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Journalists Offering No Tangible Benefit to Humanity

Journalists Offering No Tangible Benefit to Humanity

Journalism's top awards ditch key sponsor because, well, what did fossil fuels ever do for anybody?

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May 16, 2024
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I’m not saying journalists offer no tangible benefit to society, but …

The Walkley Foundation, that exists to encourage excellence in journalism, has announced it will part ways with sponsor Ampol.

The reason?

Well, the Foundation says, fossil fuel companies like Ampol “offer no tangible benefit to humanity”.

So true.

I mean, apart from helping us to manufacture pretty much everything, fossil fuels offer no tangible benefit to humanity.

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