We are delighted to announce the winners of the 30 To Watch: Journalism awards for 2023.
For 12 years MHP Group has celebrated some of the best young talent in the media such as Sophy Ridge from Sky News, Marianna Spring from the BBC and Lewis Goodall from the News Agents podcast.
The event gets bigger each year. This time we received more than 300 entries from the Isle of Wight to Aberdeen and as far afield as the United States and Australia.
A special thank you to our independent judging panel, chaired John Ryley, Head of Sky News, who reviewed and deliberated over this year’s entries. The panel included Ruth Sunderland, the Group Business Editor of the Daily Mail, Anne Alexander from GMB and Daniel Hewitt from ITV News.
We were particularly pleased to welcome back former 30 To Watch winners as judges including Daily Mirror political editor John Stevens, Times Health editor Kat Lay and FT Motor Industry correspondent Peter Campbell.
This year we are proud to launch the new 30 To Watch Breakthrough Award, in partnership with News UK. This award celebrates journalists whose dedication and resilience have seen them successfully enter the industry without the benefit of going to university.
30 To Watch Breakthrough Award – In partnership with News UK
Isaac Crowson, The Sun
Highly commended – Jamie Roberton, Channel 4 News
City & Business
James Baxter-Derrington, Investment Week
Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg
Lora Jones, BBC News
Culture, Entertainment & Lifestyle
Abigail Buchanan, Daily Telegraph
Jade Cuttle, The Times
Jocelyn Evans, ITV News
Hannah Tomes, The Spectator
Highly commended – Rishi Davda, ITV News
Health
George Hancorn, ITV News
Xantha Leatham, Daily Mail
Emily Townsend, Health Service Journal
Highly commended – Phillip Sime, ITV News
International Affairs
Shayma Bakht, The Times
Lucy Marley, The News Movement
Oliver Telling, Financial Times
Highly commended – Harriet Barber, The Telegraph
News & Investigations
Megan Agnew, The Sunday Times
Greg Barradale, The Big Issue
Runako Celina, BBC News
George Greenwood, The Times
Monika Plaha, BBC News
Highly commended – Eve Livingstone
Personal Finance & Consumer Affairs
Emily Braeger, Daily Express
Grace Gausden, The i
Samantha Everett, BBC News
Highly commended – Harry Brennan, The Telegraph
Politics
James Heale, The Spectator
Noa Hoffman, The Sun
Ailbhe Rea, POLITICO
Highly commended – Steph Spyro, Daily Express
Production
Martin Kimber, Sky News
Jade Liversidge, ITV News
Persis Love, Financial Times
Highly commended – Dominic Hauschild, Times Radio
Science, Environment & Technology
Cristina Criddle, Financial Times
Sam Leader, ITV News
Massive congratulations to all of our winners. We look forward to seeing you on the 3rd May for the awards ceremony.
The full list of judges:
Anne Alexander, Head of Politics, Good Morning Britain
Peter Campbell, Global Motor Industry Correspondent, Financial Times
Laura Donnelly, Health Editor, The Telegraph
Emily Fairbairn, Senior Associate Head of Features, The Sun
Richard Fletcher, Business Editor, The Times
Robert Guest, Deputy Editor, The Economist
Daniel Hewitt, Investigations Correspondent, ITV News
Natalie Kenway, Editor in Chief, ESG Clarity
Kat Lay, Health Editor, The Times
Paul Morgan-Bentley, Head of Investigations, The Times
Jim Norton, Tech Editor, Daily Mail
Kerri-Ann Roper, Head of Entertainment & Features, PA Media
John Ryley, Head of Sky News, Sky News
Colletta Smith, Cost of Living Correspondent, BBC News
Sonia Sodha, Columnist, The Guardian
John Stevens, Political Editor, Daily Mirror
Ruth Sunderland, Group Business Editor, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
Ben Wilkinson, Head of Personal Finance, Daily Telegraph
