Katharine Viner awarded Honorary Doctorate

The Guardian’s first female editor-in-chief who launched the award-winning Guardian Australia, Katharine Viner, has been conferred with an Honorary Degree Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) by La Trobe University.

La Trobe University Vice-Chancellor Professor John Dewar AO awarded the Honorary Degree to Katharine at an evening ceremony in London on 7 June (GMT).

Professor Dewar said the award recognised Katharine’s leadership and lasting contributions to journalism.

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