Fairfax journos win 13 trophies for NSW journalism at Kennedy Awards

Tim Burrowes

August 15, 2016 9:11

Fairfax Media journalists scored the most wins at The Kennedy Awards on Friday night.

The awards, recognising the best journalism in NSW, take place in memory of former crime reporter, Les Kennedy.

Helped by a number of collaborations between Fairfax Media and the ABC’s Four Corners, Fairfax Media recorded 13 winners. News Corp and The ABC both clocked up eight winners. Seven and Nine recorded two wins each, while the BBC, SBS, Mail Online and Sky picked up one trophy apiece.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.