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MEDIA AWARDS ARE BACK
Entries may now be submitted for the Midlands Media Awards, which are being revived this year for the first time since the Covid outbreak.
The awards are being held at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, on 14 November, with entries covering the period from 31 July 2024 to 31 July 2025.
Entries may be submitted until 22 September by logging onto https://filmfreeway.com/midlandsmediaawards2025 while judging by a panel of experienced journalists, photographers and broadcasters will take place between 29 September and 10 October.
Llewela Bailey, Press Club chairman, said: “The Awards give us the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the region’s media – from print, digital and broadcast to photography – and to acknowledge the efforts of some very talented individuals.”
This year the awards will include a number of categories targeted at media students, with one aimed at PR agencies – highlighting their success with a Campaign of the Year which has generated the most positive media coverage.
The categories are:
Newcomer of the Year
Business Journalist of the Year
Student Business Journalist of the Year
Columnist of the Year
Feature Writer of the Year
Student Feature Writer of the Year
Campaign of the Year
PR Campaign of the Year
Magazine of the Year
Student Magazine of the Year
Supplement of the Year
Sports Journalist of the Year (Broadcast)
Student Sports Journalist of the Year (Broadcast)
Sports Journalist of the Year (Print)
Student Sports Journalist of the Year (Print)
Digital Journalist of the Year
Student Digital Journalist of the Year
News Photographer of the Year
Features Photographer of the Year
Sports Photographer of the year
Student Photographer of the Year
Sports Photographer of the Year
Radio Journalist of the Year
Student Radio Journalist of the Year
Television Journalist of the Year
Student Television Journalist of the Year
News Reporter of the Year (Weekly)
News Reporter of the Year (Daily/Sunday)
Website of the Year
Daily Newspaper of the Year
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
Story of the Year
Student Story of the Year
President’s Student Award
President’s Award
When the Awards were last held, in 2019, Birmingham Live’s Parenting Editor Zoe Chamberlain (seen here receiving her award from journalism trainer Sue Green) won the News Reporter of the Year (Daily) category, while Bev Holder, chief reporter at the Stourbridge News (seen here received her award from NHS senior media relations manager Murray Morse) was named News Reporter of the Year (Weekly). Earlier this year, Bev moved on to become business editor at the Express & Star.
Enquiries to: Llewela Bailey, E-mail: Llewela.bailey@hotmail.com Fred Bromwich, E-mail: fred.bromwich@btinternet.com Peter Brookes, E-mail: peter@brookesmedia.com
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Who are we?
Birmingham Press Club was formed in 1865 and is the oldest press club in the world.
Over the decades the club has had thousands of members including many prestigious personalities from the world of Midlands journalism.
You can read more about the history of the club in the About Us section.
Our Events
Nowadays the club has members across a wide range of media and business including newspapers, radio, television, public relations, marketing, accountancy, the legal profession and more. This represents a first-class pool of contacts and excellent opportunities for networking at our many events.
These events include monthly get-togethers (free drinks for members!), a series of debates on media matters and our famous Christmas Lunch, usually held at a Birmingham venue.
Our Awards
However, our biggest event is the annual Midlands Media Awards.
We attract entries from Lincolnshire in the east to Shropshire and Herefordshire in the west, Staffordshire in the north to Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire in the south and everywhere in between.
Categories include newspapers, radio, television and PR.
We also organise the annual Midlands Media Students Awards aimed at students taking media degrees and awards at Midlands universities and Further Education colleges. Many of our winners and Highly Commended students have secured their first jobs having come to prominence in these prestigious awards.