Were you the UK's top local/regional financial journalist in 2023?

Feb 04, 2024

Were you the UK's top local/regional financial journalist in 2023?

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ENTRIES HAVE CLOSED FOR THE JOURNALISM CATEGORIES OF THE HEADLINEMONEY AWARDS 2024

The trophy for Local/Regional Journalist of the Year will be awarded to the best financial or business journalist working for the UK’s local and/or regional press during 2023.

Entering is a great way to raise your profile celebrate your accomplishments.

Judges will be looking for evidence that you were the top local/regional financial journalist in 2023.

Was your content accessible and useful to your readers? Did you highlight the issues that were important to your region? Did you provide fresh perspectives or offer valuable guidance and analysis?

Entry deadline:11pm Friday 16 February 2024

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 financial/business issues in your region.
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 your region/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:

2023 Chris Burn, The Yorkshire Post
2022 Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman & Scotland on Sunday
2021 Greg Wright The Yorkshire Post
2020 Robin Johnson Business Live/Derby Telegraph
2019 Hannah Baker Bristol Post

Hall of Fame - All journalist winners

On behalf of Chris Burn, The Yorkshire Post's Greg Wright collects the trophy from Paul Keeble Head of Media and PR at Canada Life 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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