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Shortlist revealed for BJTC Student Journalism Awards 2019
The BJTC, the UK’s industry-backed training body for online and broadcast journalism is delighted to announce the shortlist of nominations for its 2019 Student Journalism Awards.
Entrants from universities across the UK will compete in categories reflecting the broad range of genres and platforms with which today’s broadcast journalists now work.
The 11 categories include Best News Report, Feature and Documentary in both TV and Radio, as well as Best Online News Site and Best Podcast. One new category this year is Best Social Short, a response to the huge need for journalists who can produce quality short, captioned videos for news and social media feeds.
The Steve Harris Award for Excellence in Journalism, which comes with a £500 prize, will be awarded to the stand-out submission from amongst the 11 category winners.
BJTC Chief Executive Jon Godel said the striking professionalism of the submissions made it a tough job for judges to narrow down the more than 250 entries received from among the 50+ courses accredited by the BJTC.
“The quality of work produced by the entrants reflects the energy and enthusiasm that goes into developing first-rate journalists in such a rapidly changing industry. It’s exciting that so many talented journalists, trained to the BJTC’s high professional standards, are joining newspaper and broadcast newsrooms up and down the UK.”
The 2019 shortlist sees multiple nominations for Goldsmiths University of London, University of Sheffield, City University of London, University of Winchester, University of Gloucestershire and University of Leeds. Students from University of Salford, University of Central Lancashire, Falmouth University, Bournemouth University, University of Northampton, University of West England, Leeds Beckett University and University of South Wales also received nominations.
Full details of the nominations are available on the BJTC website here.
The awards ceremony will take place on 12th November at Sky HQ in London.
October 2019
Further information can be provided by calling Helen Hurd on 0845 600 8789 or emailling sec@bjtc.org.uk
Full Nomination Shortlist
Best TV News Report
Charlotte Hitchins – University of Salford: “Under the Influence: Psychological Effects”
Hannah Makepeace – University of Sheffield: “Teenage Boy with Autism Wins National Award”
Best Radio News Report
Amelia Beckett – University of Sheffield: “Opera and Homelessness”
Katy Morgan – University of Central Lancashire: “Fostering Radio Package”
Best TV Feature
Alexandra Goodland – Falmouth University: “Cressi with a Big C”
Laura Hendry & Georgina Turner – City, University of London: “State of Limbo”
Best Radio Feature
Ben Coley – Bournemouth University: “The Ethics of Sex Robots in a Digital World”
Sofie Strøbeck – Goldsmiths, University of London: “Just a Fleece”
Best TV Documentary
Harry Acton – University of Winchester: “Inside CanDog, the Untold Story”
Jannine Battis & Yasmin Mannan – City, University of London: “More to Life”
Best Radio Documentary
Kirk Asiedu – University of Northampton: “Matters of the Mind: Attitudes Towards Dementia”
Sofie Strøbeck – Goldsmiths, University of London: “A Threat From Within”
Best Online News Site
Hesham Abdelhamid and the University of Gloucestershire BA Journalism Class of 2019: “Conflict Website”
Jessica Kay – Leeds Beckett University: “The Dirt on Plastic Waste”
Josiah Wong – University of the West of England: “Slugs and Snails”
Best Podcast
Lauren Eisen, Thomas Curry & Sofie Strøbeck – Goldsmiths, University of London: “Lavender Country”
Eleni Sfetsiori – Goldsmiths, University of London: “Passe-Partout”
Best Social Short
Emily Heather Wilson – University of Winchester: “Celebrating Down’s Syndrome in a Changing Society”
Hope Yoemans – University of Leeds: “Bouncers”
Best TV Newsday
MA Broadcast Journalism Students – City, University of London: “City News, 21st February 2019”
2nd & 3rd Year BA Journalism Students – University of South Wales: “TV News Bulletin / Thursday 24th January 2019”
Best TV Sports Journalism
Matt Foster – University of Leeds: “The Beautiful Game? Referee Abuse in Football”
Kofi Skingley – University of Gloucestershire: “That Looks Dangerous”
Steve Harris Award
This award recognises the stand-out entry for all of the submitted entries in all of the categories and will be announced at the awards ceremony on 12th November 2019.
BJTC Background
The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) is a non-profit educational charity working in partnership with all the main multimedia broadcast employers in the UK. Our current partners are BBC, Sky News, Channel 4 News, Reuters, ITN, ITV, Global radio, Associated Press, and the NUJ.
One of the largest independent journalism accreditation bodies in the UK, we currently accredit more than 50 courses at over 40 educational institutions.
Our Council members are made up of leading industry and training experts – working together to ensure students of BJTC-accredited courses receive the best training possible. Together they set the criteria for accrediting courses, then teams of professional journalists and tutors advise and inspect them.
Our accreditation standards are relevant and responsive to the operational demands of the broadcast industry and are based on direct and practical experience, ensuring BJTC-accredited courses are valued by teachers and students, as well as employers and employees.
