The work of The Border Mail journalist Nigel McNay has captivated judges who this week named him the 2015 NSW Regional Journalist of the Year.
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Mr McNay also took out the Tom Barrass Memorial Award for Regional Journalism for his portfolio of five feature stories, including eye-opening accounts of the tragic deaths of two firefighters at Harrietville and one of the Bali 9’s solicitors.
“Nigel McNay's words captivated and engaged us,” the judges said.
“The breadth and depth of the stories that comprised Nigel's entry was impressive.
“His articles featured vastly different styles of reporting on very different subjects - from an as-it-happened style of reporting of an inquiry into the deaths of two firefighters, to a touching and sensitive account of the inseparable lives of a local couple.
“The common denominator across all his articles was the beautiful and sometimes, moving, wording that encouraged the reader to read to the very last word of every article.”
