 ASTSS presents a Media Award of $1000 each year for journalists, photographers and broadcasters who acknowledge and promote sensitive reporting on a traumatic event. The Award acknowledges both the piece of work and the reporters who have brought that story to fruition. ABC Senior Journalist, Jane Cowan prepared the winning entry for the 2009 ASTSS Media Award with her ‘Black Saturday Coverage’.  View Jane Cowan's report from Marysville View Jane Cowan's report from Kinglake. View Jane Cowan's report from Healsville. View Jane Cowan's coverage of PM Rudd's visit to bushfire areas. View Jane Cowans coverage of the Royal Commission. Her coverage comprised a series of evocative, yet measured items for ABC TV News’ 7pm bulletin on the Black Saturday bushfire disaster and its aftermath. Jane Cowan was the first television journalist to reach Marysville the morning after the fires; she broke the news of the area’s devastation. Highlighted by intuitive interviews, her successive presentations covered the traumatic event with genuine sensitivity, yet maintained critical accuracy. ABC TV bulletins showed the reality of residents’ dilemmas and the tragedy of their loss, yet emphasised local community strengths. Her coverage continued with the work of the Royal Commission and its impact on the devastated community. Click on the links above to watch Jane Cowan's 2009 ASTSS Media Award winning entry - 'Black Saturday Coverage'. Jane Cowan writes in her submission: "I've felt privileged to give voice to those who survived and to perhaps ask questions that those who perished cannot".
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