Kate Adie Prize for InitiativeBarry Nelson and Nigel Burton, Northern Echo CITATIONHighlighting unfairness and seeking to remedy inequality could be said to be two of the most important tasks of any journalist. This was a winning combination in more ways
Phillip Hickey Prize for the best sports story that also made it as hard newsAlan Oliver, Evening Chronicle, Newcastle CITATIONThe passions aroused by Newcastle United are often enough to see stories off the back page and on to Page One
BT North West Radio News Broadcaster of the Year Winner: Phillippa Heap, Key 103 FM What the judges said: “Despite having been in broadcasting for little more than two years, she is already demonstrating an infectious passion for the medium
Northern Echo columnist Mike Amos was described as “a genius” as he was named North East Journalist of the Year for the fifth time in 15 years. He secured the title under its new sponsorship by the University of Sunderland
The Northern Echo was named Newspaper of the Year in the Transco Tom Cordner North East Press Awards. The Darlington-based paper carried off a clutch of other awards in a ceremony attended by more than 340 people at Newcastle Civic
One of the top awards in Scottish journalism has been shared for the first time. Allan Caldwell, of the Glasgow Evening Times, and Robert McNeil, of The Scotsman, were today jointly named Daily News Journalist off the Year in the
BT North West News/Current Affairs Programme of the YearWinner: North West Tonight, BBC North – “The consistently high quality of presentation and production are strong features of North West Tonight which is committed to the very highest standards of broadcast
BT North West News/Current Affairs Programme of the Year Winner: North West Tonight, BBC North What the judges said: “The consistently high quality of presentation and production are strong features of North West Tonight which is committed to the very
The Manchester Evening News was named Daily Newspaper of the Year in last night’s BT North West Press and Broadcast Awards. We have the full list of winners and runners-up, plus what the judges said. Daily Newspaper of the Year:
Daily Newspaper of the Year The Evening Star, Ipswich has won the coveted BT London and Northern Home Counties Daily Newspaper of the year award. The judges praised the paper for its tireless campaigning on behalf of the community it
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Vine will be guest speaker at this year’s North East Press Awards. The event will be held at Newcastle Civic Centre on May 13. A record number of entries was received this year from journalists across the
Business Journalist of the Year: Business Journalist of the Year by the narrowest of margins was last year’s runner up, Jennifer Chapman of the Cambridge Evening News. She was praised for “a refreshingly different approach which was entertaining and spans
South Wales Evening Post and Derbyshire Times are praised for coverage of animal welfare issues
Journalist is singled out for praise for challenging media stereotypes
Investigation into rogue child minders is praised
Cumbrian Newspapers’ triple win sets the pace at regional awards event