Midlands Media Students Awards back on the calendar

The talents of the Midlands’ next-generation journalists and photographers are to be showcased at an awards ceremony hosted by Birmingham Press Club.

The Press Club is to revive the Midlands Media Students’ Awards, after a two-year break.

Llewela Bailey (pictured) who is chairman of the Press Club, said: “The region has a wealth of emerging talent that, I am sure, will guarantee the Midlands continuing to be a hotspot for the development of those working in the media industry.

“So it is with great pleasure that we are able to recognise such talent by bringing back the media students awards, at the same time acknowledging the support of the region’s universities and colleges, whose range of journalism courses are shaping the skills of those who will be at the forefront of their industry in the future.”

The awards, originally launched to coincide with the Press Club’s 150thanniversary in 2015, will this year be held on 10 April at Mama Roux’s, Digbeth’s latest leisure venue situated at Lower Trinity Street, Birmingham, B9 4AG. Individual tickets are priced at £30, Inc VAT.

Awards categories will include broadcasting, culture, data journalism, features, news, photography, social media and photography.

Event organiser Jo Jeffries said that the deadline for receipt of entries was 7 March. A shortlist would be announced after a thorough judging process by a raft of existing established journalists and industry professionals.