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Alcorn, Gay

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Journalist and Print Journalist

Summary

Journalist Gay Alcorn has won three Walkley Awards. In 1996 she won for Best Coverage of a Current Story (Print) with her article, 'Euthanasia', published in the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1999 she won for Newspaper Feature Writing with 'The Gambler' in The Age, Melbourne; and in 2004, with Malcolm Schmidtke and Liz Minchin, she won again for Newspaper Feature Writing with 'Young Latham' in The Age.

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Events

c. 1985 -
Career in journalism active
1996
Walkley Award (Print) - Best Coverage of a Current Story,'Euthanasia', The Sydney Morning Herald - Fairfax
1999
Walkley Award (Print) - Newspaper Feature Writing, 'The Gambler', The Age Melbourne - Fairfax
2004
Walkley Award (Print) - Newspaper Feature Writing, 'Young Latham', The Age, with Malcolm Schmidtke & Liz Minchin

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.walkleys.com/winners/database.html.

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Created: 27 September 2007, Last modified: 13 October 2008

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