MHP recognises young journalism talent
MHP Communications has announced its 30 To Watch 2016, its annual list of young journalists who are “making a difference” to the UK media industry.
Ian Kirby, head of media at MHP, said: “Now in its fifth year, the MHP 30 To Watch continues to champion the rising stars of the media industry, and those who we believe will make the future for the sector particularly vibrant.
“This year’s journalist nominations were particularly strong – so much so that we had to award six Gold winners for the first time. We have been highly impressed by the quality of the longlisted journalists which the judges had to deliberate long and hard over to whittle down.”
The 30 To Watch 2016 are:
- Luke Jones, BBC, Producer
- Amelia Butterly, BBC Newsbeat, Online journalist
- Jamie Ross, Buzzfeed, Scotland Correspondent
- Rossalyn Warren, Buzzfeed, Staff writer
- Larisa Brown, Daily Mail, Political and Defence Correspondent
- Andy Pearce, Financial News, Asset Management Reporter
- Seb Payne, Financial Times, Digital Comment Editor
- Conrad Quilty-Harper, GQ, News Editor
- Tyrone Francis, ITV News, Broadcast Journalist
- Vicki Owen, Mail on Sunday, Business Correspondent
- Simon Murphy, Mail on Sunday, Reporter
- Marie le Conte, Evening Standard, London diary columnist
- Jessica Hamzelou, New Scientist, Biomedical News Reporter
- Luke Lythgoe, Press Association, Staff writer on Snappa desk
- Darren McCaffrey, Sky News, Political correspondent
- Tara Mulholland, Sky News, Social Media Producer
- Kate McCann, The Telegraph, Senior Political Correspondent
- Marion Dakers, The Telegraph, Financial Services Editor
- Sebastian Joseph, The Drum, News Editor
- Jeremy Cliffe, The Economist, Bagehot columnist
- Patrick Kingsley, The Guardian, Migration Correspondent
- Sam Blackledge, Plymouth Herald, Chief Reporter
- Caroline O’Donoghue, The Pool, Social Media Manager
- Lee Price, freelance (formerly Feature Writer and Games Editor for The Sun)
- Lauren Probert, The Sun, Reporter
- Phoebe Luckhurst, The Tab, National Editor
- Ben Riley-Smith, The Telegraph, Political Correspondent
- Lucy Fisher, The Times, Senior Political Correspondent
- Jamie Clifton, VICE, Deputy Editor
- George Arbuthnott, The Sunday Times, Deputy Insight Editor
Special Gold Awards were given to:
- George Arbuthnott, The Sunday Times, Deputy Insight Editor
- Darren McCaffrey, Sky News, Political correspondent
- Larisa Brown, Daily Mail, Political and Defence Correspondent
- Rossalyn Warren Buzzfeed Staff writer
- Lee Price, The Sun, Feature Writer and Games Editor
- Simon Murphy, Mail on Sunday, Reporter
The judges who decided on the Gold Awards included Kirby; Emily Ashton, senior political correspondent at BuzzFeed and former 30 To Watch winner; Adam Batstone, head of digital at MHP and ex-BBC journalist; and Sophy Ridge, senior political correspondent at Sky News and former 30 To Watch winner.
