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.
Young sports journalists are in with a chance of winning a share of £2,500 for writing about horse racing. The quality of writing is much more important than a detailed knowledge of racing for this prize. But the work submitted
The Northern Scot has scooped the Newspaper of the Year title at the Highland and Islands Media Awards for the second year running. As the winners were revealed, judges said the Moray newspaper had maintained its high standards over the
The Manchester Evening News became the big winner of the day at the Guardian Media Group’s first Regional Press Awards. The daily newspaper scooped seven of the 21 prizes up for grabs at the event, including best newspaper overall, best
Organisers of The 2004 Newspaper Awards have revealed a series of changes to the annual competition, including several new or revised categories. Entries to next year’s competition will soon be invited, with the entry form due to be posted on
The 2004 Picture Editors’ Awards will see the introduction of a new category to recognise photographers working in editorial fashion. The annual competition will again be calling for entries from January 1, and these must be submitted online through the
Tamworth Herald deputy editor Phil Shanahan has received the Freedom of Bletchley Park in recognition of the paper’s work to commemorate the lives of three sailors who retrieved codebooks to help break the Germans’ Enigma code in the Second World
Newspapers that have had a positive impact on their local community are being invited to enter the Big Difference Awards 2004. The competition is open to a wide range of businesses, organisations and individuals – including those working in the
Salisbury Journal publisher Bill Browne had the tables turned on him at the city’s Business Awards. Having presented cups to three winners on the night, he then picked up a trophy himself. Bill, who has been at Salisbury Newspapers for
The Shropshire Star has won a national award in recognition of the quality of its colour printing. The newspaper’s production team was presented with the Roy Thomas Trophy by the Goss Users Association after submitting three pages which showed off
Coventry’s Youth Offending Service has won a prestigious national award following a series of articles in the Evening Telegraph about its work. The service – which is at the cutting edge of beating youth crime – picked up the national
Stoke Sentinel motoring columnist John Swift has been voted the Guild of Motoring Writers Regional Journalist of the Year. He also came runner-up in The AA Trophy for writing on political, environmental, legal and safety issues. He was honoured with
The Hull Daily Mail has been named Yorkshire Daily Newspaper of the Year at this year’s Yorkshire Press Awards. The newspaper picked up the prestigious award during a ceremony at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield last night. The Mail
A Yorkshire Post writer has scooped a top prize at this year’s Wella Hair Journalism Awards. Stephanie Smith was chosen as the winner of the Best Regional Article category for the second year running. She collected her award during a
Coventry Evening Telegraph reporter Emma Snodgrass has scooped a prize at this year’s Prince’s Trust Local Reporting Awards. The journalist picked up the award in the professional category of the competition for an article she wrote earlier this year about
A Yorkshire Evening Post sub-editor has been highly commended in the Beacon Fellowship Awards 2003. Liz Carnell is the director of the Harrogate-based charity Bullying Online which she founded with her son John in 1999. With almost 800 nominations, a
The best new journalism talent has been celebrated at the Guardian Student Media Awards. This year’s event attracted a record number of entries, and saw the University of York’s York Vision crowned Student Newspaper of the Year for the second