Did you excel as an investments journalist in 2023?

Did you excel as an investments journalist in 2023?
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The trophy for Investment Journalist of the Year will be awarded to the financial journalist who best covered investment issues in 2023, with separate trophies for B2B and Consumer writers.

Entering is a great way to gain recognition for your individual accomplishments.

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the top financial journalist covering investments in 2023.

Were your stories original and essential reading for your audience? Did you consistently break or highlight important issues within the sector? Did your specialist knowledge of investments enable you to provide fresh perspectives or offer useful guidance and analysis?

Investment Journalist of the Year (B2B) – Sponsored by Schroders

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You'll need to submit:

  • A short supporting statement (maximum 300 words) explaining why you should be considered for this award and why your submission deserves to win.
  • Three examples of your work, features, articles, investigations, etc, showcasing your skill as a journalist and specialist knowledge of the investments sector.
  • A headshot of yourself for use in relevant Awards collateral and on the night at the Headlinemoney Awards ceremony.

Judges refer extensively to supporting statements during their deliberations, so be sure to include:

  • A clear explanation of where your pieces were published and any useful background/context for each.
  • Relevant links so judges can see the impact of your stories/features/blogs, other editorial items of interest.
  • Any positive outcomes from your submissions, e.g. help for readers/consumers/industry, debate in Parliament, change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc.
  • Evidence of your dedication, professionalism and reputation for efficiency.

When looking at your three examples of work, judges are likely to consider:

  • Is your copy well-written, accurate and useful for the audience concerned?
  • Are your submissions fresh and original? Do they explore new angles or provide new warnings?
  • Do they contain exclusive or hard-hitting investigative work? Or comprehensive/informative surveys?
  • Are your submissions campaigning and/or include a call-to-action?
  • Did you make accurate predictions/forecasts?
  • Did your submissions produce a positive result? For example, prompt a change in the law, a review into the way things are done, etc?
  • Where relevant, do they contain sensible tips for readers, further steps, etc?
  • Do your submissions make good use of aids such as tables, graphs, break-out boxes, case studies, etc?

Past winners:

B2B Consumer
  • 2022 Jessica Tasman-Jones, for work at Portfolio Adviser
  • 2022 Adam Williams, Telegraph Media Group
  • 2021 Loukia Gyftopoulou, Wealth Manager
  • 2021 Rachel Rickard Straus, The Mail on Sunday
  • 2020 Daniel Grote, New Model Adviser
  • 2020 Adam Williams Telegraph Media Group

Hall of Fame - All journalist winners

Risk.net's Luke Clancy and the Telegraph's Lauren Almeida collects their trophies from Augustine Chipungu, PR Manager at Schroders and awards host Ayesha Hazarika MBE

Shortlisting, judging & winners

Entries submitted by journalists across all categories will initially be shortlisted by a panel of judges and announced in April 2024. 

After shortlisting, the final and all-important judging phase to decide all the category winners will take place. Judging panels include over a hundred judges comprising senior financial journalists, editors and PRs drawn from around the UK’s financial media.

Widely acknowledged as the biggest night of the year for the UK’s money media, the industry will come together on Wednesday 17 July 2024, where the winners will be revealed at The Brewery in London, at the Headlinemoney Awards 2024.

Good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries!

Contacts

Event enquiries
Vicky Finch
vicky.finch@emap.com

Entry enquiries
Claire Beard
claire.desilva@headlinemoney.co.uk

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