Sashka Koloff

Background

About Sashka Koloff

I’m a multi-award-winning journalist and producer with more than two decades of experience reporting and producing investigations and major stories around the world. I’m currently a Sulzberger Fellow at Columbia Journalism School, Columbia University, focused on the future of journalism, public trust, and accountability.At the ABC, I serve as a Standards Editor, advising on high-stakes editorial matters, upholding journalism standards, and helping shape the organisation’s ethical frameworks and strategy. I’m also the Executive Manager of Media Watch, Australia’s flagship television program dedicated to scrutinising the media and holding the news industry to account.I’m part of the small team guiding the ABC’s responsible use of AI, applying a journalistic and ethical lens to emerging tools and innovation to ensure our editorial standards remain strong. I’m also committed to diversity and inclusion, and I’m honoured to lead this work within the ABC’s Screen Division.In 2025, I was a fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford, where my research explored how journalism can protect and rebuild public trust in the era of generative AI (available via the Reuters Institute). In 2020, I received the Asia Reporting Fellowship from the Judith Neilson Institute, examining press freedom in Hong Kong.My work has been recognised with three Walkley Awards, the Lowy Institute Media Award, a New York Women’s Press Club Award, two New York Festivals Awards, and the Melbourne Press Club Gold Quill.Fluent in Spanish | U.S. Green Card holder (since 2008)