Puccini, Jo

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Journalist and Television Journalist

Jo Puccini started out as a researcher/producer with the Seven Network on shows like Today Tonight, The Times and Witness, before joining the ABC's Media Watch as a researcher in 2000.

She moved from Media Watch/i> to Four Corners in 2001, where she became the program's associate producer.

While at Four Corners Puccini was joint winner of three Walkley awards for excellence in journalism.

Career Highlights

Events
c. 1995 -
Career in journalism active
2002
Walkley Award (All Media) - Social Equity Journalism - Highly Commended, with Liz Jackson and Morag Ramsay, 'Putting The Children At Risk', Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2003
Walkley Award (Television) - TV Current Affairs, Feature, Documentary Or Special (More Than 20 Minutes) with Debbie Whitmont - 'About Woomera', Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2005
Walkley Award (All Media) - International Journalism, with Sally Neighbour and Lin Buckfield, 'The Kilwa Incident', Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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

Published Resources

Australian Women Exhibitions

The Women's Pages: Australian Women and Journalism since 1850, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cal/cal-home.html. [ Details... ]

Structure based on ISAAR(CPF) - click here for an explanation of the fields.

Prepared by: Nikki Henningham
Created: 7 November 2007
Modified: 16 October 2008

Published by National Foundation for Australian Women on Australian Women's Archives Project Web Site
Comments, questions, corrections and additions: awap@womenaustralia.info
Prepared by: Acknowledgements
Updated: 3 December 2008
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