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Herald writer scoops Workworld media award

Ian McConnell, a journalist at The Herald in Glasgow, has won a top prize at the prestigious Workworld Media Awards.

The business editor was named Regional Newspaper Journalist of the Year, as judges hailed him as “a true all-rounder”.

They said: “At home equally in news, features and comment, Ian McConnell knows his patch, is widely respected, and gets good access and excellent stories because of it.”

The annual awards, now in their 20th year, are held to celebrate fine writing, insight and originality in management and business journalism.

Ian is a previous winner of the event, having been awarded the Scoop of the Year prize in 2002.

He has also scooped several other accolades for his work, including Financial/Business Writer of the Year at the Scottish Press Awards, and BT Scotland Business/e-commerce Journalist of the Year and BT UK Regional Business/e-commerce Journalist of the Year.

The Workworld Media Awards, organised by The Work Foundation, were held at Bafta in London.

The guest speaker was Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian.

The AMEC lifetime achievement award went to Bill Emmott, formerly editor of The Economist.

Other winners included Liam Halligan from the Sunday Telegraph, BBC Radio 4 and Channel 4.

Will Hutton, chief executive of The Work Foundation and chair of the judging panel has said of the awards: “The judges look for flair, originality and independence of mind. We are consistently impressed by the outstanding quality of entries.”

  • The judges were: David Lloyd, professor of journalism at City University, and formerly head of news and current affairs at Channel 4; Baroness Kingsmill of Holland Park, former deputy chair of the Competition Commission; Richard Donkin, FT columnist and author; Professor Peter Nolan, director of the Future of Work programme; Trevor Merriden, former editor of Human Resources magazine; Charles Reynolds, head of media at AMEC plc; and Will Hutton, chief executive of The Work Foundation.