Emma Elsworthy is an award-winning journalist & editor

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About

I’m a media professional with fifteen years’ experience writing and coordinating news, analysis and features for major news outlets worldwide.

I’ve worked as an editor in general news, climate and travel, including commissioning stories and managing a team of freelancers.

I’ve worked as a breaking news reporter, features writer, newsletter editor, commercial writer, property writer and travel journalist.

I’ve live-blogged a federal election, authored a story that sparked a protest about the issue, and done back-to-back crisis coverage from bushfires to floods to a pandemic.

I’ve worked as a homepage editor for two major national broadcasters, driven by a fascination for audience data and analysis.

I was the digital lead in a gender equality project, maintaining ten months of fair and equal representation of women in my department’s coverage.

I’ve also designed websites, written blog content, run training modules for teams, and helped launch a not-for-profit organisation.

For more, you can email me: e.elsworthy@gmail.com

Work

Recent bylines in Crikey News and ABC News, or browse some favourite stories below.

Awards

2020 Walkley Award for Coverage of a Major News Event or Issue

Awarded to my team in recognition of multi-platform coverage of the 2019-20 Australian bushfire crisis by The Walkley Foundation.

2015 Australian Web Award for Education

Awarded in recognition of career resource My Big Tomorrow, an interactive website designed to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of teens from low socio-economic backgrounds.

2013 Australian Press Council Prize

Awarded annually to the student with an outstanding academic performance in courses within the journalism major of the Bachelor of Communication program in Australian universities.