Herald Sun scoops journalism awards
The Herald Sun has scooped five major national journalism awards including Scoop of the Year, recognising our agenda-setting journalism.
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The Herald Sun has been recognised for another powerful year of journalism taking home five awards at the prestigious News Awards.
On Tuesday night, reporter Stephen Drill and deputy editor Chris Tinkler led the accolades winning Scoop of the Year for uncovering the Tim Paine sexting scandal that rocked the Australian cricketing world, leading to Paine’s resignation as Test captain.
Senior reporter Anthony Dowsley was recognised for his work on formerly accused cop killer Jason Roberts, which resulted in his conviction over the Silk-Miller police murders being quashed.
Taking home the Investigations award, Dowsley said it was a body of work “10 years in the making” and acknowledged his colleagues for their help.
Senior photographer Jason Edwards won Photograph of the Year for his incredible shot of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison accidentally tackling a small boy to the ground during a friendly soccer game on the federal election trail.
Meanwhile, David Caird took home the Photographer of the Year category for his impressive portfolio built over the past 12 months.
He told the crowd his most powerful photograph, taken at the state funeral of beloved entertainer Bert Newton, was “meaningful” as Caird and Newton were long time friends.
Herald Sun’s chief football writer Mark Robinson was recognised for telling his personal story of recovery after suffering two heart attacks.
His tear-jerking story, run in conjunction with Fox Footy, won him the Human Interest Audio and Visual award.
Herald Sun editor Sam Weir said: “It’s incredible for the Herald Sun’s agenda-setting Victorian and national coverage to be recognised across so many areas of journalism. Congrats to all our deserved winners for their powerful investigations, exclusives and photographs. Their world-class work is why the Herald Sun is the No.1 media brand in Victoria.”
Among the presenters at the award ceremony was Lachlan Murdoch who thanked journalists for their work in the face of the pandemic and the devastating floods.
“It’s been quite a year,” Mr Murdoch said.
“I have never been more proud how all of you have stood up and done incredibly important, incredibly valuable work.”
He awarded The Australian’s Hedley Thomas with the Sir Keith Murdoch Award for journalist of the year for his incredible coverage of missing-mum Lynette Dawson that saw her husband finally convicted for her murder.
News Corp global chief Executive Robert Thomson addressed the crowd in a video praising the company’s publications for high quality journalism.
Australian swimming champion Lisa Curry, also made an appearance. She spoke alongside News Corp reporter Ellen Whinnett.
Whinnett took home the Human Interest award for her work telling Curry’s incredibly sad story of losing her daughter to an eating disorder.
“I think by opening up all these conversations, about these things and reporting on them truthfully and honestly with rawness then hopefully something will comes from this,” Curry told the crowd.
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