▁received ▁significant ▁industry ▁pla ud its ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁including ▁top ▁four ▁short list ing ▁as ▁Editor ▁Of ▁The ▁Year , ▁top - four ▁short list ing ▁for ▁Magazine ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁winner ▁overall ▁of ▁N iche ▁Magazine ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁at ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Australian ▁Magazine ▁Awards , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁final ist ▁listing ▁for ▁Food ▁Tra vel ▁W riter ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Society ▁of ▁Tra vel ▁Writ ers . ▁ ▁Chief ▁among ▁her ▁improvements ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁were ▁the ▁inst ig ation ▁of ▁celebr ity ▁covers , ▁which ▁star red ▁notable ▁Australian ▁females ▁such ▁as ▁journalist ▁Lisa ▁Wil kin son , ▁actress ▁Claud ia ▁Kar van ▁ ▁and ▁model ▁Meg an ▁G ale , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁collaboration ▁with ▁emer ging ▁Australian ▁influen cers ▁such ▁as ▁La uren ▁Bath ▁and ▁Mel issa ▁Find ley ▁( not able ▁given ▁that ▁Inst agram ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁a ▁prominent ▁platform ) ▁and ▁an ▁' image - first ' ▁approach ▁to ▁story t elling , ▁which ▁involved ▁sending ▁photograph ers ▁to ▁destin ations ▁without ▁an ▁accomp any ing ▁writer . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁t actic ▁she ▁later ▁noted ▁was ▁initially ▁met ▁with ▁rel uct ance ▁by ▁industry ▁and ▁public ists , ▁until ▁it ▁proved ▁an ▁adapt ive ▁means ▁of ▁communication ▁for ▁the ▁changing ▁needs ▁of ▁an ▁increasing ly ▁time - po or ▁and ▁digit ally ▁focused ▁reader ; ▁she ▁also ▁inst ig ated ▁gu idel ines ▁on ▁a ▁company - wide ▁approach ▁to ▁social ▁media , ▁dedic ating ▁considerable