The Walkleys are coming to an iPad near you, with the first ever Walkley Awards app featuring winners and finalists of the 57th Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism.
Scheduled for release after the Walkley Awards presentation gala dinner on November 30, the free app will be an interactive showcase promoting Australia's finest journalism to the mobile media audience.
The app will include the work of winners and finalists in all the award categories, while honouring the winners of the three major Walkley Awards: the Gold Walkley, the Outstanding Contribution to Journalism and Journalism Leadership awards.
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Photo slideshows and cartoons, audio and video excerpts, and samples of print entries will all feature in the Walkleys app.
Walkley Advisory Board chairman Laurie Oakes said the inaugural Walkley Awards app represented an exciting step forward into the digital media space.
“This app will offer the entire suite of Walkley Award winners and finalists at the readers' fingertips: both a memento of the awards, and a reference to Australia's finest journalism.”
While the 2012 app will only be available on the iPad, future editions will be available on a wider range of mobile devices.
The 57th annual Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism will be broadcast from 9.40pm on Friday November 30 on SBS ONE.
