Highway 101 to present a Walkley Award

Highway 101 is the proud Sponsor of The Walkley Awards, and the category we represent is “Outstanding Continuous Coverage of an Issue or Event”. This year, the Finalists are:

The Age, The Sunday Age and The Age Online team, “Black Saturday”

Continuing and expansive multi-platform coverage of the Victorian bushfires by The Age, Sunday Age and online.

James Thomas, Seven Network and Yahoo Seven, “War Criminal At Large, Government in Hiding”

Tenacious coverage of an East Timorese alleged rapist, torturer and war criminal living in Sydney, near the family of an 11-year-old he allegedly tortured to death.

HeraldSun.com.au team, “Black Saturday Bushfires”

Ongoing multimedia coverage of Victoria’s disaster, including a forum that allowed for real-time conversation between people searching for lost loved ones.

Commended:

A Current Affair team, Nine Network, “Kinglake Ground Zero”

We’d like to congratulate all the finalists, and look forward to presenting the trophy to the winner on the night.