James Campbell (journalist)

James Campbell is the state politics editor at the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun newspapers in Melbourne. He has also written for The Age The Times newspaper in London, The Punch website, The Spectator and the Institute of Public Affairs Review.[1] He also reported for the BBC on the 2013 Australian federal election. [2]

He attended Melbourne Grammar School.[3] He also attended University of Cambridge where he studied a Masters of Philosophy.[4]

In 2003, he co-wrote with political science academic Brian Costar an academic paper titled 'Realigning Victoria: The State Election of 30 November 2002' in the Australian Journal of Political Science. At that time he also taught at Monash University's School of Political and Social Inquiry.[5]

In 2010, Campbell won the Grant Hattam Quill Award for Investigative Journalism in any Medium from the Melbourne Press Club [6] for a story about the conduct of the Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions Jeremy Rapke that led to his resignation.

In 2013, he became the Herald Sun and Sunday Herald Sun's political editor and within months broke a story based on secret tapes discussing highly sensitive political matters that led to the sudden resignation of Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu.[7] Campbell subsequently won the top journalism award - the Gold Quill - for the story. [8] In addition, Campbell was awarded the Walkley Foundation's "Scoop of the Year" recognising the top story in Australian journalism in 2013. [9]

Prior to his career in journalism, Campbell worked as a Liberal staffer, advising Helen Shardey, the Victorian Shadow Minister for Health at the time.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, James. "In defence of David Cameron".
  2. ↑ "Australian election: Gaffes, greed and giant ballot papers". BBC. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  3. ↑ Campbell, James (28 November 2010). "Tame Brits have lost the ability to riot". Sunday Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Congregation of the Regent House on 17 October 1998". Cambridge. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Brian Costar and James Campbell (July 2003). "Commentary: Realigning Victoria". Australian Journal of Political Science 38 (2,): 313–323. doi:10.1080/1036114032000092747. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards
  7. ↑ Caldwell, Alison (7 March 2013). "Journalist who broke secret police tapes story says it was a catalyst for change". The ABC. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "James Campbell awarded the Gold Quill". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "James Campbell - Scoop of the Year". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Campbell, James (16 April 2007). "Pike has let us all down". The Age. Retrieved 7 December 2011.

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