The Walkley Foundation reviews award categories to focus on expanding journalism skillsets

Zoe Samios

July 3, 2017 10:35

Walkley Awards categories are to be revamped with the interview, international journalism, artwork and journalism leadership to be cut and others added to recognise journalists’ expanding skillsets, the organisation announced on Friday.

The changes comes as Kate McClymont finishes her three year term as chair of the Walkley Advisory Board, with Angelos Frangopoulos, CEO and managing editor of the Australian News Channel, to take her place.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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Reporter 3 Jul 17

So journalists’ skills have expanded to exclude interview and international work? How novel.
I have thought for 30 years that the Walkleys was somewhat inbred and political; now it appears to have abandoned journalism.

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