In the year of the 10th annual Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the NRMA will again provide support to Australia’s media charity, the Kennedy Foundation, maintaining a sponsorship bond forged in 2012.
Announcing the NRMA’s continued commitment to the foundation and the Awards, foundation chairman Rocco Fazzari said it had been 10 years since the inaugural Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism in 2012.
“We are honoured to say that the NRMA continues to remain a loyal partner to the foundation as its major sponsor in this, the year of our historic 10th awards, a milestone of which we are extremely proud,” Fazzari said.
“The NRMA was an award category sponsor in 2012 before becoming sponsor of the Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, now a major national media event scheduled this year for Friday August 6.
“Organisations like the NRMA are the backbone of the Kennedy Awards and enable our charity which stages the event to continue to provide help to media colleagues battling hardship and to develop and strengthen the foundation.
“We are grateful for their support which ensures the NRMA Kennedy Awards will always attract high quality entries from the electronic and print media from all over the country.”
NRMA head of media Peter Khoury said the organisation was honoured to again be the naming rights sponsor of the Kennedy Awards.
“Recognising good journalism is more important than ever and the NRMA is proud of its association with the Kennedy Awards and the remarkable work of the Foundation over the last 10 years,” Khoury said.
“While the awards rightly get the headlines, it is the life-changing outreach done through the Foundation – often in the shadows – that is helping shape lives.
“Scholarships for Indigenous journalism students, funding for Indigenous youth, financial support for Indigenous healthcare and emergency support for those in the industry who need it– all remarkable work with which the NRMA is proud to align itself.”
2020 Awards winners Jacqueline Maley and Kate McClymont Photo: Salty Dog/Kennedy Awards
The NRMA Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism, are named in honour of Sydney crime reporter Les Kennedy who died aged 53 years in 2011. The awards continue to recognise the finest media professionals and those who have put so much back into the industry.
The City Tattersalls Club in the Lower Bar – 198 Pitt Street – will be the new venue to host the Sydney Media Club.
NRMA Kennedy Awards entries open next month
Entries will be officially open for the 2021 NRMA Kennedy Awards, including the $25,000 prize for the Australian Journalist of the Year, on Wednesday May 19.
From May 19 entries for work in the current financial year must be submitted to [email protected] by close of business (6pm) July 1.
Entry is $50 for every unrelated item of work and $50 for a series of related stories (maximum five). The finalists in all competitive categories will be announced on Wednesday, July 21.
The $50 entry fee helps cover the Kennedy Foundation administration costs. Gala ticket purchases for the August 6 awards can be completed via our home page at www.kennedyawards.com
Main photo: Daily Telegraph editor Ben English with John Hartigan at the 2020 Awards where the former News Corp Australia chairman and chief executive was presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
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