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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade Media correspondent

Journalist Richard Guilliatt resigns from Walkley awards board after critic wins reporting prize

Shadow of a Doubt podcast illustration from The Australian newspaper
Richard Guilliatt has resigned from the Walkleys judging board after a prize was awarded for reports that were critical of his podcast Shadow of Doubt. Illustration: The Australian

The journalist Richard Guilliatt has resigned from the Walkley awards judging board after the Walkley Foundation dismissed complaints about his podcast and then handed an award to the journalist whose reports were critical of him.

Nina Funnell won a mid-year Walkley for freelance journalist of the year for a series of three articles in news.com.au about a survivor of sexual assault who was abused by her own parents for 14 years.

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