Andrew Ellson, The Times’ personal finance editor, was named Headlinemoney Journalist of the Year at last night’s annual awards dinner.
The peer-nominated awards honour “editorial excellence in the field of money journalism”.
Other winners included The Mail on Sunday’s Jeff Prestridge who won consumer money journalist of the year. The Daily Telegraph’s personal finance section was named best consumer money title and Money Marketing was named best title in the B2B category.
Headlinemoney’s Outstanding Achievement award for 2011 went to Lorna Bourke, a former personal finance editor at The Times, Daily Telegraph and The Independent.
Full list of winners:
headlinemoney Journalist of the Year
Andrew Ellson, The Times/Money
Consumer Title of the Year
Daily Telegraph, Your Money
Consumer Journalist of the Year
Jeff Prestridge, Mail on Sunday
Consumer Columnist of the Year
Andrew Ellson, Comment, The Times/Money
Consumer Champion of the Year
Jessica Gorst-Williams, Ask Jessica/Jessica Investigates, Daily/Sunday Telegraph
Broadcast Money Journalist of the Year
Paul Lewis, BBC Money Box
Financial Website of the Year
Trade
Citywire.co.uk
Consumer
Thisismoney.co.uk
Freelance Money Journalist of the Year
Esther Shaw
Regional Money Journalist of the Year
Jeff Salway, The Scotsman
Trade Journalist of the Year
Charlie Thomas, Pensions Management
Trade Title of the Year
Money Marketing
Pensions Writer of the Year
Trade: Thomas Selby, Money Marketing
Consumer: David Budworth, The Times/Money
General Insurance Writer of the Year
Trade: Saxon East, Insurance Times
Consumer: Kara Gammell, Telegraph Media Group
Protection Writer of the Year
Trade: Natalie Holt, Money Marketing
Consumer: Josephine Cumbo, Financial Times
Investment Writer of the Year
Trade: James Phillipps, Citywire Wealth Manager
Consumer: Mark Atherton, Times Money
Mortgage Writer of the Year
Trade: Robert Thickett, Mortgage Strategy
Consumer: Leah Milner, The Times
Rising Star of the Year
Trade: Natalie Holt, Money Marketing
Consumer: Ruth Alexander, Money Box, BBC Radio 4
Outstanding Achievement Award
Lorna Bourke
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