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The Age
a day ago
- Business
- The Age
Nick McKenzie investigation leads Age's Kennedy Awards finalists
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have been recognised with 15 finalist nominations in the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The awards, named in honour of the late Herald crime reporter Les Kennedy, this year attracted more than 900 entries of exceptional quality, Kennedy Foundation chairperson Carl Dumbrell said. The Age 's nominations were led by Nick McKenzie's investigative series Building Bad, which looked into allegations of intimidation and corruption in the building industry. It was nominated for outstanding investigative reporting in a joint Nine Network entry from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes. Senior reporter Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger are finalists in the outstanding business reporting category for their story Cash for the Boys, which looked at how underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed technology group Dubber. Loading Age senior writer Michael Bachelard and Age investigative reporter Charlotte Grieve were nominated for outstanding environmental reporting for their story on whether carbon offset schemes in the outback are working. Foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott and photographer Kate Geraghty are joint finalists in the outstanding foreign correspondent category for their work on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Former chief political correspondent, now European correspondent, David Crowe is nominated for outstanding columnist. Travel writer Andrew Bain and the Herald's Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander were among other finalists.
The Age
2 days ago
- Business
- The Age
Nick McKenzie investigation leads Age's Kennedy Award finalists
The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald have been recognised with 15 finalist nominations in the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism. The awards, named in honour of the late Sydney Morning Herald crime reporter Les Kennedy, this year attracted more than 900 entries of 'exceptional quality', Kennedy Foundation chairperson Carl Dumbrell said. The Age 's nominations were led by Nick McKenzie's investigative series Building Bad which looked into allegations of intimidation and corruption in the building industry. It was nominated for outstanding investigative reporting in a joint Nine Network entry from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes. Senior reporter Sarah Danckert and Carla Jaeger are finalists in the outstanding business reporting category for their story Cash for the Boys, which looked at how underworld figures pulled the strings at ASX-listed technology group Dubber. Loading Age senior writer Michael Bachelard was nominated for outstanding environmental reporting for his story on whether carbon offset schemes in the outback are working. Foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott and photographer Kate Geraghty are joint finalists in the Outstanding Foreign Correspondent category for their work on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Former chief political correspondent, now European correspondent, David Crowe is nominated for Outstanding Columnist, travel writer Andrew Bain and The Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander were among other finalists.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald earns 15 finalist nominations in Kennedy Awards
The Sydney Morning Herald has been recognised by the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism with 15 finalist nominations. The awards, named in honour of the late Herald crime reporter Les Kennedy, this year attracted more than 900 entries of 'exceptional quality', Kennedy Foundation chairperson Carl Dumbrell said. Foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott and photographer Kate Geraghty are joint finalists in the Outstanding Foreign Correspondent category for their work on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Chief reporter Jordan Baker and former chief political correspondent, now European correspondent, David Crowe are both nominated for Outstanding Columnist. The pair join Perry Duffin in the Outstanding Political Reporting category for their coverage of the Dural caravan discovery. Herald chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander's stories on Tim 'Hurricane' Alford received a nod for Outstanding Court and Legal Affairs Reporting. Eryk Bagshaw, Clare Sibthorpe and Bianca Hrovat's hospitality industry expose for 60 Minutes was named in the Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting – Long Form category. The Building Bad series on CFMEU corruption – a joint project by the Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes – is a contender for Outstanding Investigative Reporting. Chief photographer Nick Moir's images of Cyclone Alfred earned a nomination for Outstanding News Photography, as did Flavio Brancaleone's coverage of Pope Francis' funeral. Cathy Wilcox and Matt Golding are both up for Outstanding Cartoon. Health reporter Angus Thompson was named in the Best Young Journalist category. Other finalists include Sara Danckert and Carla Jaeger (Finance Reporting), Michael Bachelard (Reporting on the Environment) and Andrew Bain (Travel Writing).
The Age
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Age
The Sydney Morning Herald earns 15 finalist nominations in Kennedy Awards
The Sydney Morning Herald has been recognised by the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism with 15 finalist nominations. The awards, named in honour of the late Herald crime reporter Les Kennedy, this year attracted more than 900 entries of 'exceptional quality', Kennedy Foundation chairperson Carl Dumbrell said. Foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott and photographer Kate Geraghty are joint finalists in the Outstanding Foreign Correspondent category for their work on the Israel-Hezbollah war. Chief reporter Jordan Baker and former chief political correspondent, now European correspondent, David Crowe are both nominated for Outstanding Columnist. The pair join Perry Duffin in the Outstanding Political Reporting category for their coverage of the Dural caravan discovery. Herald chief investigative reporter Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander's stories on Tim 'Hurricane' Alford received a nod for Outstanding Court and Legal Affairs Reporting. Eryk Bagshaw, Clare Sibthorpe and Bianca Hrovat's hospitality industry expose for 60 Minutes was named in the Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting – Long Form category. The Building Bad series on CFMEU corruption – a joint project by the Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and 60 Minutes – is a contender for Outstanding Investigative Reporting. Chief photographer Nick Moir's images of Cyclone Alfred earned a nomination for Outstanding News Photography, as did Flavio Brancaleone's coverage of Pope Francis' funeral. Cathy Wilcox and Matt Golding are both up for Outstanding Cartoon. Health reporter Angus Thompson was named in the Best Young Journalist category. Other finalists include Sara Danckert and Carla Jaeger (Finance Reporting), Michael Bachelard (Reporting on the Environment) and Andrew Bain (Travel Writing).
