Nine.com.au's Emily McPherson named journalist of the year
nine.com.au's Emily McPherson.
Nine.com.au senior reporter Emily McPherson was last night named journalist of the year at a gala event in Sydney.
McPherson was recognised at the prestigious Mumbrella Publish Awards for both her heartbreaking series on the death of 15-year-old Victorian schoolgirl Cassidy Trevan and her leading role in nine.com.au's award-nominated rolling coverage of the bombing at Manchester Arena during an Ariana Grande concert.
9Honey's Natalie Cornish was also nominated in the same category – Journalist of the Year (Large Publisher) – while Nine's leading woman’s network 9Honey, which has grown to a unique audience of nearly 2 million in just 10 months, was shortlisted for Best Launch/Relaunch of the Year (Large Publisher).
McPherson's body of work revealed Cassidy's tragic suicide after a group of schoolyard bullies orchestrated her gang rape in a series of exclusive articles.
Melbourne mum tells of daughter's gang rape and suicide
Victorian teen's powerful letter to students after gang rape
Bully who tormented Victorian schoolgirl apologised
Cassidy's mother calls for police to reopen case
Earlier in the year McPherson also won a fiercely contested Kennedy Award for Outstanding Online News Breaking.
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