INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
University of Sheffield – Winner
Nottingham Trent University- Commended
University of Kent – Commended
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD
Sponsored by the Financial Times
Jem Collins, Journo Resources – Winner
News UK – Highly Commended
Sophia Alexandra Hall, Classic FM – Commended
Isabelle Jani-Friend, freelance journalist – Commended
Student news journalism
Elsa Maishman, NCTJ distance learner – Winner
Coronavirus in Scotland: ‘Wasted doses’ of Covid-19 vaccine labelled ‘disgrace’ by NHS staff at EICC
‘Everybody’s just tired’ – inside the Covid-19 ICU in Edinburgh where staff are still under pressure as cases fall
Covid Scotland: NHS may need to cut all non-urgent care this winter, say unions
Neha Gohil, News Associates London – Highly commended
Heathrow: Government refused quarantine exemption for ‘severely disabled’ 9-year-old boy who later had a ‘meltdown’ in hotel
‘The Taliban put a gun to my head and took my car’: Hounslow family-of-12 escape Kabul after cousin ‘shot dead’ at airport
Southwark couple slam ‘inhumane’ treatment from council after being ‘blamed’ for chronic leaks destroying their home
David Averre, News Associates London – Commended
Jailed for telling the truth: Father reveals his US Lt. Col. Marine son is languishing in THE BRIG for blasting leaders over chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal
Searches and leases of electric cars soar amid UK petrol station closures
How China’s energy crisis is making the global computer chip shortage even worse as production cuts lead to shortage of silicon
Trainee news journalism
Shona Elliot, Edinburgh Evening News – Winner
Inhumane to leave us suffering like this, says long Covid victim
When will we get our jags, First Minister?
Sophie Perry, Oxford Mail – Commended
Oxford men whipped with belt buckle in homophobic attack
18 year-old spiked in Oxford on night out with friends
Oxfordshire pig farmers ‘broken’ by labour shortages
Melissa Sigodo, MyLondon – Commended
Christopher arrived here aged 7. Tomorrow he’ll be deported to Zimbabwe. This is his story
‘Rowdy’ pensioners facing arrest and £100 fine for playing dominoes too loudly in West London square
‘It’s still very raw’: Dad who lost 6 relatives in Grenfell fire raced to tower to find it ‘ablaze’
Student sports journalism
Tomas Hill Lopez-Menchero, News Associates London – Winner
How the famous Panini sticker books remain iconic in a digital age
Raducanu-mania takes hold in streets where she grew up
The remarkable story of Huracan FC London
David Averre, News Associates London – Highly commended
Boot-mounted tracker analyses future stars at Premier League scouting day in Gunnersbury Park
London Lions on the hunt for British Basketball League glory
Formula One Season Preview: New Names, New Tracks and Closer Racing
Katie Catherall, NCTJ distance learner – Commended
Women in sport with Katie Catherall
LISTEN: Has technology changed the way we view sport?
A year in sport 2020
Trainee sports journalism
Rachel Steinberg, Sportsbeat – Winner
Vital refugee women’s football club Comfort’s Angels faces looming cash crunch
The other side of a teenager’s racing dream
Being a Paralympian and avoiding the O-word
Ellen McCarthy, Sky Sports News – Highly commended
GB sprinter Imani-Lara Lansiquot on Tokyo Olympics, racism and lockdown lessons
Tiger Woods car crash
Nathan Atkinson, Bradford Telegraph & Argus – Commended
Concussion struggles for Salem coach
In time of strife, let’s laud rugby union
Tetley open as Covid hits his life and boxing
Simeon Wright, talkSPORT – Commended
Interview with Steve Archibald
Dulwich Hamlet chairman comes out fighting as club could face penalties if they don’t fulfill fixtures
YE1 SPECIAL with Fabrice Muamba
Student top scoop
Sophia Alexandra Hall, News Associates London – Winner
Care Leavers Facing ‘Vile’ Assessments in Postcode Lottery when Becoming Mothers
Phoebe Dampare Osei, News Associates London – Highly commended
Exclusive: Barrister who called schoolgirl a ‘stroppy teenager of colour’ faces £50,000 fine
Lucia Banks, Harlow College – Winner
The impact of Covid restrictions on UK prisoners
Trainee top scoop
Shazad Hussain, Berkshire Live and Buckinghamshire Live – Winner
Covid lockdown in Slough: Families to be charged £40 to watch dead relative’s funeral online
Charlotte McLaughlin, East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star – Highly commended
Questions mount over ‘incredibly dangerous’ Hatfield tower block
Bradley Deas, Bradford Telegraph & Argus – Commended
Mother’s anguish at having to film toddler son with strokes
Student features
Maddy Mussen, PA Training – Winner
‘I did three grams of coke during a game’: Inside football’s problem with Class A drugs
‘Not all incels are violent’: Meet the people helping woman-haters see sense
Helen Brown, News Associates London – Highly commended
Embedded design
Outdated practices are causing preventable coil insertion pain
Cal Gaunt, News Associates Manchester – Commended
The breathtaking tale of a fallen hero and his boys in green and gold
Lancashire County Cricket Club investigating players over ‘abhorrent’ historic tweets
Trainee features
Rory Sullivan, the Independent – Winner
Can a people’s tribunal give Uighurs the justice they so desperately need?
