Background
The听澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 Social Work Journalism Awards听were launched in 2023 to celebrate creative, informed and sensitive reporting that demonstrates an outstanding understanding of the profession.
The winners are announced each year at 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询's annual UK conference.
Nominate great articles or media on social work!
The 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 Social Work Journalism Awards is the UK鈥檚 first ever award scheme to recognise high quality reporting of social work in the media.听
Whether you have read, listened to or watched something great on social work or are a journalist that has created a piece, we want to hear about it! 听Your nomination could be recognised in the 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 UK Social Work Journalism Awards. 听You can nominate multiple times too.
It's part of the association鈥檚 wider campaign to improve public perception of an often misunderstood and misrepresented profession. 听As well as seeking journalists to put forward their own work or that of colleague's, we also want social workers and members of the public to nominate work they believe is worthy of praise.
Nominations for 2025 will open shortly. Keep an eye on this webpage for updates!
When are the awards taking place
The awards ceremony takes place at 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询's annual UK conference in June. Dates and venue for 2025 to be confirmed.
Alison Holt, BBC's social affairs editor, joint winner of the 2023 Outstanding contribution to journalism featuring social work award'I鈥檓 thrilled to have received this award... Hopefully the new awards will encourage more understanding of and reporting about these really important issues.'
Mithran Samuel, editor of Community Care'It鈥檚 an honour to be recognised alongside these talented journalists and by 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询'
How to enter
Who can enter?
The awards are for any UK journalist working in听print or broadcast in the national, regional and specialist media.
The awards also welcome nominations from anyone with an interest in promoting fair, accurate and responsible reporting of social work in the media.
What are the award categories?
- Written journalism in national media
- Written journalism in regional/local media
- Broadcast 鈥 national media
- Broadcast 鈥 regional/local media
- Trade press
- Lived experience (reports in any media that sensitively features service users/people that social workers support)
- Podcast
- Drama - fiction/TV/film/radio featuring social work听
What are we looking for?
The awards seek to recognise reports that show an outstanding understanding of social work and the role of听social workers. This could include the complex issues practitioners and the people they work with face;听the听challenging context in which they work; and the difference social workers听make to people鈥檚 lives.
Who can apply?
Applications can come from individual journalists and media organisations. Social workers and members of the public may also nominate journalists in specific categories.
How do I enter/nominate?
This year, we are asking people to make their nominations using this link 听and, you can make multiple nominations.
If you have any queries email听awards@basw.co.uk
What period do the awards cover?
The awards are for a 12-month period. Details for 2025 will be released shortly.
What's the deadline for entries and nominations?
The deadline for nominations for the Social Work Journalism Awards 2025 will be announced shortly.
All nominations will go through a stringent judging process to create a short list. The winners of each category will be announced at the Awards Night event at 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 UK Conference in June 2025.
When will the awards be announced?
All nominations will go through a stringent judging process to create a short list. The winners of each category will be announced at the Awards Night event at 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 UK Conference in June 2025.
Who鈥檚 judging the awards?
- Dr Ruth Allen - chief executive of 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询
- David Brindle - former social affairs editor of听The Guardian听
- John McGowan - general secretary of the SWU听
- Maggie Fogarty - former Social Work Today reporter and social affairs TV producer
- Maria Leedham 鈥 an applied linguist with the Open University who has researched media portrayals of social work
- Shahid Naqvi - editor of听Professional Social Work听尘补驳补锄颈苍别
- Rebekah Pierre - 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 professional officer and journalist听
- Representatives from 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询's Experts by Experience Group
Why were The 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 Social Work Journalism Awards launched?
We recognise social work is a difficult and complex subject. 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询, as the national organisation for听social workers, wants to recognise journalism that demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the field. There is excellent work out there by journalists who deserve praise. By launching these awards, we aim to acknowledge this and also help improve the public鈥檚 perception of our profession.
The awards are being led by 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 and supported by SWU which together with the Campaign Collective has published听. The guidance has been approved by press regulator IMPRESS.
How we use nomination data
Purpose and lawful basis for processing
Our purpose for processing is to run the annual 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询 Social Work Journalism Awards to celebrate creative, informed and sensitive reporting that demonstrates an outstanding understanding of the profession, we will assess each nomination and pick a winner.
The lawful basis we rely on to process your personal data is article 6(1)(a & f) of the UK GDPR, which allows us to process personal data necessary to perform this task.听 We do not ask for any sensitive personal data.
What we need
The information we ask for is the information we need to assess the nominations we receive, contact shortlisted nominees, publicise their work, and to pick a winner.
If you are nominating someone else for consideration, you will submit your name and contact details along with information about the nomination in an online form. This will include the details of the piece of work as well as a statement about why you are nominating them.
Why we need it
We need personal data of the person making the nomination so that we can contact them with any queries we might have. We need the information about the piece you are nominating to assess the nomination and contact the originator of the piece if they are shortlisted and to publicise their work.
What we do with it
The nominations will be assessed by the judging panel. We will contact shortlisted nominees to tell them that they have been shortlisted. We may also contact the person who nominated the shortlisted candidates to inform them that their nominee has been successful.
We will publish the information about the shortlisted nominees on our own website.
How long we keep it
We will retain nominations for 12 months.
What are your rights?
As we process personal data as part of the award nominations process in our capacity as the Awards owner, you have the right to object to our processing of your personal data. There are legitimate reasons why we may refuse your objection, which depend on why we are processing it.
For more information on your rights, please see听.
