A 14-year-old Greek Australian schoolgirl with a nose for news and a passion for art is taking a stand on social issues and earning national and international accolades along the way.
Year 9 student Madison Eve was awarded an Honorary Diploma in the 14th International Cartoon Festival and a Certificate of Excellence for her contribution to the International Cartoon Competition for Young People.
The budding reporter and illustrator, whose family hails from Crete, was also recently named News Corporation’s Junior Journalist of the Year for the second year running and took out the title of News Reporter of the Year (secondary category) as part of the Kids News Junior Journalist Newsroom competition.
The talented teen produced a series of award-winning articles and illustrations focusing on the scourge of domestic violence that has swept across the country.
“It was an absolute honour and a privilege to be recognised in this national competition and to shine a light on important issues such as domestic violence, screen time and the cost-of-living crisis,” Madison said.
News Corp Australia’s Community Ambassador Penny Fowler said Madison showed maturity beyond her years and a willingness to tackle big issues.
“In particular I would like to congratulate Madison, who has remarkably won the competition two years in a row, showing a maturity beyond her years in her exposés of bullying last year and the scourge of domestic violence this year,” Fowler said.
Madison’s siblings, George aged 10 years and Alexandra aged 11 years, also participated in the Kids News Junior Journalist Newsroom competition and were highly commended for their video story focusing on robotics and sport.
Cartoonist Mark Knight praised Madison’s creative streak and her interest in current affairs.
“Madison clearly has an interest in news events and a marvellous sense of humour to go with it,” Knight and a panel of cartoonists said of her work.
