13 May 2010:
London’s young journalists attend prestigious awards at Mansion
House
The Lord Mayor of the City of London has invited five London
young people with a passion for journalism to attend the
prestigious Wincott Awards lunch, held today at Mansion House.
Now in their 40th year, the presentation of the Wincott awards
represents one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the
journalistic calendar attended by senior journalists (including
Lionel Barber – editor of the Financial Times and Robert Peston –
the BBC’s Business Editor) and leading figures from business and
the City. The guest speaker will be Paul Volcker, chairman of
President Obama's Economic Advisory Board.
Five students from the Young Journalists’ Academy (YJA) – an
institution for London state school students trying to break into
journalism - attended the lunch and were given the opportunity to
question key industry figures and to get a real insight into the
world of journalism.
Lord Mayor of the City of London, Nick Anstee who hosted the
awards says, “It is imperative that we recognise our journalistic
talent, not just amongst those at the top of their profession but
also amongst those who are just starting out.
Allowing promising youngsters access to these prestigious awards
for the first time will, I hope, highlight the challenges and
rewards associated with working in an industry which is notoriously
difficult to break into.”
The Wincott awards reward outstanding acheivement in economic
and financial journalism; in print, broadcast and online media.
Past winners include:
- Dan Roberts – Business Editor of the Guardian, previously City
Editor of the Sunday Telegraph
- Robert Peston – BBC Business Editor, previously Assistant
Editor of the Sunday Telegraph
- Evan Davis – Broadcast journalist, presenting BBC Dragon’s Den
and programmes for BBC Radio 4
- Adrian Chiles – Broadcast journalist, previously Presenter of
BBC Working Lunch
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Notes to Editors
The City of London Corporation:
As the body providing local government services to the Square Mile,
the City of London Corporation’s primary role is to support and
enhance the business City – a world-leading international financial
and related business services centre. The City of London
Corporation is also committed to working with its neighbours to
support the regeneration of local communities. The City of London
or “Square Mile” shares its borders with some of the country’s most
deprived boroughs where unemployment remains high. The City of
London Business Traineeship programme brings together these two
objectives; helping the City to attract high calibre, well
motivated staff able to meet its skill needs, whilst also looking
to local sources to attract talented individuals as future members
of the workforce.
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation
The Wincott Awards:
The Wincott Foundation was set up in 1969 in honour of Harold
Wincott – a distinguished economic journalist. It seeks to
contribute to a better understanding of economic issues, mainly by
supporting and encouraging high-quality economic, financial and
business journalism, in the UK and internationally. The Wincott
Awards have been running for 40 years.
www.wincott.co.uk
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