The winners of the NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2008 were presented just prior to lunch at the Society of Editors conference in Bristol today.
The winners are:
News Reporter of the Year
Student Naomi Loomes, City College Brighton & Hove
Trainee Tessa Youens, Gravesend Messenger
Sports Reporter of the Year
Student Steve Jones, News Associates/Sportsbeat Manchester
Trainee Jonathan Jurejko, Doncaster Free Press (unable to attend today)
Scoop of the Year
Student Steven Kelly, Brighton Journalist Works and
Delia Monk, Lambeth College
Trainee Ben Frampton, South Wales Argus
Feature Writer of the Year
Student Paul Prowse, Nottingham Trent University
Trainee Kelly Shorrock, Derby Evening Telegraph
Images of the Year
Student Micha Theiner, Sheffield College
Trainee Katherine Burnett, Derby Evening Telegraph
Performance award winners (Awarded to the highest achieving students and trainees in NCTJ examinations)
NCTJ Student Journalist of the Year
Jennifer Smith, University of Sheffield
NCTJ Photographer of the Year
Adam Gerrard, South West News Service, formerly of the Derby Evening Telegraph
NCTJ Reporter of the Year
Tarik Al Rasheed, Malvern Gazette