Multiple outlets report that seven journalists from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and the Brisbane Times’ associated mastheads (Herald group) are named finalists in the Mid-Year Walkley Prizes for Journalism. The nominations cover reporting across several beats, including crime, education, health, the arts and local government affairs. The outlets say this is the highest number of nominees from any masthead in Australia.
One report also highlights that a large share of the recognitions are in “young journalist” categories. It states that five of the seven nominations fall in categories for journalists aged under 28, reflecting that most of the group’s finalists are early-career reporters. The Mid-Year Walkley Prizes are among Australia’s most prominent awards for journalism, and being named a finalist indicates the journalists’ work has been shortlisted by the Walkley judging panel.
The sources provide overlapping details about the number of finalists and the broad range of topics covered, but they do not list the specific projects or names of the journalists in the provided excerpts.
