Establishment of the Judith Whelan Leadership Fellowship for Women in Journalism
成立 Judith Whelan 女性新聞業領導力獎學金
Introduction
The ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, and the University of Sydney have inaugurated a joint fellowship to support the professional advancement of women in the Australian media sector.
ABC、悉尼先驅早報與悉尼大學共同設立了一項獎學金，旨在支持澳洲傳媒界女性的專業發展。
Main Body
The Judith Whelan Leadership Fellowship is established as a posthumous tribute to Judith Whelan, a former editorial director at the ABC and the second female editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, who deceased in 2024 following a cancer diagnosis. The initiative seeks to institutionalize Whelan's historical commitment to the mentorship of female journalists, particularly those transitioning into senior management.
Judith Whelan 領導力獎學金旨在紀念 Judith Whelan，她曾任 ABC 編輯總監及《悉尼先驅早報》第二位女性編輯，於 2024 年確診癌症後逝世。此計畫旨在將 Whelan 生前對指導女性記者（尤其是轉型進入高級管理層者）的承諾制度化。
Operationally, the fellowship entails an annual selection process wherein the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald each nominate one candidate. These individuals will enroll in the University of Sydney's Leadership Accelerator Program, a curriculum designed to facilitate the transition of managers into executive roles. Furthermore, recipients are permitted the selection of an additional short course. To ensure comprehensive professional development, the fellowship committee and the participating newsrooms will appoint a minimum of two female mentors to provide guidance throughout the twelve-month tenure.
在執行方面，該獎學金每年進行一次遴選，由 ABC 與《悉尼先驅早報》各推薦一名候選人。獲選者將就讀悉尼大學的「領導力加速計畫」（Leadership Accelerator Program），該課程旨在協助經理晉升至執行官職位。此外，獲獎者可選擇額外的一門短期課程。為確保全面的專業發展，獎學金委員會與參與的新聞編輯室將指派至少兩位女性導師，在為期十二個月的任期內提供指導。
Historically, Whelan's career trajectory included a seven-year tenure directing Good Weekend magazine and a leadership role as the first female president of the University of Sydney Union. Her subsequent contributions at the ABC from 2016 to 2024 focused on the enhancement of regional and rural services. The fellowship's governance is overseen by a committee comprising representatives from the ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald, the University of Sydney, and the family of the deceased.
在職業生涯方面，Whelan 曾領導《Good Weekend》雜誌七年，並擔任悉尼大學學生會首位女性會長。她於 2016 年至 2024 年期間在 ABC 的貢獻，重點在於提升區域與鄉村服務。該獎學金的治理由一個委員會監督，成員包括來自 ABC、《悉尼先驅早報》、悉尼大學及死者家屬的代表。
Conclusion
The fellowship is now active, providing structured leadership training and mentorship for two female journalists annually.
該獎學金現已啟用，每年為兩位女性記者提供系統化的領導力培訓與指導。
Vocabulary Learning
The Architecture of 'Institutional Nominalization'
To transition from B2 (fluency) to C2 (mastery), a student must move beyond describing actions and begin constructing concepts. The provided text is a masterclass in Nominalization—the process of turning verbs (actions) into nouns (entities). This transforms a narrative into a formal, authoritative institutional record.
1. The Semantic Shift: From Action to State
Compare these two conceptualizations of the same event:
- B2 Approach (Verbal): The ABC and the University started a fellowship to help women advance in their careers.
- C2 Approach (Nominal): ...have inaugurated a joint fellowship to support the professional advancement of women...
By converting the verb advance into the noun advancement, the writer removes the 'actor' from the immediate foreground and elevates the 'concept.' This creates an air of objectivity and permanence.
2. High-Value Lexical Clusters
Observe how the text utilizes 'heavy' nouns to compress complex operational ideas into single phrases:
- "Institutionalize [a] commitment" Instead of saying "making sure her commitment continues," the text uses institutionalize. This implies the creation of a permanent system.
- "Career trajectory" A geometric metaphor that replaces the simple "career path," suggesting a specific vector of growth and direction.
- "Twelve-month tenure" Rather than "staying for a year," tenure evokes the legal and professional right to hold a position.
3. Syntactic Compression via Prepositional Phrases
C2 writing often replaces subordinate clauses (which can feel 'chatty') with dense prepositional strings.
"...a curriculum designed to facilitate the transition of managers into executive roles."
If we 'unpacked' this into B2 English, it would be: "...a curriculum that is designed so that managers can move more easily into roles where they are executives."
The C2 Formula: Verb (Facilitate) Abstract Noun (Transition) Target Group (Managers) Destination (Executive Roles).
This precision allows the writer to convey a massive amount of logistical information without sacrificing the formal register.