Dateline has won acclaim from around the world since it began in 1984, and 2007 had been no exception.

Dateline video journalist Ginny Stein picked up two prestigious Walkley awards for stories from Burma and Zimbabwe. Fellow VJs Olivia Rousset and Sophie McNeill were also honoured as finalists, while David O'Shea was commended

List of awards

2007

Rory Peck Sony Impact Award
Elizabeth Tadic

Walkley awards - International Journalism
Ginny Stein, "Burma - Inside the Secret City"

Walkley awards - Investigative Journalism
Winner: Ginny Stein, "Rwanda - Questions of Murder"
Finalist: Olivia Rousset, "State of Despair – the refugees of Iraq"

Walkley awards – Television News & Current Affairs Camera
Finalist: Sophie McNeill, "Lebanon – sects in the city"
Commended: David O'Shea, "The worst Ramadan"

Forum on Australia's Islamic Relations (FAIR) Award - Fair and balanced reporting
Mark Davis

Finalist in the New York Festivals - Best News Reporter / Correspondent
Nick Lazaredes, “Siege of Beirut”
UN Media Peace Award – Current Affairs (Special Commendation)
Sophie McNeill and Amos Cohen, "Combatants for Peace"

UN Media Peace Award – Best Television Documentary
Olivia Rousset, Amos Cohen and David Potts, "State of Despair"

2006

Walkley Awards - Television Current Affairs (More than 20 mins)
Olivia Rousset, "Lifting the Hood - Prisoners of Abu Ghraib", "Abu Ghraib Revisited" and "A Torturer's Tale"

UN Media Peace Award - Best Television Documentary
David O'Shea, Rowan Tucker-Evans, Cathy Carey, Martin Butler, "The Spanish Inquisition"

UN Media Peace Award - Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Women's Rights and Issues
Elizabeth Tadic, "Women for Justice- Body of Work (trilogy)"

UN Media Peace Award - Best Television - Documentary (Special Commendation)
Olivia Rousset, Rowan Tucker-Evans, Nick O'Brien, Amos Cohen, Martin Butler, Sarah Parker, "Abu Ghraib - Body of Work"

George Munster Award for Independent Journalism
Olivia Rousset, Body of Work - "Lifting the Hood - Prisoners of Abu Ghraib", "Abu Ghraib Revisited" and "A Torturer's Tale"

New York Festival Bronze World Medal - Best News Documentary
Nick Lazaredes, “Code Of The Camorra”

New York Festival Bronze World Medal - Television Documentary, Social Issues/Current Events
Nick Lazaredes, “Malawi: A Case Study in Poverty”

New York Festival Finalist Certificate - Best News Documentary
Sophie McNeill, “Shoot the Messenger”

2005

Walkley Award for All Media - Coverage of the Asia Pacific Region
Olivia Rousset, "Inside Indonesia's Sex Trade"

George Munster Award for Independent Journalism
Bronwyn Adcock, "The Extraordinary Rendition of Mamdouh Habib"

United Nations Association Media Peace Awards
Increasing Awareness and Understanding of Children's Rights and Issues
Olivia Rousset, "Inside Indonesia's Child Sex Trade"

United Nations Association Media Peace Awards - Promotion of Positive Images of the Older Person
David Brill and Geoff Parish, "Good Morning Vietnam"

United Nations Association Media Peace Awards - Promotion of Positive Images of the Older Person -
Finalist Elizabeth Tadic and Ashley Smith, "Jean Calder - Doctor of Hope"

New York Festival Silver World Medal - Best News Documentary
Nick Lazaredes, "A Call to Arms: Arizona Vigilantes"

2004

Rory Peck Sony International Impact Award
Philip Cox, "Darfur - Sudan's Latest War"

Walkley Award - Coverage of the Asia-Pacific Region and a Special Commendation in the Investigative Journalism category
Carmela Baranowska, "Taliban Country"

UN Media Peace Award - Best Television (Special Commendation)
Geoff Parish and David Brill, "Chad - Crisis in the Desert"

2003

Rory peck Finalist
Matthew Carney, "Kirkuk - A Town Divided"

UN Media Peace Award - Environment Reporting
Bronwyn Adcock, "Zambia: Can Beggars be Choosers?"

UN Media Peace Award - Best Television
Bronwyn Adcock, "Inside Nauru, Pacific Despair"

UN Media Peace Award – Best Television (Special Commendation)
Bronwyn Adcock, “Congo – Blue Helmets under Siege”

2002

Logie Award
Matthew Carney, "The Dirty War"

Logie Award
Mark Davis, "See No Evil"

Walkley Award - International Journalism
Matthew Carney, "The New Kurdistan"

Walkley Award All Media Award - Coverage of Asia Pacific
Mike Carey, Thom Cookes, James Frankham, "Papua New Guinea - Pigs and Politics"

2000

Gold Walkley Award
Mark Davis, "East Timor - Blood Money"

Walkley Award - Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism
Paul Murphy - Host of Dateline from 1984 - 1996

Walkley Award - TV Current Affairs Feature
Matthew Carney, "Sierra Leone -The Cost of Peace"

Walkley Award - International Reporting
Jung-Eun Kim and Peter Charley, "On Life's Border - The Struggle of North Korea's Refugees"

Walkley Award - Investigative Reporting
Mark Davis, "East Timor - Blood Money"

Rory Peck Award - the first Australian entry to ever win
Carmela Baranowska, “East Timor, Law of Violence”

1999

Women in Film and Television - Newcomer Award
Carmela Baranowska, "Timor occupation" about the militia violence in March-May 1999

1998

The New York Festivals - Finalist Award
Mike Carey, "Living in Fear"

The United Nations Media Peace Awards - Best TV
Chris Hammer, “Rebuilding Bosnia”

1995
Walkley Award - Best Coverage of Current Affairs Story
Alan Sunderland, "East Timor Demonstrations"

1994

Walkley Award - Best Investigative Report
Kerry Brewster, "The Mt Lyell Legacy"

1993

United Nations Media Peace Awards
Matthew Carney and Mike Carey, "Khmer Rouge Killers"

1992

Walkley Award - Best International Report
Helen Vatsikopoulos, "Turkey or Iran? The Soviet Muslim Dilemma"

1991

United Nations Media Peace Awards - Highly Commended
Dateline Programme Staff

1986

TV Society of Australia Certificate of Commendation

1985

United Nations Media Peace Awards
Dateline Team
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