Reporter of the Year Award
This award is open to all correspondents reporting news in the fields of business, management or work. Their work can appear in national newspapers and magazines, the regional press or in specialist publications. The judges will be looking for specialist knowledge, critical analysis, insight and exclusivity.
Feature Journalist of the Year Award
This is a broad category, in which journalists writing about issues around the world of work, management or business for newspapers, consumer magazines, and specialist, trade and technical publications can all compete. Judges will be looking for in-depth analysis, clear thinking and lively writing seeking out those skilled at pushing back the frontiers of understanding while at the same time engrossing the reader.
Columnist of the Year Award
This category spans magazines and newspapers (but not online). We are looking for insightful wave-makers – writers with with strong and persuasive opinions, but grounded in an understanding of the subject and an ability to use solid data to support their arguments. Bloggers should enter the online category.
Broadcast Programme of the Year Award
This award is for the team behind the best business, management or workplace programme on television or radio. The panel will look for passion, expertise, flair, originality and a presentation style that captivates an audience, explaining the subject in an accessible and engaging way. This category is a broad one and can encompass both documentary or entertainment formats including either one off programmes or a series. In the case of the latter, one programme from the series should be entered.
Broadcast News Reporter of the Year Award
This award will be given to the television or radio news journalist or team responsible for the best business, management or workplace news reporting. The panel will look for flair, originality, an ability to analyse and question in a presentation style that captures an audience.
Journalist to Watch Award
This award is for emerging journalists covering work, business or management issues in all sections of the media. Editors, publishers and producers can identify those in their teams who show most promise of great things to come, and submit examples of their work with a short supporting statement. (This award is only open to those with under four years journalistic experience.)
Online Journalist of the Year Award
This award recognises the continuing rise of the web as a key information channel in the field of work, management and business. The category invites entries from individual writers that have made a notable contribution to how one of the subjects is covered; blogs are also welcome in this category. Writers who write primarily for newspapers or magazines, but whose work also appears on the web are to be discouraged from entering this category. The copy must be destined first and foremost to appear online.
Lifetime Achievement Award
For the journalist who, in the judges’ opinion, has made a truly outstanding, long-term contribution to the explanation and understanding of the subjects of work, business and management.