There are now an ever-increasing number of regional and national industry awards providing recognition for the hard work journalists put in to producing newspapers each day.
Whatever the award, whether it be for specialist writing or UK-wide events, we will strive to cover them in this section.
News staff who helped make Newsquest South West a success have been rewarded at an awards ceremony to recognise their contribution. It was the first event of its kind for the area’s daily and weekly newspapers, and the top prize
HoldtheFrontPage is among the nominees for this year’s Newspaper Society Digital Media Awards. Your favourite journalism website has once again made the shortlist for the prestigious event, which recognises the best digital media initiatives from the industry. We have been
The Liverpool Daily Post has picked up a hat-trick of awards at this year’s North West Newspaper Awards. The newspaper beat competition from titles across Cheshire, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cumbria to be crowned Daily Newspaper of the Year.
Journalists are being invited to enter this year’s Foreign Press Association Media Awards, which are set to be held in London later this year. The event is dedicated to excellence in foreign reporting and other areas of serious journalism, and
Newcastle Journal journalist Jane Hall has beaten competition from the nationals to scoop a top award. Features editor Jane won the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Journalist of the Year award 2003 at a ceremony in London – becoming the first
Eastern Daily Press journalist James Goffin has been awarded the Archant Norfolk Albert Holroyd Award for the Trainee Journalist of the Year. The award is made annually to the division’s outstanding trainee journalist, which this year went to James, who
Dundee Courier farming editor Andrew Arbuckle has scooped an award for the best horticultural news story of the year. Andrew was honoured for his work by the National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Royal
The Eastern Daily Press has picked up a top national award for its coverage of world poverty. The Norfolk-based newspaper won the Local Media Award at this year’s One World Media Awards, for its successful Abandoned Children Appeal. The appeal
More than 200 editors, MDs and journalists gathered to see the best journalism talent from across Merseyside recognised at a new media awards scheme. Winners of the Merseyside Media Network Journalism Awards were announced during a ceremony at Lime Street’s
Journalists and public relations staff from across Wiltshire gathered for an evening of celebration as the winners of this year’s Wiltshire Media Awards were announced. Print, Internet and broadcast journalism as well as PR were all represented as 13 prizes
Staff at Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd are celebrating after the company was named the most outstanding publishing business for 2003. The accolade was handed out during parent-company Trinity Mirror’s Achievement Awards, which recognise the commercial success of businesses from
The Nottingham Evening Post has scooped a national award in recognition of its tough stance on tackling doorstep conmen. The newspaper’s Fair ‘n’ Square campaign, which calls for a complete ban on cold-calling by property repair salesmen, has been named
Regional publishers are being invited to put their best ‘web’ efforts forward for the Newspaper Society’s Digital Media Awards. Nine awards are set to be handed out at this year’s event, which will recognise the best digital media initiatives from
The Scottish Daily Newspaper Society has announced the winners of this year’s Scottish Press Awards. The winners of the 19 categories were revealed at a ceremony and dinner in Glasgow, with The Herald being named Newspaper of the Year. A
Yellow Advertiser trainee reporter Jon Austin has been named the 2004 Shepherd Neame Essex Journalist of the Year. The judges praised Austin’s string of exclusives, which included an exposé of two cases of Legionnaire’s disease – one fatal – that
The Hampshire Chronicle has won a national accolade for its work experience programme. The title was presented with a special judges’ trophy in the National Council for Work Experience Awards at the Royal Society for the Arts, London. Judges praised