‘I can live freely’: Life in Britain after fleeing Hong Kong
Dani Cole, The Mill – Highly commended
Saving the last wooden canal boats from the ravages of time
‘I was so proud to be the postmistress of Dukinfield’
Sofia Della Sala, OxfordshireLive – Commended
Oxford comma: The grammar rule featured in Vampire Weekend’s hit song
Black History Month: The UK’s first black barrister who studied at Oxford
Student podcast
Bobby Twidale, Nottingham Trent University – Winner
Walking and talking podcast – hedge laying
Sanny Rudravajhala, University of Salford – Highly commended
Journalism revision: IPSO Editors’ Code
Jack Shute, University of Gloucestershire – Commended
A Change of Sex: the story of Julia Grant and the film’s director with David Pearson
Trainee podcast
Carolina Herranz-Carr, ITV, and Charlie Jones, BBC – Winner
Trial by Media: Lockdown laws
Connor Gormley, Winchester Today – Highly commended
Winchester Today’s ArtsPlus podcast
Immy Share, NewsShopper – Commended
‘Enough is enough’: Social media trolls and diverse or minority journalists
Student data journalism
Jacklin Kwan, News Associates Manchester – Winner
Exclusive: Homicides spiked in Manchester during the pandemic, new data shows
Natasha Livingstone, News Associates London – Highly commended
Are We Witnessing Progress in How Parliament Discusses Race?
Natalie Crookham, Kingston University – Commended
‘They are a lifeline to the lonely and disadvantaged’
Beth Gulliver, Cardiff University – Commended
Lockdown 3.0: which streaming service is best for you?
Trainee data journalism
Laura Parnaby, PA Media – Winner
Assaults on police officers up by 21% over lockdown, with rise in spitting
Matilda Martin, Tes – Highly commended
Only 4 Percent of Online Abuse Reported to the Met Leads to Criminal Charges
Best student project
Actually Autistic: Hiding in Plain Sight, University of Kent – Winner
Transplants – The Patients on Pause, University of Kent – Highly commended
Noelle, University of Sunderland – Commended
Community News Project award
Naomi de Souza, CoventryLive – Winner
‘Brown is beautiful’: Reaction to sale of skin lightening products in Coventry
Coventry son’s fears for father who served with British Army and is stuck in Helmand Province
Rosie Boon, Peterborough Telegraph – Highly commended
Peterborough couples describe distress due to IVF support ending
IVF services reinstated for Peterborough and Cambridgeshire leaving campaigners overjoyed
Alex Davis, DevonLive – Commended
Devon family facing homelessness this Christmas
Winkleigh: Inside middle-of-nowhere village that’s like one big family
Bradley Deas, Bradford Telegraph & Argus – Commended
Greengates and Apperley Bridge ready to awaken from Covid-19
St Walburga’s Primary in Shipley to install CCTV amid drug fears
Laoise Gallagher, KentOnline – Commended
Schoolboy drag queen, 12, from Broadstairs takes to stage at Canterbury Pride just weeks after first public appearance as ‘Miss Oatie T’
Street Angels launch ‘School Uniform Bank’ for disadvantaged pupils ahead of new school year
Apprentice of the year award
Max Stephens, The Telegraph/PA Training – Winner
Jody Doherty-Cove, Brighton Argus/Highbury College
Aisha Zahid, Sky News/PA Training – Highly commended
Sophie Skyring, Norwich Evening News/Darlington College – Commended
Student of the year award
Alice Preece, University of Sheffield – Winner
Paul Kilbey, News Associates Manchester – Highly commended
Elaine McCallig, News Associates London – Highly commended
Imran Marashli, PA Training – Commended
Georgina Quach, University of Sheffield – Commended
Daisy Stephens, Kingston University – Commended
Trainee of the year award
Abigail Maclure, Yorkshire Evening Post – Winner
Ryan Evans, Basingstoke Gazette – Highly commended
Brogan Maguire, Sheffield Star – Commended
James Robinson, Hexham Courant – Commended
Chairman’s award
The Chairman’s award 2021 has been awarded to Karen Ballam
