2017 Quills: Breaking News Coverage


The Age Newsroom Team won the 2017 Breaking News Coverage Quill for its coverage of the Bourke Street attack.

'Bourke Street driver identified as James "Jimmy' Gargasoulas": https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/bourke-street-mall-driver-identified-as-james-jimmy-gargasoulas-20170120-gtvs2m.html

'As it happened - CBD horror': https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/live-pedestrians-hit-gunshots-heard-in-melbourne-cbd-20170120-gtvf3x.html

'Four dead, 31 injured, suspect in custody': https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/wild-car-cbd-chase-sees-pedestrians-in-bourke-street-mall-injured-shots-fired-20170120-gtvgk9.html


 

Highly Commended

James Dowling, Rob Harris, Mark Buttler & Genevieve Alison (Herald Sun) for 'Face of Terror'.


Other finalists

Paul Dowsley (Seven News) for coverage of the Brighton Siege
Andrew Lund, Brett McLeod, Alexis Daish and Alicia Loxley (Nine News), for coverage of the Flinders Street attack.

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