Local papers well represented in the Society of Editors’ Regional Press Awards shortlists
Some local newspapers and journalists appear in the shortlists for the Society of Editors’ Regional Press Awards that celebrate the best of UK regional newspaper journalism in 2011.
Good to see the local weekly The Ulster Herald making the list alongside Belfast Telegraph, Irish News and Sunday Life success. Given the entrance fee, some local publications may chose not to nominate. However, with only five names in each shortlist, Northern Ireland journalists and titles clearly dominate some of the categories and look to be punching above their weight. [Click through the award category names to see the stories that accompanied each nomination.]
- Ciaran Barnes – Sunday Life
- Seanin Graham – Irish News
- John McGurk – Sunday Life
Daily/Sunday Sports Journalist of the Year
- Steven Beacom – Belfast Telegraph
Daily/Sunday Reporter of the Year
- Bimpe Archer – Irish News
- Ciaran Barnes – Sunday Life
- John McGurk – Sunday Life
- Belfasttelegraph.co.uk – Belfast Telegraph
- Weekend – Belfast Telegraph
- Carried on a Sea of Unity – Belfast Telegraph
- Bimpe Archer – Irish News
- Fighting Censorship by Killers – Sunday Life
- The Ulster Herald
- Sunday Life
- Belfast Telegraph
The awards ceremony takes place at lunchtime on 25 May in London’s Savoy Place.
Update – link to post with details about local winners.
Topic: Society and Culture
Region: Northern Ireland
Pay day in the savoy for those who toe the line.
The stories which were shortlisted can be easily accessed BIGK, so which of them would you regard as examples of journalists who toe the line ?
I think that was intended as a cynical aside… There’s little enough good news for NI journalism. Congratulations to all!!!