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ABC journalist Russell Jackson wins Melbourne Press Club’s Gold Quill for ‘confronting’ Robert Muir article
ABC journalist Russell Jackson has won the Melbourne Press Club’s 2020 Gold Quill for excellence in Victorian journalism for his article on the impact of racism on Aboriginal footballer Robert Muir.
Key points:
- Russell Jackson’s article on the long-term racial abuse suffered by Robert Muir was praised as “compelling”
- Muir has experienced significant hardships since his playing career
- The panel said the feature was a “superb piece of journalism”
The story published in August 2020, titled The Persecution of Robert Muir, outlines a decade-long campaign of racial abuse that pushed the 1970s St Kilda VFL star to the point of despair.
Muir played 68 games for St Kilda in the VFL in the 1970s and 80s, and was the victim of persistent and…
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