JOANNE MCCARTHY

Joanne McCarthy is a journalist with the Newcastle Herald. She began her career in journalism in 1980 and joined the Newcastle Herald in 2002. From 2006 she started writing about child sexual abuse in institutions, with a particular focus on the Catholic Church. Her articles exposed numerous church cover-ups of abuse, and along with the editorial team at the Newcastle Herald, called for a royal commission through the “Shine A Light” campaign. Joanne McCarthy was awarded a Gold Walkley Award in 2013.