Keith Gladdis, Senior Director, Media

Congratulations to all our MHP Mischief #30toWatch Young Journalist Awards winners.

This year’s awards have been bigger than ever. We’ve had a record 450 entries from journalists across Britain and around the world. But it’s not just the number of entries that makes the eleventh 30 To Watch Awards so exciting, it’s the quality.

We’ve seen world exclusives, agenda-setting interviews, fascinating features and hard-hitting investigations. We’ve seen innovation in the kind of stories being told and how they are being told, with advances in data journalism and ever more exciting ways of embracing social media.

It’s fair to say our panel of judges have agonised over picking our winners.

Congratulations again to our 30 winners. Now we’re looking forward to announcing our 30 Gold winners at our MHP Mischief 30ToWatch award ceremony on May 25th.

This year’s 30 To Watch

News Category

• GOLD WINNER: Nathan Lee, ITV News
• Nada Bashir, CNN International
• Molly Clayton, Mail on Sunday
• Estel Farell-Roig, BristolLive
• Niamh Hughes, BBC News
• Emma Yeomans, The Times

This year's #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the News category judged by @Annemariealex @peteclifton & @soniasodha are: @nadaabashir @mollclayton @EstelFR1 @NiamhyHughes4 @nathanleetv and @effy_yeomans. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/AcqT0IG0xi

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Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle Category

• GOLD WINNER: Maddy Mussen, JOE
• Laoise Gallagher, KentOnline
• Liam Kelly, The Sunday Times
• Nikki Onafuye – BBC Three /The Nikki Diaries

This year's #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle category judged by @katie_strick @edcumming and @scottygb are: @laoise_g @iamliamkelly @maddy_mussen and @niknaks_x. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/ZSBP5tlrsQ

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

International Affairs Category

• GOLD WINNER: Charlie Mitchell – The Times
• Jamie Johnson – The Telegraph
• Jessie Williams  – Freelance

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the International Affairs category judged by @robertguest1 are: @jamieojohnson @csmitchell6 and @JessieWill5. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/MSRK3WwkcQ

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Financial & Consumer Affairs Category

• GOLD WINNER: Imogen Tew – The Times/ Sunday Times
• Olivia Konotey Ahulu – Bloomberg
• Emily White – Money Saving Expert

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the Financial & Consumer Affairs category judged by @laurendavidson are: @OliviaGKA @imogent_ and @EmilyJ_White. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/Ta0GFlQL7q

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Health Category

• GOLD WINNER: Rosa Furneaux – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
• Derek Healey – The Courier
• Elisabeth Mahase – British Medical Journal

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the Health category judged by @katlay are: @rosafurneaux @DerekHealey_ and @emahase_. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9NJG pic.twitter.com/2wk8sBLPrR

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Politics Category

• GOLD WINNER: Tony Diver, The Daily Telegraph
• Harriet Line, Daily Mail
• Ione Wells, BBC News

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the Politics category judged by @MrHarryCole and @johnestevens are: @Tony_Diver @HarriLine and @ionewells. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/bZV6kZxotq

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

City & Business Category

• GOLD WINNER: Simon Foy – The Telegraph
• Luke Barr – Mail on Sunday
• Louisa Clarence-Smith – The Times

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winners in the City & Business category judged by @olivershah and @Petercampbell1 are: @LukeVanceBarr @louisaclarence and @Simon_Foy. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/NcAX6zbRE7

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Best Social / Content Activation Category

• Nabihah Parkar, Vice News

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winner in the Best Social Media or Content Activation category judged by @izzymks is: @nabihahparkar. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/8URkbvIqT4

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Best Producer

• Rachel Bradley – ITV News

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winner in the Best Producer category judged by @samtaylornews is: @RachBradleyITV. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/yFGmiGFDnU

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Best Environmental Reporting

• Steph Spyro – The Daily Express

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winner in the Environmental Reporting category judged by @KennethGoso is: @StephSpyro. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/GJi6csFSVI

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

Best Campaign / Investigation

• Conor Matchett, The Scotsman

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winner in the Best Campaign or Investigation category judged by @jamesrbuk is: @conor_matchett. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/jghnRupxr8

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

The Depolarisation Award

• Gabriel Gavin – Freelance

This year's MHP Mischief #30ToWatch Young Journalist Awards winner in The Depolarisation Award category is: @GabrielCSGavin. See the full list of all 30 winners at: https://t.co/vn91Ll9fU8 pic.twitter.com/I9gXYS8eD6

— MHP Group (@MHPC) May 16, 2022

 

The Judges

 

MHP Mischief’s 30 To Watch Awards are judged by leading journalists from across the industry – many of whom are former #30ToWatch winners.