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Walkley Awards 2011: winners

The story on the export of live cattle to Indonesia has won three of the Four Corners team a Gold Walkley Award.

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In its 50th Anniversary year Four Corners has won the Gold Walkley Award for a story on the export of live cattle to Indonesia.

Sarah Ferguson, Michael Doyle and Anne Worthington were jointly awarded the Gold Walkley for “A Bloody Business,” a devastating report which saw the Government immediately halt the export of live cattle.

“This award doesn’t just go to this story. This award goes to every one of the extraordinary people working at Four Corners, and in particular to our executive producer…. Sue Spencer,” said Ferguson.

“This was always going to be difficult …. it was our lowest rating story of the year, but Sue Spencer from the get-go, never hesitated.”

ABC also picked up other awards including for the late Paul Lockyer.

SBS, Seven and TEN were also recognised at the annual journalism awards, held last night in Brisbane.

Dateline presenter Yalda Hakim and Nine News’ political correspondent Lane Calcutt hosted the event broadcast on SBS, but lacked chemistry while most presenters’ eyeline was drawn to an autocue monitor that was too low for the TV audience. I guess it isn’t meant to be the ARIAs…

Things got off to an awkward start when Yakim said, “Lane, it’s not often that SBS and Channel Nine get to stand shoulder to shoulder on camera at a News event. Quite a novelty. That can only happen at the Walkley Awards.”

“It is indeed,” he replied. “Fancy the national broadcaster, Channel Nine, and SBS shoulder to shoulder.”

Riiiiiight….

Other TV Winners were:

Television News Reporting
Erin Edwards, Geoff Breusch, Jeremy Ward and Luke Miers, Seven Network
“Murphy’s Creek Flood”

Television Current Affairs Reporting (less than 20 minutes)
Monique Schafter, Hungry Beast and ABC TV
“Trapped in your own body”

Television Current Affairs, Feature of Special (more than 20 minutes)
Sarah Ferguson, Michael Doyle and Anne Worthington, Four Corners ABC TV
“A bloody business”

Broadcast and Online Interviewing
Tony Jones, Lateline, ABC TV
“Christopher Hitchens”, “Malcolm Turnbull”and “Chris Bowen”

Best Broadcast Camerawork
Jeremy Ward, Seven News, Seven Network
“Murphy’s Creek flood”

Walkley Documentary Award:
Darren Dale, Tony Krawitz and Chloe Hooper
“The Tall Man”

Best Scoop of the Year
Matt Moran and Hugh Riminton, Ten News, Network Ten
“Kate”

All media: International journalism
Yaara Bou Melhem, Dateline, SBS TV, ‘Struggle for freedom’

All media: Sport journalism
Caro Meldrum-Hanna, 7.30, ABC TV, ‘Harness racing under scrutiny’

Journalistic leadership
Paul Lockyer ABC

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  2. “That was one of the worst hosting jobs i’ve seen by Lane Calcutt. Any reason why he was chosen to host it?”

    Because Daryl Somers was otherwise engaged.

  3. I’m glad the hosts outsourced some of the jokes to The Chaser as their clips from The Hamster Wheel were the only ones getting laughs. But at least Yalda Hakim provided the eye candy.

    SBS couldn’t lose the new Walkley Documentary Award as every nomination was from them. Good addition for 2011. I guess The Tall Man won’t take long to reach television screens once it finishes in cinemas? It look good enough to pay for though…

    PS: I’m glad Julian Assange got an award. It shows how flexible the Walkley’s can be & demonstrates how important an organistion like WikiLeaks can be for international journalism.

  4. @Rutzie. Agree. Guess he lives in Brisbane, needed the money (or the exposure to those of us who have never heard of him), and no chance of having to present an award to himself.

  5. Oh man hosting an awards night [ like heading up a game show , tonight show or any hosting gig for that matter ] looks easy but is is the toughest of them all .

  7. Channel Nine. Oh yeah. Were it not that they had been invited to provide presenters they wouldn’t have scored a mention. Congratulations SBS, ABC, 7 & TEN.
    Hey, I’ve got an idea for next year. What about a new “Best Faked News Story”? And the winner is….The Nine Network!!!! (cue fake/canned applause).

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