Staffordshire University
School pupils snap up journalism prizes
The Future Journalist Awards was hosted by Staffordshire University
The 2021 Future Journalist Awards were organised by Staffordshire University students
Aspiring young reporters have been honoured at the 2021 Future Journalists Awards.
The annual competition is organised by journalism and PR students from Staffordshire University and received more than 200 submissions from school pupils this year.
They covered best written entry, best video and best audio in five age categories.
Josh Kent, a Year 10 student at The Orme Academy, in Wolstanton, had the winning written entry in the Years 10 to 11 category for his article on corruption.
He said: "I really enjoyed getting the opportunity to express my views in this article as it was very topical and something that interests me.
"I enjoy discussing my viewpoints and learning how to better communicate my ideas, something that we are developing at school in our English lessons."
Other overall winners in their category included three pupils from St Gregory's Catholic Primary, in Longton : Alfie Vaughan, Connie Lee and Milly Brown.
Sam Sutton, from St Margaret's CE Junior School, in Wolstanton, and Skyla Munyaneza, from St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary, in Stoke, also picked up first prizes.
And in the secondary age groups, the winners included Painsley Catholic College students Samantha Dalgleish and Erika Lasmane, along with St John Fisher Catholic College students Thomas Pointon and Maria Conlon.
Due to the pandemic, the awards event was held online and broadcast on the university's YouTube channel.
BT Sport broadcaster Matt Smith was a guest speaker. He said: "I'm proud to have a small role in recognising the talent and hard work these aspiring young journalists display.
"In this industry, the first steps can be the hardest, but also the most important."
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