Ths rising stars from the UK’s journalism courses have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2008 Press Gazette Student Journalism Awards.
The event, which is free to enter, is intended to be a showcase for the journalistic talent of tomorrow. And many previous winners have gone on to national press stardom.
The shortlists were decided by judges which included some of the leading journalists in the country.
The winners will be announced at Haberdasher’s Hall in London on 27 June – and on pressgazette.co.uk.
The shortlist:
Student Photographer of the Year
- Hannah Kinver, Norton College Sheffield
- Ian Chapman, Norton College Sheffield
- Jaroslaw Bogdanowicz, Norton College Sheffield
- Lee Durant, Norton College Sheffield
- Nick Wilkinson, Norton College Sheffield
- Simon Mulvaney, Norton College Sheffield
Student Radio Journalist of the Year
- Auliya Atrafi, Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education
- Kirsty Ann Hogarth, University of Sheffield
- Mark Ansell, Cardiff University
- Rebecca Kirkby, University of Central Lancashire
- Toni McCarten, University of Glamorgan
- Thomas Clarke, University of Central Lancashire
Student Television Journalist of the Year
- Danielle Couchman, Nottingham Trent University
- David Reed, Nottingham Trent University
- Jessica Cooper, Nottingham Trent University
- Johnny Blair, Trinity & All Saints College
- Rebecca Sloan, Nottingham Trent University
- Yasin Mutvalli, Nottingham Trent University
Student Feature Writer of the Year
- Gwyn Roberts, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Holly Thompson, University of Sheffield
- Laura Powell, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Lucy Handley, PMA Group
- Matt Bolton, City University
- Patrick Hill, University of Cumbria
Student Scoop of the Year
- Chris Havergal, Press Association Training
- Iona Craig, University College for the Creative Arts
- Madeline Lown, University of Leeds
- Patrick Hill, University of Cumbria
- Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire
- Yasin Mutvalli, Nottingham Trent University
Student Editor of the Year
- Craig Evans, Bournemouth University
- Dave Lee, Lincoln School of Journalism
- Ian Paynton, Kingston University
- Laura Dowling, Glamorgan University
- Maisie McCabe, City University
- Natalie Whelan, Leeds University
Student News Writer of the Year
- Chris Havergal, Press Association Training
- Johanna Carr, Kingston University
- Laura Powell, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Patrick Hill, Cumbria University
- Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire
- Terrimarie McKeown, Leeds Trinity & All Saints College
Student Team of the Year
- Election Coverage, University of Sheffield
- Homefront, University of Central Lancashire
- Nothern Monkey, University of Central Lancashire
- Resource Magazine, Kingston University
- The River, Kingston University
- XCity, City University
Student Interviewer of the Year
- Georgina Lennon, Craven College
- Gwyn Roberts, Goldsmiths, University of London
- Jennifer Campbell, City University
- Johanna Carr, Kingston University
- Louise Steggals, University of Central Lancashire
- Patrick Hill, University of Cumbria
- Rachel Davidson, Trinity & All Saints College
- Rhoda Buchanan, Sheffield University
Student Multimedia Journalist of the Year
- Dave Lee, Lincoln School of Journalism
- Eoin Mason, University College of the Creative Arts
- Frida Larsson, University of Central Lancashire
- Mark Weatherup, Staffordshire University
- Mike Buonaiuto, Bournemouth University
- Ricki Dewsbury, University of Central Lancashire
The judges were: Andrew Gilligan, David Seymour, Erika Barnes, Gemma Calvert, Jeremy Selwyn, Jonathan Grun, Lisa Buckingham, Martin Daubney, Nigel Stephenson, Paul Charman, Robin Elias, Sebastian O’Keilly, Tom Newton Dunn, Peter Cole.
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