Revived awards Attract Positive Response
Journalists and media students from across the East and West Midlands will be competing for the honours at this year’s Midlands Media Awards, being held at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham, on 14 November.
Almost 250 entries have been received, with the Student Feature Writer of the Year, Student Story of the Year and Student Magazine of the Year categories being the most hotly contested.
Llewela Bailey (pictured), chairman of Birmingham Press Club, which is organising the event, said: “The Awards are being revived for the first time since the outbreak of Covid and we are delighted to have had such a positive response. We have had a terrific response from Universities and I believe the fact that more than 70 media students have entered categories specifically aimed at them augurs well for the future of the industry.”
She added: “I would also like to record our appreciation for invaluable support from Birmingham Airport, Birmingham Chinatown Business Association, HSBC UK and the University of Worcester.”
The tickets, for a three-course meal and a welcoming drink, are priced at £60 each. A table of ten is priced at £540.
Individual tickets for students are available for £35.
A drinks reception will be from 6-7 pm with meal sit-down at 7.30
Dress code: Gentlemen, lounge suit. Ladies: Dress Elegantly
For those wishing to stay overnight at the hotel, the Macdonald Burlington is offering a 10 per cent discount. Phone 0121 643 9191 and let them know you are attending the Midlands Media Awards. The offer is valid until October 31.
Tickets may be purchased by paying into The Birmingham Press Club account. Sort code 20-07-82. Account number 00463000.
The nomination for Student Business Journalist of the Year is:
Anna Boyne, University of Nottingham
The nominations for Student Digital Journalist of the Year are:
Iona Goodall, University of Lincoln
Kseniia Yakutina, Birmingham City University
Aimee Morley, Birmingham City University
Kienna Dennis, Birmingham City University
Isabel Matthews, Birmingham City University
Anna Boyne, University of Nottingham
Eryn Macaulay, Birmingham City University
Anna Bickerton, University of Warwick
Matthew Tennant, University of Worcester
The nominations for Student Feature Writer of the Year are:
Abigail Mableson, University of Warwick
Jamie Michael Johnson, University of Lincoln
Amina Ali, De Montfort University
Molly Rose Lee, De Montfort University
Jessica Bourne, De Montfort University
Sam Robert Thomas, University of Worcester
Erin Louise Sandy, University of Warwick
Kseniia Yakutina, Birmingham City University
Amelia Grace Farmer, University of Warwick
William Raven, University of Warwick
Rhi Storer, University of Lancashire
Tom Ryan, University of Warwick
Anna Boyne, University of Nottingham
Gemma West, De Montfort University
James Watson, University of Warwick
Tegan Maass, Nottingham Trent University
Rachel Gore, University of Warwick
Anna Bickerton, University of Warwick
Odette Dyer, University of Warwick
The nominations for Student Sports Journalist (Broadcast) are:
Jamie Riley, Birmingham City University
Matthew Tennant, University of Worcester
The nominations for Student Sports Journalist (Print) are:
Jamie Michael Johnson, University of Lincoln
Rian Davids Fearnehough, De Montfort University
Rachel Gore, University of Warwick
Owen Jephcote, Birmingham City University
The nominations for Student Magazine of the Year are:
Power Play: Jamie Johnson, University of Lincoln
The Ring Revisited: Noah Cole, University of Lincoln
Popular Music Zines: Poppy Herbert, Birmingham City University
Demon: Jessica Bourne and Molly Lee, De Montfort University
Reflect: Hayley Williams, Birmingham City University
Lingo: Emma Burnett & Team, University of Nottingham
Big Slay: Kareena Rana, Birmingham City University
Perspectives: William Raven, Perspectives, University of Warwick.
The Boar: Anna Bickerton, University of Warwick
The British Explorer: Freya Merritt-Webb, University of Worcester
Obiter Dicta: Odette Dyer University of Warwick
The nominations for Student Photographer of the Year are:
Afridjan Bracaj, Birmingham City University
Rachel Pui, Birmingham City University
Feyisayo Awosika, Birmingham City University
Martin Li-Xiang Day, University of Warwick
Zach O’Brien, Birmingham City University
Saarah Bano, Birmingham City University
Mia Huckfield, Birmingham City University
The nominations for Student Radio Journalist of the Year are:
Oliver John Castle, University of Lincoln
Kseniia Yakutina, Birmingham City University
Hajera Tasneem, Birmingham City University
Oliver Philips, Birmingham City University
Alexandra Ughulu, Birmingham City University
Kara Joubert, University of Lincoln
The nominations for Student Television Journalist of the Year are:
Emil Philip, Birmingham City University
Sidra Zaffar, Coventry University
Oziel Cabady, University of Northampton
Aiden Holland, University of Worcester
Matthew Thomas Tennant, University of Worcester
The nominations for Student Story of the Year are:
Oziel Cabady, University of Northampton
Isobel Shaw, Coventry University
Emil Philip, Birmingham City University
Rachel Gore, University of Warwick
Abigail Mableson, University of Warwick
Aiden Holland, University of Worcester
Anna Boyne, University of Nottingham
Anna Bickerton, University of Warwick
Gemma West, De Montfort University
Jemma Nicole Robinson, University of Lincoln
Matthew Tennant, University of Worcester
Merryn Hobson, University of Lincoln
Molly Rose Lee, De Montford University
Odette Dyer, University of Warwick
Sidra Zaffar, Coventry University
Oliver Castle, University of Lincoln
Tom Ryan, University of Warwick
