Entries open 1 December 2023
This award is open to all media and is presented to the entrant judged to be the most outstanding young journalist in 2023. It is open to journalists aged 25 years or under on 1 December 2023 (Entrants must include their date of birth in the supporting statement).
Work in any medium and in any combination of single news stories, features or series may be submitted. The work must have been published or broadcast between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. The judges will consider how the work was conceived, the amount of direction the entrant received, research skill and other factors such as time constraints.
The winner of this award will receive $1,000 and flights, accommodation, and a ticket to the 2024 IRE Conference in Anaheim, California.
Sponsorship of this award comes from the Wilnic Family Trust.
Entrants may submit a portfolio of work. Entrants are limited to three PDF/JPEG attachments and/or three URL links, but may include multiple stories in a single PDF. An item that constitutes or forms part of an entry in this category may also be entered in one further category.
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Past winners
Discover past winners of the award in the Young Journalist of the Year Honour Roll
Creating the MPC Young Journalist award
Jim Clarke was president of the Melbourne Press Club when the Young Journalist of the Year Award was created.
For the award's 30th anniversary, he reflected on Melbourne's media landscape in the early 90s and the need to support young journos.
Read Jim's recollections here.