NewsBrands Ireland, the representative body for Ireland’s newspapers, has announced the shortlist for the Business Journalist of the Year category in the annual NewsBrands Journalism Awards.
The awards have 24 categories spanning all areas and disciplines of modern journalism. Entry to the Journalism Awards is open to any work published in print, website, online, mobile, video, or audio from any NewsBrands Ireland member title.
In the business journalist category, the six contenders are:
- Lorcan Allen, Business Post
- Mark Paul, The Irish Times
- Peter O’Dwyer, Business Post
- Adrian Weckler, Irish Independent
- Colin Coyle, The Sunday Times
- Samantha McCaughren, Sunday Independent
The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on 17 November in Dublin’s Mansion House.
Business Plus is sponsoring the business journalist award.
In Association with
Editor Nick Mulcahy commented: “The NewsBrands awards mean a lot to journalists and their employers. Ireland has a very high standard of business journalism, both in terms of reporting and commentary.
“I know from experience that the judging process is rigorous, and this year NewsBrands has assembled 57 judges to assess the hundreds of awards entries.
“Those judges include Frank Fitzgibbon, Brendan Keenan, Tom McEnaney and Emmet Oliver, who have been through the business journalism mill and are well placed to make a considered decision.”
Google News Initiative is the Gold Sponsor of the awards, with Newspaper Licensing Ireland sponsoring the Young Journalist category.
Ann Marie Lenihan, CEO of the NewsBrands Ireland, said: “We are delighted to partner with Google News Initiative for this year’s awards and to welcome our category sponsors Business Plus and Newspaper Licensing Ireland.
“Our annual awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all that we value in Irish journalism from ground-breaking scoops and investigations, to reports and analysis of domestic and global events, to sporting glories and much more.”
Sandra Whitney, managing director, Global Partnerships, Google, stated: “We are delighted to see multi-platform news journalism celebrated across digital innovation, podcasts and video journalism as well as in traditional forms of media, and would like to offer congratulations to all those nominated and receiving awards this year.”
Claire Grady, chair of the judging panel, said the role of journalism in a democratic society is as important as ever. “This year’s shortlists represent the best examples of stories that shine a light into dark places, make sense of the world around us, and/or keep us entertained,” she added.
The full awards shortlist can be viewed here
The overall Journalist of the Year will also be announced at the awards ceremony. Previous winners include Aoife Moore and Paul Hosford, Mark Tighe, Catherine Fegan, Kitty Holland and Simon Carswell.
- For details on tickets for the awards event, contact Lisa Buckley on (087) 777 9259 or email lbuckley@newsbrands.ie.
