Last night, 30 of the UK’s leading young journalists gathered for the 2023 MHP Group 30 To Watch: Journalism Awards, celebrating with leading editors, broadcasters and commentators as this year’s Gold winners were announced.
Hosted by ITV News’ Lucrezia Millarini, and with addresses from the Deputy Editor of the Times Maggie O’Riordan, Deputy Editor and the former Editor in Chief of the Mirror Alison Phillips, the awards once-again brought together the rising stars of British news.
Now in their 13th year, the MHP Group 30 to Watch Journalism Awards are a major moment in the industry’s calendar, judged by some of the biggest names in news. This year’s event took place at the News UK HQ.
We were delighted to welcome many of last year’s judges back, many of whom handed out awards at the ceremony, including Anthony France of the Evening Standard, Peter Campbell of The Financial Times and Paul Morgan-Bentley of The Times.
More than 350 journalists entered this year, vying for one of 30 places among the winners, including 10 prestigious Gold awards.
City & Business – Tom Saunders, The Times
Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle – Shehab Khan, ITV News
Health – Cree Haughton, ITV News
International Affairs – Sarah Newey, Daily Telegraph
News & Investigations – Ali Mitib, The Times
Politics – Andrew Misra, ITV News
Personal Finance & Consumer Affairs – Pieter Snepvangers, Daily Telegraph
Production – Jonny McGuigan, BBC News
Science, Environment & Technology – Matilda Davies, The Times
Sport – Isaan Khan, Daily Mail
Returning for a second year, the Breakthrough Award exists to promote opportunity and diversity in British news.
The 2024 Breakthrough Award was won by Eleanor Gregory, ITV News.
Opening the ceremony, Maggie O’Riordan, Deputy Editor, The Times, said:
“The MHP 30 To Watch Journalism Awards have rightly become a bellwether for the best new talent in journalism recognising 30 brilliant journalists whose work is making waves across categories as diverse as Business, News & Investigations and Science, Environment & Technology.”
“Every year is a good year to celebrate journalism. But this year is particularly worthy of celebration. This year is historic. It’s the year more people than ever before will be voting in democracies across the world.”
“Journalism matters. And – of course – it continues to evolve. You are at the vanguard of that evolution. You are setting the pace. You are the future.”
Alison Phillips, former Editor in Chief of The Mirror was presented with the 30 To Watch Outstanding Achievement Award, in recognition of her contribution to British Journalism.
Presenting the award, MHP Group Head of Strategic Media Keith Gladdis said:
“Alison is someone who earned the devotion of her newsroom. Everyone from messenger through to hard-nosed news editor.
“When we asked one of her news editors about working with Alison he said ‘Alison’s superpower is her understanding of the Mirror reader, she’s the best editor I’ve ever worked for’.”
Download the awards booklet here:
30 To Watch Breakthrough Award
Eleanor Gregory, ITV News
City & Business
Alys Key, Digital Frontier
Tom Saunders, The Times
Highly commended – Calum Muirhead, Daily Mail / Mail on Sunday
Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle
Tiwa Adebayo, Bloomberg
Amy Beecham, Stylist
Shehab Khan, ITV News
Debbie Ridgard, Sky News
Highly commended – Olivia Petter, The Independent
Health
Cree Haughton, ITV News
Zoe Tidman, Health Service Journal
Highly commended – Anna Colivicchi, Pulse
International Affairs
Richard Assheton, Freelance
Sarah Newey, Daily Telegraph
Jack Tayor, Sky News
Highly commended – Ian Johnston, Financial Times
News & Investigations
Sophie Braybrook, Channel 4 News
Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline
Ali Mitib, The Times
Sabrina Miller, Mail on Sunday
Katie Tarrant, The Sunday Times
Highly commended – Holly Bancroft, The Independent
Personal Finance & Consumer Affairs
Jessica Beard, Mail / Mail on Sunday
Pieter Snepvangers, Daily Telegraph
Highly commended – Katharine Swindells, Inside Housing
Politics
Amy Gibbons, Daily Telegraph
Tali Fraser, The House Magazine
Andrew Misra, ITV News
Highly commended – Lewis Denison, ITV News
Production
Sarah Gough, Sky News
Jonny McGuigan, BBC News
Rachel Parkes, Channel 4 News
Highly commended – Daniel Ajose
Science, Environment & Technology
Matilda Davies, The Times
Nimra Shahid, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Highly commended – Billy Perrigo, TIME Magazine
Sport
Jordan Campbell, The Athletic
Isaan Khan, Daily Mail
Amar Mehta, Sky Sports News
Highly commended – Dan Sheldon, The Athletic
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