The Arthur Lovekin Prize for Excellence in Journalism is an annual journalism award in Western Australia. The Prize was established with the University of Western Australia in 1928 by journalist, newspaper owner and politician, Arthur Lovekin, who endowed £100 to provide an annual prize for students taking the diploma course for Journalism. The annual prize, initially of £5/5/-, was given to the most successful student, providing there was a student of sufficient merit. It has been awarded since 1929.
Since then the prize has been opened to all undergraduate and postgraduate students enrolled at UWA and to members of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Journalists' Association 'Media' section of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance. Currently, the winner receives $200 and a medal. The Prize "…is awarded to the writer of the contribution which, in the opinion of the examiners, is the best contribution of the year by a Western Australian journalist published in an Australian newspaper or periodical produced, published or circulated in Western Australia."
Each candidate for the prize can submit only one contribution for consideration. The year is from 1 July to 30 June, but a candidate may submit for consideration a continuing story concerning a connected series of events, provided that the story commences prior to 30 June and is completed not later than 15 July.
The judges are the Discipline Chair of the Media and Communication discipline or nominee; a professor of Media Communications, or nominee; and a representative of the Media Section of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance.
Winners
1929: Paul Hasluck 1930: Paul Hasluck 1931: Kenneth McKenna 1932: Albert Edwin Dunstan 1933: Noel L. Ottaway 1934: Noel L. Ottaway 1935: Gabriel Parry 1936: Norman Bartlett 1937: No prize awarded 1938: No prize awarded 1939: G.C. Lefroy 1940: G.J. Odgers 1941: No prize awarded 1942: No prize awarded 1943: No prize awarded 1944: No prize awarded 1945: No prize awarded 1946: Douglas Royston Pratt 1947: R.G. Clarke 1948: J.E. Coulter 1949: C. Henderson 1950: J.N. Brown 1951: Hugh Schmitt 1952: N. Milne 1953: J.L.G. Marshall 1954: No prize awarded 1955: N.C. Braidwood 1956: No prize awarded 1957: John Payne 1958: No prize awarded 1959: No prize awarded 1960: No prize awarded 1961: No prize awarded 1962: Lloyd Marshall 1963: Hugh Edwards 1964: James Henderson 1965: John McIlwraith 1966: Philip Bodeker 1967: Catherine Martin. Peter Ellery. Joint winners. 1968: P.J. Finn 1969: Catherine Martin 1970-1971: unknown 1972: Ian L. Hummerstone 1973: Catherine Martin 1974: unknown 1975: Catherine Martin 1976: Bret Christian 1977: unknown 1978: Michael Zekulich 1979: Catherine Martin 1980: Andre Malan 1981-1984: unknown 1985: Paul Murray 1986: Cyril Ayris 1987: Unknown 1988: Martin Saxon 1989: Robyn Cash 1990: Cyril Ayris 1991: Mike van Niekerk 1992: Mark Thornton 1993: Brendan Nicholson 1994: Marnie McKimmie 1995: Margot Lang 1996: Vanessa Gould 1997: Michael Day 1998: Norman Aisbett 1999: Bevan Eakins 2000: Kim Macdonald 2001: John Flint 2002: Colleen Egan & Victoria Laurie 2003: John Flint 2004: Bret Christian 2005: Steve Pennells 2006: Steve Pennells 2007: Steve Pennells 2008: George Williams 2009: Gary Adshead 2010: Paige Taylor. Gary Adshead & Sean Cowan. Co-winners. 2011: Marnie McKimmie, Cathy O’Leary & Angela Pownall 2012: Paige Taylor 2013: Steve Pennells 2014: John Flint 2015: Paige Taylor & Natasha Robinson 2016: David Cohen 2017: No prize awarded 2018: Tony Barrass 2019: Nathan Hondros 2020: Annabel Hennessy 2021: Aja Styles 2022: Peter de Kruijff 2023: John Flint 2024: Kathryn Diss 2025: Emma Young
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