Guardian Australia’s Ben Smee, (pictured) along with SBS’s Jennifer Luu, Jodie Noyce and Chloe Angelo, are the joint winners of the Queensland Journalist of the Year Award. The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance announced the winners of the 2025 Queensland Clarion Awards, celebrating journalistic excellence across the state. The Journalist of the Year Award went to Guardian Australia’s Ben Smee, and SBS’ Jennifer Luu, Jodie Noyce and Chloe Angelo for their groundbreaking investigation In the Box: Inside the Isolation Cells where Australian Kids are Imprisoned. Judges described the documentary as “a powerful example of public interest journalism at its best”. “This investigation into children being locked up in Queensland watch houses combined compelling vision and high production values with well-researched and impactful storytelling,” they said. “In the Box captured the attention of the viewer, had an impact, and helped lead to change.” Marking the 30

Journalist and communications professional, Paul Wallbank, has today joined The Daily Telegraph, Influencing can confirm. Wallbank’s role at the publication will be as NSW Business Reporter. The new role follows his departure from the Australian Computer Society in August, where he was first Senior Technology Editor for a year from June 2019, before working as ACS Media and Communications Manager between June 2020 and his departure.  Wallbank spent the two months after departing ACS working at his own communications company, Brilliant Communications.  Wallbank’s new role sees him return to a familiar remit of business reporting, having previously worked as News Editor at Mumbrella, and during his freelance career he worked for business publications Diginomica, Business Spectator, as Editor of Networking Scope, and a columnist for Smart Company. Wallbank has also previously written for The Australian and the AFR as a freelancer, as well as writing for iTnews and ABC’s Th

Two freelance journalists were assaulted in Delhi’s Khayala area earlier this week while reporting on the impact of the government’s crackdown on local jeans manufacturing units. The journalists, Vipul Kumar and Omair Farooq, were “manhandled and abused” by a mob while documenting the situation for The Migration Story.  According to Vipul Kumar’s LinkedIn post, the attack occurred when they were filming B-roll footage in a narrow lane where several jeans workshops run by migrant families had been shut following political tensions. “After filming interviews and roaming around the whole area, we came back to the same street, went about 50 meters inside, and started taking some B-rolls. In no time, a mob came and started abusing us for filming. ‘Who allowed you to film here bc?’ one of them shouted at us. This man shouted so loudly and with such a heavy voice that it felt like he had some decade-old grudge against us and had just found the chance to vent it out,” h

Pulse News chief Pogadadanda Revathi and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter with the same channel, moved the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday after the Telangana High Court (HC) upheld a lower court’s order for their re-arrest. The two heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday after the SC intervened in the matter. The two women journalists from Telangana were first arrested on March 12 and released on bail five days later for allegedly posting and amplifying abusive social media content against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, NDTV reported A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vikram Nath put the Telangana High Court’s order on hold and issued a notice to the state government, seeking its reply to the journalists’ plea. The journalists’ counsel sought an urgent hearing in the apex court, telling a separate bench led by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai that the women feared being taken into custody again. Their initial arrest was carried out by the Cyber Crime Division of Hyderabad Police.

A sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of journalist Dirghayu Vyas, accused of extorting Rs 10 lakh from a jeweller by claiming he could “settle” a complaint filed with the Crime Branch. As per Desh Gujarat, jeweller Nagindas Soni (49) alleged that after another jeweller complained against him, he and his partners approached lawyer Illiyaas Khan Pathan for help. Pathan reportedly told them that Vyas could handle the matter for Rs 10 lakh. Soni said he paid the money, but the next day, he was called by the Crime Branch. When he confronted Pathan, he was told the amount had been given to Vyas, who allegedly warned that if Soni tried to contact him again, his shop would face a GST raid. During a raid at Vyas’s residence, police reportedly recovered a 32-bore pistol, cartridges, two laptops and foreign liquor. Vyas is currently absconding. The Crime Branch has said his presence is vital to the investigation and has issued a notice summoning him for questioning

ABP Network has launched BAE(Before Anyone Else), a new entertainment vertical aimed at curating memorable experiences through concerts and other large-format events, according to Adgully.   Sumanta Datta, CEO, ABP Network, said, "The event industry in India is experiencing unprecedented growth. We are excited to announce BAE, our new entertainment vertical that will curate memorable experiences for the audience. The potential is immense, and we are committed to establishing BAE as an entity known for curating differentiated and memorable experiences for audiences across the country. Rajat Uppal, the newly appointed Business Head of BAE, said, "The live entertainment industry in India is witnessing an unprecedented boom, with audiences willing to spend on experiences. This surge is been driven by the Gen Z consumers. With BAE, we will curate memorable experiences for audiences across different formats of events".