Nick McKenzie | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Investigative journalist |
| Website | NickMcKenzie.com.au |
Nick McKenzie is an Australian investigative journalist. He has won 14 [1] Walkley Awards,[2][3] been twice[1] named the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year[4][5] and also received the Kennedy Award for Journalist of the Year in 2020[6][7] and 2022.[8][9] He is the president of the Melbourne Press Club.[10][11]
McKenzie is known for his work uncovering corruption in politics, business, foreign affairs/defence, human rights issues, policing, and criminal justice.[1] He works for Melbourne's The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian Financial Review, and has reported for Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Four Corners[2] and Nine’s 60 Minutes.[12][13]
In June 2023, McKenzie and colleague Chris Masters won what was dubbed the ‘defamation trial of the century’,[14] a historic federal court lawsuit brought by decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith.[15] A judge said four of the six murder allegations presented to the court by the two journalists in defence of their earlier reporting were substantially true.[16][17]
- ^ a b c "Nick McKenzie". Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Knott, Matthew (31 October 2012). "The Power Index: Journos". Crikey. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Walkley Award: Crown Unmasked". Walkley Awards. The Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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- ^ Kennedy Prize for Journalist of the Year (20 November 2020). "2020 TPG Telecom Kennedy Prize winner for Australian Journalist of the Year Nick McKenzie". YouTube. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ Mediaweek (8 November 2020). "Kennedy Awards: 33 winners from Nine, News Corp, Seven, ABC & more". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ Berry, Jamie (12 August 2022). "Kennedy Awards: Nick McKenzie takes top honour for SMH, AGE reporting". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Graham, Jackson (13 August 2022). "Age's Nick McKenzie wins journalist of the year at NSW awards". The Age. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Best Coverage of an Issue or Event". Melbourne Press Club. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "Quill awards 2011 - Monash University Gold Quill". Melbourne Press Club. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "'Crown Unmasked': Nick McKenzie, Nick Toscano and Grace Tobin". The Walkley Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case". BBC. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial of the century all boiled down to the question of who was lying - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case". BBC News. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Death threats from Ben Roberts-Smith supporters aimed at journalist". The Age. Archived from the original on 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Ben Roberts-Smith: Top Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case". BBC News. 1 June 2023. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.