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ABC’s Lateline Winner of Excellence in Drug and Alcohol Media Reporting Award

Lateline’s special two-part feature on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has been announced as the winner of the 2009 National Drug and Alcohol Award for Excellence in Drug and Alcohol Media Reporting at the Gala Dinner held in Parliament House last night.

The other finalists were The Geelong Advertiser, which won the Award in 2007 and Four Corners’ report ‘On the Piss’.

The judging panel chaired by the Chief Executive Office (CEO) of the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), David Templeman, said the finalists reflected increasing levels of community concern regarding the harms arising from abuse of alcohol and other drugs, and all entrants provided consistent and accurate information to help communities understand the issues.

“This year, we are proud to have received record nominations in this category,’ Mr Templeman said. “All three finalists demonstrated exceptional understanding of their topics. The judging panel declared that Lateline was the winner due to accessible way that the show presented information about FASD, which has previously been under-represented in the media.”

Lateline’s FASD focussed on the alarmingly high incidence of FASD in the Kimberley community of Halls Creek, and discussed FASD throughout the community, highlighting Australia’s lack of discussion of FASD compared to the US and Canada. This program publicised an often-neglected side of alcohol abuse and prompted wide-spread political and community debate.

CONTACT: Brian Flanagan, Manager Strategic Communications & Policy Phone: 02 6215 9806 (W) or 0400 860 058 (M).

 

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