For eleven 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; Environmental Reporting; Social Media and Content; Campaigns & Depolarisation; Investigations; and our new award for Best Producer .
30 to Watch is free to enter and judged by some of the biggest names in news.
Now in its 11th 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 was chaired by Richard Sambrook, Former Director of News at the BBC and now Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University School of Journalism, and included:
Anne Alexander
Senior Political Producer – Good Morning Britain
Peter Campbell
Global Motor Industry Correspondent – Financial Times
Richard Sambrook
Professor of Journalism at Cardiff University School of Journalism
James Ball
Global Editor – Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Harry Cole
Political Editor – The Sun
Pete Clifton
Editor-in-Chief – Press Association
Robert Guest
Foreign Editor – The Economist
Kat Lay
Health Editor – The Times
Oliver Shah
Associate Editor – The Sunday Times
Sonia Sodha
Chief Leader Writer – The Observer
Sam Taylor
Managing Editor – BBC News
Ed Cumming
Freelance Features Writer
Scott Bryan
Broadcaster and Journalist
Katie Strick
Features Write – Evening Standard
John Stevens
Deputy Political Editor - Daily Mail
Lauren Davidson
Head of Personal Finance – The Telegraph
Isabella Silvers
Integrated Associate Editor – Hearst
Natalie Kenway
Global Head of ESG Insight – ESG Clarity
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, Sophy Ridge, Jim Waterson, and Alex Wickham.
Explore our #30ToWatch hall of fame below.
The 30 To Watch Hall of Fame
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Navi Ahluwalia
PopSugar UK -
Aubrey Allegretti
The Guardian -
Sanya Burgess
Sky News -
Helen Cahill
Mail on Sunday -
Leonie Cater
Politico -
Elaine Chong
BBC -
Amanda Coakley
Freelance -
Susie Coen
Daily Mail -
Eleni Courea
The Times -
Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
Freelance -
Sebastian Klovig Skelton
Computer Weekly -
Samuel Lovett
The Independent -
Nicholas Megaw
Financial Times -
Georgia Murray
Refinery 29 -
Inzamam Rashid
Sky News -
Zesha Saleem
Freelance -
James Walker
France TV -
Lucy White
Daily Mail -
Layla Wright
Freelance -
Harry Yorke
The Telegraph -
Elizabeth Howcroft
Reuters -
Miles Dilworth
Daily Mail -
Matty Edwards
The Bristol Cable -
Joice Etutu
BBC -
Manisha Ganguly
BBC -
Anna Gross
Financial Times -
Eleanor Halls
The Telegraph -
Dan Hastings
Freelance -
Alexandra Heal
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
The 2021 #30ToWatch winners
The 30 to Watch winners, revealed in Spring 2021, 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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