The UK’s best young journalists were celebrated last night at the 14th MHP Group 30 to Watch: Journalism awards.
Hosted at News UK, journalists were recognised across ten categories including News & Investigations, Production, Health and International Affairs.
Previous winners include Sophy Ridge of Sky News, Oliver Shah of The Sunday Times and Sabah Meddings from Bloomberg.
Gold winners revealed on the night included the Emily-Jane Heap from the Sun, Max Kendix of the Times, Robbie Boyd of Channel 4 Dispatches and Iona Hampson of BBC News.
The Breakthrough Award, for journalists that did not have the benefit of going to university, was won by the BBC’s Zoe Dennis. The full list of winners can be found here.
With more than 320 entries, the standard of submissions was extremely high. Award winning work included major tabloid splashes, in-depth investigations, podcasts, emotive lifestyle pieces and much more.
Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid, who this year celebrates 30 years in broadcast media, was presented with the Outstanding Achievement Award.
As part of a Q&A which followed her award, she raised concerns about the challenges posed to journalists by AI-generated content, but said the future of the industry is in safe hands.
She celebrated her win on Instagram and was congratulated the next morning by co-hosts Ranvir Singh and Robert Rinder: Good Morning Britain’s Susanna Reid honoured by co-stars for ‘outstanding achievement’ – The Mirror.
Sarah Whitehead, Head of News Gathering at Sky News gave an Introductory Speech saying: “This is an incredible group of winners, what extraordinary work you have done. There’s real hope and excitement for the future of journalism.”
City & Business – Isabella Fish, The Times
Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle – Emily Lawford, Prospect Magazine
Health – Robbie Boyd, Channel 4 Dispatches
International Affairs – Rachel Hagan, Freelance
News & Investigations – Emily-Jane Heap, The Sun
Personal Finance & Consumer Affairs – Daisy Maskell, Freelance
Politics – Max Kendix, The Times
Production – Iona Hampson, BBC News
Science, Environment & Technology – Charlie Metcalfe, Freelance
Sport – Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic
Thank you to News UK for hosting our awards and supporting our Breakthough prize.
30 To Watch Breakthrough Award
Zoe Dennis, BBC
City & Business
Isabella Fish, The Times
Linus Uhlig, Investment Week
Highly commended – Guy Taylor, City AM
Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle
Dan Ajose, ITV News
Emily Lawford, Prospect Magazine
Sophie Peachey, The News Movement
Amir Razavi, The Sun
Highly commended – Lydia Venn, Cosmopolitan
Health
Robbie Boyd, Channel 4 Dispatches
Michael Searles, The Telegraph
Caitlin Tilley, Health Service Journal
International Affairs
Iona Cleave, The Telegraph
Rachel Hagan, Freelance
Lisa Haseldine, The Spectator
Highly commended – Dominic Hauschild, The Sunday Times
News & Investigations
Daisy Graham-Brown, Mail on Sunday
Emily-Jane Heap, The Sun
Shingi Mararike, Sky News
George Willoughby, Sunday Times
Highly commended – Billy Stockwell, Freelance
Personal Finance & Consumer Affairs
Molly Greeves, Money Saving Expert
Daisy Maskell, Freelance
Highly commended – Jess Sharp, Sky News
Politics
Jasmine Cameron-Chileshe, ITV News
Max Kendix, The Times
Dominic Penna, The Telegraph
Highly commended – Anna Haines, ITV, Good Morning Britain
Production
Iona Hampson, BBC News
Izzy Losseff, Sky News
Sarah Wilson, Channel 4 Dispatches
Highly commended – Barnaby Papadopulos, ITV News
Science, Environment & Technology
Sophie Braybrook, Channel 4 News
Charlie Metcalfe, Freelance
Highly commended – Freya Pratty, Sifted
Sport
Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic
Liam Tharme, The Athletic
Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic
Highly commended – Dom Smith, The Standard
