ABOUT THE AWARD

The Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year award is a national prize recognising excellence in sports journalism across all codes and all parts of Australia. 

The winner will receive a $8,000 prize sponsored by Champion Data. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

The 11th Harry Gordon Australian Sports Journalist of the Year Award is open to any Australian journalist in any media whose work was published or broadcast in 2025. Nominees may enter themselves or be nominated by their editors or colleagues. 

JUDGING CRITERIA

Judges are looking for sports journalism that is memorable and excellent - in print, in the broadcast media or online. They are seeking a winner whose work is consistent with the standard of journalism practised by Harry Gordon: great news reporting, storytelling, commentary, analysis and presenting. They recognise the impact of a big breaking story or a game-changing revelation but they also give weight to consistent achievement of a high standard. Above all they will applaud journalists whose work has enriched the sports they cover and the experience of their readers, viewers or listeners.

HOW TO ENTER

Entries should include a statement of no more than 1,000 words summarising the work and achievements of the entrant and include a maximum of five examples of their work. For print and online journalism, PDFs of the work examples, or links to the online stories, should be attached. For broadcast journalism, links should be provided to the video or audio files. All videos and audio files must be publicly accessible without payment or subscription.

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Enquiries: entries@melbournepressclub.com or (03) 8080 3610