The nomination is part of the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards for which work by journalists,photographers,artists and designers at theHerald andThe Agegenerated 44 shortlisted entries across 22 categories.
Herald journalist Kate McClymont.Wolter Peeters
The Age’sNick McKenziehas also been nominated in the journalist of the year category for a portfolio of work that included his revelations of failures and and. His work included collaborations with Nine’s60 Minutes. Including the Perkin nomination,McKenzie is a finalist in four categories.
“The nomination of both Kate McClymont and Nick McKenzie as the Graham Perkin journalist of the year is a tribute to their outstanding work on major investigations over the past year,”Herald editor Bevan Shields said.
“Kate’s work on allegations against broadcaster Alan Jones and Nick’s body of work on Ben Roberts-Smith and alleged corruption in the immigration system are outstanding examples of public interest journalism.”
Journalist Nick McKenzie.Nine
Herald sports reporterTom Decent has been nominated for the Harry Gordon sports journalist of the year award alongsideThe Age’sMichael Gleeson andJake Niall.
Judges recognisedThe AgeandHerald’s journalism across numerous categories.
Charlotte Grieve is nominated twice for the Grant Hattam Quill for investigative journalism,once for her series on issues in and again,withAmelia Adams from60 Minutes,for an. Grieve is also a finalist for her reporting on disability issues.
McKenzie is also a finalist in the category withChris Masters for their work on the Ben Roberts-Smith trial.
Michael Bachelard is shortlisted in the feature writing category for hisas areMelissa Fyfe andJacqueline Maleyfor, which also ran inGood Weekend.
Natassia Chrysanthos is a finalist in the reporting on disability category f. Also nominated for journalist of the year areThe Australian Financial Review’sEd Tadros andNeil Chenoweth.
For the best coverage of an issue,The Age’s crime team was recognised for their work on Melbourne’s new underworld war,whileClay Lucas andSophie Aubrey were also shortlisted in this category for their investigation into the. Lucas and Aubrey’s work was also recognised in the best news reporting in writing category.
In the artwork category,Matthew Absalom-Wong,Richard Giliberto andJim Pavlidiswere all nominated. For cartoons,Matt Golding,Megan Herbert and Pavlidis were short-listed as finalists.
The Age’s top shelf sports coverage saw Gleeson andKonrad Marshall recognised in the sports feature category,Daniel Brettig andBen Schneiders in the sports news category andCarla Jaeger,Marnie Vinall andGreg Baum for their coverage of women in sport.
Jaeger’s work on Netball Australia also garnered her a nomination at the young journalist of the year. The Age’s Visual Stories Team was shortlisted for during the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The Age is also a finalist in the breaking news coverage category for its coverage of the resignation of former premier Daniel Andrews.
The business award category is dominated by journalists fromThe Age and theHerald withSarah Danckert,Samantha Selinger-Morris,Ruby Schwartz andTammy Mills nominated for their podcast on the collapse of the,alongside a series of exclusives by McKenzie andDavid Swan’s work on.
Leading the tally forThe Age’s photographic team isEddie Jim with three nominations,two for features photography and one for sport. Also shortlisted areJustin McManus for best features photography as well asPenny Stephens andMarta Pascual Juanola in the sport and news categories respectively.
Jackson Graham andSherryn Groch are each shortlisted for the science,medical and health reporting award.
Penny Stephens is nominated in the sport photograph category for this portrait of Afghan soccer players Fatima and Adiba Ganji.Penny Stephens
A number of awards highlight the collaboration betweenThe Age and Nine’s broadcast journalism. McKenzie,Natalie Clancy andErin Pearson are finalists in the Indigenous affairs reporting category for their workNational Disgrace forThe Age and60 Minutes.Paul Sakkal is a finalist withA Current Affair’sSam Cucchiara forSenator Six-Packin the TV feature category.
“This list of nominations is a ringing endorsement ofThe Age’s relentless pursuit of public interest journalism and commitment to providing a truly Victorian perspective on news,sport and life in this state,”The Age editorPatrick Elligett said.
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