Trip to Texas for young
Queensland journalist

Toowoomba journalist Arlie Douglas is heading to the United States after winning a prestigious national award for young rural journalists.

The ABC's rural reporter on the Darling Downs, Arlie has won the 2009 Alltech Young Leaders in Rural Journalism Award, organised in conjunction with the Australian Council of Agricultural Journalists (ACAJ).

The Weekly Times journalist Kate Dowler, based in Hamilton, western Victoria, was named runner-up.

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New Telstra BigPond
Rural Media Award Framework

Rural Journalists and Photographers are being primed for an exciting development in RMSA's 2009 Telstra BigPond Rural Media Awards.

In recognition of the large number of exceptional entries received each year from print, radio and television journalists, major award categories will be conducted for each of these mediums in 2009. The emergence of on-line journalism as a major force in the world has also prompted Award organisers to announce the conduct of an On-line Journalist category.

The Telstra Rural Journalist of the Year will be selected from the four category winners.

Organisers are introducing the range of new Rural Photographer Award categories to reflect the increasing contribution and competitiveness of photographers in the rural media sector.

Further details on the new award categories will be announced at the official launch of this year's Telstra BigPond Rural Media Awards on September 10, 2009.