The winners of the Yorkshire Bank Northern Business Journalist of the Year Awards have been named at a ceremony in Leeds, where media commentator Andrew Neil handed them trophies, certificates and cash prizes.
This year’s awards received the highest ever number of entries in Yorkshire Bank’s five year association with the event.
The organisers say it included an encouraging number of entries for the Young Business Journalist of the Year category – introduced this year to attract entries from up and coming talent in business journalism. The large number of high quality submissions meant the shortlist had to be extended.
The winners of the individual awards were:
In the team categories, the Newspaper Business Team of the Year award was presented to the Yorkshire Post business desk. North West Business Insider picked up the award for the Business Magazine Team of the Year.
The entries were judged based on the preparation and research carried out, the originality of the piece, the clarity of the material and the quality of the information imparted.
The judges were Mike Ward, head of journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, James Ramsbotham, chief executive of the North East Chamber of Commerce, Ken Symon, business editor of the Sunday Herald, and Kath Myers, Yorkshire Bank’s head of Financial Solutions Centres (FSCs) for Yorkshire and the North East.
Barry Gardner, head of external affairs for Yorkshire Bank, said: “We are thrilled to be involved in what was such a highly regarded and hotly anticipated event, which ranks among the most prestigious of its kind outside of London.
“The occasion presented a fantastic opportunity to bring the North’s finest journalists together to celebrate such journalistic excellence, resulting in a very enjoyable evening for all involved.”
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