News Corp Australia has announced the winners of its in-house News Awards for 2019.
The Sir Keith Murdoch Journalist of the Year award went to Annika Smethurst whose home was raided by Australian federal Police.
The Outstanding Achievements in Reporting went to Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon of Herald Sun, the journalists behind the Lawyer X Informer scandal coverage. Last month they won a Gold Walkley Award.
The News Awards winners for 2019:
Achievements in Regional Journalism
Jenna Cairney - Townsville Bulletin
Visual Journalism of the Year
Phil Hillyard - The Daily Telegraph
Keith McDonald Award (Business Journalist of the Year)
Bridget Carter – The Australian
Scoop of the Year
Brenden Hills – The Sunday Telegraph
Bill Leak Cartoonist of the Year
Mark Knight – Herald Sun
Interview of the Year
Matty Johns – Fox Sports
Achievements in Community Journalism
Eliza Barr - St George Shire Standard
Achievements in Specialist Journalism
Grant McArthur and Alex Coppel – Herald Sun
Headline of the Year
Andrew Piva – Geelong Advertiser - Moby Dig | Hay, Hay It’s Traffic Delay | To Hoon It May Concern
Achievements in Sports Journalism
Leo Schlink – Herald Sun
Achievements in Campaigns
Let Her Speak – news.com.au and The Mercury
Innovation in Journalism
Matt Weiss – Fox Sports - Fox Cricket
Magazine/Lifestyle Brand of the Year
Qantas Magazine
Achievements in Commentary and Opinion
Shane Warne – Fox Sports
Young Journalist of the Year
Chanel Kinniburgh – The Mercury
Natalie Wolfe – news.com.au
Tamsin Rose – Herald Sun
Outstanding Achievements in Reporting
Anthony Dowsley and Patrick Carlyon – Herald Sun
Brand of the Year
Kayo Sports
Sir Keith Murdoch Award (Journalist of the Year)
Annika Smethurst – News Corp Australia Sunday Network
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