Kentish Gazette reporter Katie Alston scoops top accolade
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Kentish Gazette reporter Katie Alston has scooped the title of
WF Deedes Young Journalist of the Year.
Katie, 23, who has been with the Gazette since April 2009, was
presented with the accolade at the Shepherd Neame Journalist of the
Year Awards ceremony on Friday.
The judges described Katie as persistent,
determined and meticulous, with an excellent understanding of
multimedia reporting, and a proactive approach to sourcing
stories.
They said: “From handling the sensitive issue
of a random attack on a young girl, to revealing the use of illegal
workers in Herne Bay and Canterbury, she shows considerable tact
and works well under pressure.”
It was a successful year overall for the KM,
with Simon Tulett of the Gravesend Messenger highly commended
in the same category as Katie, and KM Group political editor
Paul Francis named Kent Journalist of the Year for the third
time.
The Gravesend & Dartford Messenger won the
Canterbury Jack Campaign of the Year Award for its Everyone Counts
campaign, which raised £200,000 in two months to save the Ellenor
Lions Hospice.
KMG managing editor Ron Green, from
Canterbury, who worked for the Group for 30 years and recently took
early retirement, also received a Shepherd Neame Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Jonathan Neame, chief executive of Shepherd
Neame, said: “We have been sponsoring these awards for more than 20
years and we’re proud to be able to reward the achievements of
Kent’s best journalists and the valuable news service they provide
the county. It has been a tough time for media groups but we’re
very encouraged by the dedication and quality of the entries we
received.”
Monday, February 01 2010
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