2019 Kennedy Awards: nominees

All networks have received a nomination in the 2019 Kennedy Awards, recognising the best in NSW journalism.

Amongst the nominees are Peter Charley’s How to Sell a Massacre expose on One Nation for Al Jazeera, Adele Ferguson from 7:30 and Evan Williams from Dateline.

Winners will be announced on Friday 9th August at Royal Randwick.

These are the TV and related nominees:

Les Kennedy Award – Outstanding Crime Reporting
Ava Benny-Morisson and Brenden Hills (The Sunday Telegraph);
Sean Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Lesley Robinson & Suzanne Dredge (Four Corners, ABC Investigations);
Kate McClymont (The Sydney Morning Herald);

The Paul Lockyer Award – Outstanding Regional Broadcast Reporting
Sarina Andaloro (Prime7 News);
Moyra Shields and Greg Miskelly (ABC Riverina),
ABC News Team

The Cliff Neville Award: Outstanding Team Player
Terry Gallaway (Sky News);
Ian Fuge (The Sydney Morning Herald);
Neil Mercer (ABC)

Young Journalist of the Year  
Tom Decent (The Sydney Morning Herald);
Angela McCormack (Triple J Hack);
Jackson Williams (Sky News Australia)

John Newfong Award
Outstanding Indigenous Affairs Reporting
Lorena Allam (The Guardian Australia);
“Wrong Skin” Richard Baker, Greg Muller, Rachael Dexter, Tim Young (TheAge);
Isabella Higgins (ABC News)

Gary Ticehurst Award
Outstanding TV News Camera Coverage
Simon Hydzik (7 News);
James Cannon (7 News);
Cade Thompson, Nick Richardson, Andrew Walker (Nine News);

Harry Potter Award
Outstanding Television News Reporting
Hannah Sinclair (Nine News);
Kimberley Pratt (10 News First);
Monique Dirksz and Simon Hydzic (7 News);

Outstanding Television Current Affairs Reporting Long Form
Suzanne Dredge, Dylan Welch (Four Corners ABC-TV);
Anne Connolly, Mary Fallon, Patricia Drum (Four Corners ABC-TV);
Liz Hayes, Gareth Harvey, Madeline Apps (60 Minutes, Nine)

The Mike Willesee Award
Outstanding Nightly Current Affairs
Dan Nolan (A Current Affair, Nine);
John Stewart, Anne Connolly (7.30 ABC-TV);
Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett (7.30 ABC-TV)

Outstanding Finance Reporting
Michael Roddan (Melbourne University Press);
Jonathon Shapiro, Angus Grigg, Lisa Murray (The Australian Financial Review);
Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett (The Sydney Morning Herald, 7.30 ABC-TV)

Outstanding Consumer Affairs Reporting
Liam Bartlett, Joel Tozer (60 Minutes, Nine);
ABC & International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
Adele Ferguson, Chris Gillett (The Sydney Morning Herald, 7.30 ABCTV)

Outstanding Online News Breaking
John Lyons, Lorna Knowles, Elise Worthington, Clare Blumer (ABC News);
Candace Sutton (news.com.au);
Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald (The Australian Financial Review);

Outstanding Court Reporting
Sam Rigney (The Newcastle Herald);
Brenden Hills (The Sunday Telegraph);
James Oaten (ABC News)

Rebecca Wilson Award
Scoop of the Year
Hannah Sinclair (Nine News);
Peter Charley Al Jazeera);
Jonica Bray (New Idea)

Outstanding Investigative Reporting
Greg Bearup (The Australian);
Anne Connolly (7.30, ABC-TV);
Peter Charley (Al Jazeera)

Outstanding Foreign Correspondent
Evan Williams (Dateline, SBS);
James Massola (The Sydney Morning Herald);
Linton Besser (ABC News)

Outstanding Political Reporting
Sky News Australia;
Jonathon Lea (10 News First)
Sharri Markson (The Daily Telegraph);

Journalist of the Year
Greg Bearup (The Australian);
Anne Connolly (7.30, ABC-TV);
Peter Charley (Al Jazeera)