For ten years, the 30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards have recognised the most talented and influential young journalists across Britain.
The awards celebrate ground-breaking work,
throughout the media industry
including reporters, editors, and producers, across twelve categories:
News; City & Business; Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle; Financial & Consumer Affairs; Health; International Affairs; Politics; Tech; Social Media and Content; Photography; Campaigns & Investigations; and our new award for Depolarisation.
30 to Watch is free to enter and judged by some of the biggest names in news.
Now in its 10th year, the awards are a major fixture in the industry calendar – every year, #30ToWatch attracts hundreds of entries from every field of journalism, with 30 winners chosen.
30 To Watch: Young Journalist Awards.
This year’s judging panel is chaired by Richard Sambrook, Former Director of News at the BBC and now Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University School of Journalism, and includes:
Anne Alexander
Senior Political Producer – Good Morning Britain
Peter Campbell
Global Motor Industry Correspondent – Financial Times
Harry Cole
Political Editor – The Sun
Polly Curtis
Managing Director – PA Media
Robert Guest
Foreign Editor – The Economist
Kat Lay
Health Editor – The Times
Kate McCann
Political Correspondent – Sky News
Morgan Meaker
Technology Reporter – The Telegraph
Oliver Smith
Managing Editor – AltFi
Geraldine McKelvie
Investigations Editor – The Mirror
John Stevens
Deputy Political Editor - Daily Mail
Richard Sambrook
Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University School of Journalism
Pandora Sykes
Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster
Isabella Silvers
Integrated Associate Editor – Hearst
Oliver Shah
Business Editor – The Sunday Times
30 to watch alumni
Our growing list of alumni includes many of the best-known names in British journalism – including Reni Eddo-Lodge, Isabel Hardman, Alex Hern, Marie le Conte, Paris Lees, Katie Morley, Seb Payne, Michael Stothard, Sophie Ridge, Jim Waterson, and Alex Wickham.
Explore our #30towatch hall of fame below.
The 30 To Watch Hall of Fame
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Jumi Akinfenwa
Freelance -
Faima Bakar
Metro.co.uk -
Will Brown
The Telegraph -
Kenza Bryan
The Times / The Sunday Times -
Lizzy Burden
Bloomberg -
Natasha Clark
The Sun -
Rianna Croxford
BBC -
Shanti Das
The Sunday Times -
Luke Dray
Freelance -
Manisha Ganguly
BBC Word Service -
Eleanor Hayward
Daily Mail -
Marianna Hunt
The Telegraph -
Shehab Khan
ITV News -
Faye Lipson
Which? -
Joe Mayes
Bloomberg News -
Danielle Mustarde
DIVA Magazine -
Josh Payne
PA Media -
Jamie Phillips
Surrey Live -
Lizzie Porter
Iraq Oil Report -
Daniel Russell
Reach PLC -
Geraldine Scott
Yorkshire Post -
Amy Sharpe
Sunday Mirror / Sunday People -
Sophia Smith Galer
BBC World Service -
Marianna Spring
BBC News -
Rebecca Thomas
Health Service Journal -
Siddharth Venkataramakrishnan
Financial Times -
Nadine White
Huffington Post -
Anna Whittaker
Derbyshire Live -
Carolyn Wickware
The Pharmaceutical Journal -
Tom Witherow
Daily Mail
Our newest #30towatch winners
The latest 30 to Watch winners, revealed in Spring 2020, have all worked for their audiences by serving the truth – relentlessly pursuing facts and shedding light on the most important issues.
Download our guide to find out more about some of this year’s most talented and influential young journalists.
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