-BASED JOURNALISM (_category partner Fairfax
Media)_ > > * ERYK BAGSHAW, _The Sydney Morning Herald_, “The great > university entry charade”, “Gaming the system”, “University > revolution proposes national entry
scheme” > * HENRY BELOT, _The Canberra Times_, “Soldiers fear drug > program has scarred them with depression, anxiety nightmares”, “ > Mad house of emotions”, “Labor threatens
Senate inquiry into > Australian Defence Force’s use of antimalarial drug mefloquine” > * MADDISON CONNAUGHTON, _VICE Australia_, “A day with Jamie > Williams”, “Meet the
developer behind Australia’s most hated > game”, “What if Australia decriminalised all drugs?” > > RADIO/AUDIO JOURNALISM (_category partner ABC)_ > > * ELLY BRADFIELD,
_QLD Regional Drive_, ABC, “St George’s ice > struggle”, “Dinosaurs fighting depression in the bush”, “The > story of three long list sisters” > * DAN CONIFER, _AM_, ABC
Radio, “Higher education debts to > skyrocket costing budget billions”, “Documents reveal Treasury > explored private funding for NIDS”, “Federal Labor refers > ‘exciting time’
phrase in Government ad campaign to > auditor-general” > * NATALIE WHITING, _AM_ and _The World Today_, ABC Radio, > “Stolen generation member calls for SA Govt to back a
compensation > bill”, “SA Govt refuses to commit to compensation for Stolen > Generation”, “Elder’s death prompts calls for Stolen > Generation reparation scheme to be expedited”
> > TELEVISION/VIDEO JOURNALISM (_category partner Sky News_) > > * ALEXIS DAISH, _Nine News Melbourne_, “Parolee rape”, > “Ravenhall riot”, “Wild weather/Spirit of
Tasmania” > * DAVID MAY, _The Feed_, SBS, “The transitioning face of the > military”, “MetaPoll”, “The duck hunting debate” > * JOEL TOZER, _The Feed_, SBS, “Skipping
school” > > COMMUNITY/REGIONAL JOURNALISM (_category partner__UNSW_) > > * THERESE ALLAOUI, _Mordialloc Chelsea Leader _and _Port Philip > Leader_, “Deadly drugs on
sale”, “Players left in the dark”, > “Taste of prosperity” > * ELLY BRADFIELD, _QLD Regional Drive, _ABC Southern Queensland, > “St George’s ice struggle”, “Dinosaurs fighting
depression > in the bush”, “The story of three long list sisters” > * ROB MORRISON, WIN NEWS Illawarra, “BlueScope Busted”, > “Done Deal”, “Saving the Steelworks” > >
PHOTOGRAPHY (_category partner MEAA)_ > > * DYLAN ROBINSON, _The Daily Telegraph_, “Dawn Training”, > “Lenny”, “Splash” > * ELLA RUBELI, _The Sydney Morning Herald_,
“Cool Threads”, > “Escaping the waves”, “School’s Out” > * ZAK SIMMONDS, _Townsville Bulletin_, “I’ll be strong > brother”, “Women bonded by war”, “Frontline” > >
STUDENT AWARD_(category partner Macleay College)_ > > * JARNI BLAKKARLY, _RMIT University_, “Democracy rising”, > “Behind the mask of an emergency”, “Australian cuts to
climate > change research may hit drive into Asia” > * BRIDGET DAVIES, _RMIT University_, “Women wounded on thin > blue line” > * JACK PAYNTER, _Monash University_,
“The wait for the > willows” > > The winner of each category will be in the running for the WALKLEY > YOUNG AUSTRALIAN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR (_category partner__News > Corp
Australia_) and receive economy flights to the USA, courtesy > of CATHAY PACIFIC, to undertake work experience > with CNN, HUFFINGTON POST and more! > > The awards ceremony will
be held at The Beresford Hotel in SYDNEY > ON JULY 27. Visit www.walkleys.com for more details. Source: The Walkley Foundation