2024 Shortlist and winners
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Broadcast National
- Channel 4 News, by Ruben Reuter
- BBC One
- BBC Radio 4,听File On 4听
Winner - Channel 4 News, by Ruben Reuter
Regional Broadcast
- ITV Central News, by Phil Brewster
- UTV Northern Ireland
- BBC South West
Winner - UTV Northern Ireland
Written Journalism National
- The I, by Kia-Elise Green
- The Guardian, by听Debbie Andalo
- The Independent, by Holly Bancroft
Winner - The Independent, by Holly Bancroft
Regional Written
- Belfast Live
- The Press and Journal (Northern and Scottish Highlands), by Stuart Findlay听
- Manchester Evening News, by Paul Britton听
Winner - Manchester Evening News, by Paul Britton听
Trade Press
- Children & Young People Now, by Fiona Simpson
- Community Care, by Anastasia Koutsounia听
- Tes Magazine, by Dan Worth
Winner - Tes Magazine, by Dan Worth
Lived Experience
- Channel 4
- BBC Radio 4
- Community Care together with:
Winners - Channel 听4 and BBC Radio 4
Drama
- BBC1 - Episode 3. A family faces a choice no parent wants to make. When your child is desperately ill, who decides what happens next? Episode 3 features the character 鈥楪reg鈥, an independent social worker (played by Mat Fraser) who has a disability.听听
- BBC1 - Series 2: Episode 2. A feel good drama series about a police detective and his wife based in a Devon seaside town. There is a storyline about them wanting to become foster parents after having tried unsuccessfully to have their own child. They have early meetings with their social worker who chats to them separately about the fostering process.听
- BBC1 - Episode 6, Series 14. Story involving newly qualified social worker Cyril 鈥 case of two abandoned children and their pregnant mother who has also suffered domestic abuse.听
Winner - BBC1 - Episode 6, Series 14.听
Podcasts
- Empowering ourselves
- Racism in social work 鈥 Community Care
- Episode 47 鈥 The working conditions of social workers- to strike or not to strike听
Winner - Episode 47 鈥 The working conditions of social workers- to strike or not to strike听
Outstanding Contribution Award
Catriona Stewart 鈥 The Herald.听
Catriona听has delivered accurate, balanced, and nuanced writing on social work and social issues over the years, including a piece that challenged stigma associated with poverty in Scotland. She has also been a champion of women鈥檚 rights and has put a spotlight on violence against women and girls.
2023 Shortlist and winners
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Print - News
- 鈥 Rachel Hall, The Guardian听
- 鈥 Jamie Roberton, Channel 4 News听
- 鈥 Maurice Fitzmaurice, Belfast Live
- 鈥 Richard Youle, Wales Online听
- council told, BBC News Leeds & West Yorkshire听
- India Pollock, BBC Wales听
- 鈥 Adam Eley & Alison Holt, BBC online听
Winner: 鈥 Richard Youle, Wales Online听
Print - In-depth features
- - Rachel Hall, The Guardian 听(published together with news story)
- 鈥 Anoosh Chakelian, The New Statesman听
- 鈥 Amy Borrett, Sky News听
- , Sharon Shoesmith, The Guardian听
Winner: 鈥 Anoosh Chakelian, The New Statesman听
Broadcast - News
- , Alan Jenkins, 5 News听
- 鈥 Tessa Chapman, 5 News听
- 鈥 Jackie Long, 4 News听
- - Jackie Long, 4 News听
- - Charlotte Lynch and the Shelagh Fogarty show, LBC Radio听
- Steep increase in money being spent by children鈥檚 services on agency social workers 鈥 Alison Holt, BBC News at Six
- - Lucy Kapasi, ITV News Central WITH
Winner: - Lucy Kapasi, ITV News Central WITH
Broadcast - In-depth Features
- - Ed Miliband and Geoff Lloyd, Reasons to be cheerful听听 *Starts 10 mins in
- Protecting our children: a balancing act - Louise Tickle, BBC Panorama听
- - Terri White, BBC Radio 4听
- 鈥 Ben Robinson, BBC File on 4听
- Phone-in about social work [first hour only] - Nicky Campbell Show, BBC Radio Five听
- - Tony Simpson, BBC Radio 4听
Winner: 听 - Terri White, BBC Radio 4听
Trade - News
- 鈥 Mithran Samuel, Community Care听
- Rob Preston, Community Care听
- - Jessica Hill, Local Government Chronicle听
Winner: 听 - Jessica Hill, Local Government Chronicle听
Trade - In-depth features
鈥 Sharmeen Zaiuddin, Community Care听
鈥 Anastasia Koutsounia, Community care听
鈥 Fiona Simpson, Children and Young People Now 听(top article only)
The Social Worker & The Mentor Podcast episode 4听
David Niven, episode 143 Social World Podcast听
Winner: 鈥 Sharmeen Zaiuddin, Community Care听
Outstanding contribution awards
The two winners of the Outstanding Contribution to Journalism Featuring Social Work award were Alison Holt, the BBC鈥檚 social affairs editor, and Mithran Samuel, editor of Community Care.
Alison鈥檚 award was in recognition of a long and distinguished career sensitively reporting on social work and social work-related issues and she said: 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to have received this award. The stories I report on are about the way we live and the impact of changing policies on people.
"Often this is the territory where social workers spend their lives trying to make a difference. Hopefully the new awards will encourage more understanding of and reporting about these really important issues.鈥
Mithran鈥檚 award was for consistent reporting on the social work profession in a clear and balanced way to a specialist audience.
He said:听鈥淢any congratulations to all the winners and shortlisted nominees for their excellent work highlighting the complexities, challenges and successes that constitute social work. It鈥檚 an honour to be recognised alongside these talented journalists and by 澳门六合彩开奖结果查询. The awards are an excellent initiative and I have no doubt they will go from strength to strength and promote much more high-quality journalism about social work in the future.鈥