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.
Mike Laycock, chief reporter at the York Evening Press, has won a prestigious international award. He is one of only six winners of the Unsung Heroes award, presented by Gannett, the York paper’s American parent company. The judges decided to
The first Rhodri Jones Memorial Award has been given to South Wales Echo reporter Sian Harris. Sian was named Outstanding Young Journalist of the Year at a ceremony dedicated to the memory of Rhodri Jones, a former trainee journalist with
Page 2 of 2 Telesales Person of the Year Winner: Janet Nicholls Highly commended: Claire Whitby VIP Award Winner: Lyn Foster Junior Journalist of the Year Winner: Linda Ram, Tamworth Herald Highly commended: John Newton, Walsall Advertiser Pre-press Person of
The BT Media Awards Website, dedicated to BT’s annual award scheme for regional journalists, has been re-launched. The website includes everything entrants need to know, such as details of the competition’s 14 categories and its seven regional areas. It also
Journalists are to be rewarded for speaking in plain English at an annual awards ceremony. The Plain English Campaign’s Media Awards will recognise both print and broadcast media. The award for the Best Morning Newspaper will be collected by Metro.
Trevor Beer, the wildlife and countryside columnist for the Western Morning News, has been honoured with the MBE for his services to journalism and the environment. Trevor is a freelance journalist who helped set a up a chain of wildlife
Three journalists from the regional press are among those honoured at the Medical Journalism Awards. This year was the 10th anniversary of the awards, run jointly by Norwich Union Healthcare and the Medical Journalists’ Association. They recognise journalists who help
Irish Times reporter Dick Ahlstrom has been named National Science and Technology Journalist of the Year. Dick, who is the paper’s science editor, received the accolade at the third annual awards ceremony sponsored by IBM and the Forfás Science, Technology
Journalist John Swift has won awards for both his writing and driving skills at a major awards ceremony for motor journalism. John, motoring correspondent for the Stoke Sentinel, was named Regional Journalist of the Year at the recent Guild of
The role of the regional media in showing how local groups make a difference to their communities is to be recognised in the Big Difference Awards. They reward the people who make the North of England a better place in
The Glasgow Herald has been honoured with three awards of excellence in the European Newspaper of the Year design awards for 2001. It faced competition from more than 180 newspapers from 22 countries. The Herald won awards for its front
Southern Daily Echo chief feature writer Ali Kefford has been shortlisted for a prestigious award for her role as the paper’s naval correspondent. She’s reached the final ten entries in the Desmond Wettern Maritime MediaAward for the second successive year.
Impressive images have earned two more media awards for the Evening Press at York. The imagination and skill of photographer Frank Dwyer and graphic designer Lisa Cook impressed the judges in the Yorkshire Press Awards – and each took home
Page 1 of 2 Staff at Central Independent Newspapers have been celebrating at the company’s annual award ceremony. Each year they are rewarded for their hard work, dedication and commitment at a Christmas party, this year held at Aston Wood
YORKSHIRE PRESS AWARDS 2001The Award Winners News Reporter of the Year Daily Newspapers: Winner: Sarah Walsh, Telegraph & ArgusRunner Up: Rob Waugh, Yorkshire PostWeekly Newspapers Winner: Margaret Watson, Dewsbury ReporterRunner Up: Tanya Geddes, Doncaster Free Press Photographer of the Year
A former deputy newspaper editor turned author has scooped a prestigious award for his debut novel. Crime writer Stephen Booth, who worked at the Worksop Guardian for 15 years, has won the Barry award for the Best British Crime Novel