Citizen Newsroom Award nominees announced
Now in their third year, The Citizen Newsroom Awards recognise the work of University of Melbourne students enrolled in the Master of Journalism, who have published work in The Citizen in the previous year. They are proudly sponsored by the Faculty of Arts, Office of Graduate Studies.
The Centre for Advancing Journalism is excited to announce the following nominees for The Citizen Newsroom Awards 2016.
Best news story
Rail safety series:
One size does not fit all: history's legacy of platform gaps putting rail users at risk
Commuter alerted Metro to Heyington platform danger three months before teenager's death
Rail industry push to amend disability standards that 'cannot be met'
By Maria Abbatangelo
More Australians wanting to blow whistle
With breakout: On the path to whistleblower: in their own words
By Bec Zajac
Lax laws hide source of $122m dollars of political donations in Victoria
By Hugh McMaster
Best feature
How violence against women became a front page news story
By Annie Blatchford
Has mystery of missing WW2 airman and former St Kilda football captain finally been solved?
By Keryn Reynolds
The battle for Stanley's water
By Kate Stanton
Best audiovisual or multimedia report
Schools tapping mindfulness to ease student stress
By Gillian Aeria and Kate Aubrey
A family's musical collaboration revives the language of their Jewish ancestry
By Tim Clare and Kate Stanton
How abusers are tapping technology in cases of domestic violence
By Karen Coombs
Best portfolio
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on March 17th.