Melon Communications MD, Helen Toomey Hesk has been appointed to the judging panel of Midlands Media Awards and Student Awards for the second year running.
The awards are organised by Cloud 9 Event Management on behalf of The Birmingham Press Club, which holds the crown of the oldest press club in world.
The Midlands Media Awards and Student Awards celebrate the very best of media talent and its diversity throughout the Midlands region. Designed to recognise core-values, creativity and headlines, the best editorial teams, news and sports photographers, journalists and new talent. The awards will be announced at a glittering ceremony at The Birmingham Repertory Theatre on 20 October 2016.
Helen said ‘I am looking forward to appraising this years’ entries in the ‘Campaign of the Year category’. I feel privileged to see evidence of such a high standard and quality of work. I could appreciate when I judged last year, the creativity, skill, attention to detail and time that went into each entry’
The award categories are as follows:
Blogger of the Year
Business Journalist of the Year
Campaign of the Year
Columnist of the Year
Feature Writer of the Year
Headline of the Year
Journalist of the Year
Magazine of the Year
Public Choice
Newcomer of the Year
Newspaper of the Year
News Photo of the Year
News Reporter of the Year (Daily) or (Weekly)
News Website of the Year
Radio Journalist of the Year
Scoop of the Year
Sports Photographer of the Year
Supplement of the Year
The Tony Flanagan News Photographer of the Year Award
TV Journalist of the Year
To submit your entry please note the deadline is 5 August 2016. Find out more at www.midlandsmediaawards.co.uk
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