Best News Report in Print
Philip Dorling
The Age
Philip Dorling has won the Best News Report in Print Quill for his stories on the implications for Australia of the leaked US embassy cables. To obtain the cables, Philip travelled to the UK and met with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, becoming the only Australian journalist to gain access to the information.
Judges Citation
The judges were impressed with the high standard of entries this year but deemed Philip’s work the standout winner. They commended his great journalistic initiative, skill and persistence, in dealing with a mountain of complex documents and disclosing the Australian angles in one of the biggest international stories of the year.
Winning Entry
Entrant's Statement
