Winners of the 2009 Workworld Media Awards

The winners, with judges’ comments follow below: 

Lifetime Achievement Award
Alan Jones, industrial correspondent, Press Association:
  

Alan is well-known, well-liked and well-respected widely among his peers, and especially by those who know a bit about work, employment and trade unions. He has been with his employer for 28 years. He’s astonishingly productive – the quantity of high quality copy he turns out is breathtaking. He’s quick – and he more or less delivers an instant turnaround on most stories. And he’s knowledgeable – not that many people these days actually understand how trade unions work, as he does.

Alan Jones - Winner of Lifetime Achievement Award   
Columnist of the Year Award
Simon Caulkin
, former management editor at The Observer, now freelance:

For his gripping, well-written and insightful writing. Simon combines depth of knowledge with an ability to bring alive whatever subjects he covers. 

 Simon Caulkin

Journalist to Watch Award
Emily Ford
, The Times:

For her tight, interesting and nicely written copy and for the way she has imaginatively tackled unusual issues.

 Will Hutton announcing Emily Ford as winner of Journalist to Watch  

For Journalist to Watch, the judges also wanted to give a special commendation to Emma Simpson of BBC TV News:

For the accomplished way she manages to pack into a very short report not only an individual’s compelling story but also for how she weaves in the wider economic context.

Broadcast News Reporter of the Year Award
Faisal Islam, Channel 4 News:

His excellent writing converts abstract economics to something accessible to all, informing viewers in a compelling and original way.

Rachel Jupp, producer, collecting the award on Faisal's behalf

Online Journalist of the Year Award
Clare Matheson, BBC News Online:

What makes her work really stand out is the verve, energy and sheer unusualness she brings to the subject. She gets great interviews and brings a quirky magic to the reporting of business issues online.

Claire Matheson, fourth from the left

For Online Journalist of the Year Award, the judges also wanted to give a special commendation to Anthony Reuben, BBC News Online:

for his terrific and consistently thorough reporting and use of the medium.

Feature Journalist of the Year Award
Philip Thornton
, Freelance:

For his wide-ranging, crisp and well-written pieces across a variety of different outlets.

For feature Writer of the Year award, the judges also wanted to give a special mention to Graham Hiscott from the Daily Mirror for his piece on Rhyl or 'Costa Del Dole':

A gripping, raw and humane look at how unemployment was affecting a community..

Broadcast Programme of the Year
Business Daily
, BBC World Service:

For some brilliant and groundbreaking reporting on global business issues that always seems to manage to be both eye-opening and well-judged.

Business Daily Team

Reporter of the Year Award
Edmund Conway, The Daily Telegraph:

For his exclusive scoops, tremendous variety and for consistently delivering good solid stories that tick all the boxes in the sought out criteria.
 

Edmund Conway