A 14-year-old Greek-Australian schoolgirl with a nose for news and a passion for art is taking a stand on social issues, earning both national and international accolades along the way. The Award-Winning Greek teen shines with News Corp has a bright future
Year 9 student Madison Eve was awarded an Honorary Diploma at the 14th International Cartoon Festival and received 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 consecutive year and won the title of News Reporter of the Year (secondary category) as part of the Kids News Junior Journalist Newsroom competition.
The talented teenager produced a series of award-winning articles and illustrations, focusing on the scourge of domestic violence sweeping 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, praised Madison for demonstrating 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 — from bullying last year to the scourge of domestic violence this year,” Ms Fowler said.
Madison’s siblings, George (aged 10) and Alexandra (aged 11), also took part in the Kids News Junior Journalist Newsroom competition and were highly commended for their video story focusing on robotics and sport.
Celebrated cartoonist Mark Knight commended Madison’s creativity and strong sense of current affairs.
“Madison clearly has an interest in news events and a marvellous sense of humour to go with it,” Mr Knight and a panel of cartoonists said of her work.
