HRreview recognised at Towers Watson’s Awards for Excellence in HR Journalism

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HRreview, online HR news service, took the top honours for Online HR Publications of the Year. The judges felt that the winning publication tackled innovative, engaging and thought-provoking issues. They also liked HRreview for its readily available content and usability.

Other awards went to Andrew Hill from the Financial Times who won the National Media HR Journalist of the Year award and Chris Holland from the Bradford Telegraph and Argus who won the Regional Media HR Journalist of the Year award. Gabriella Jóźwiak was named best HR Newcomer for her work in Payroll World.

Chantal Free, HR Award judge and UK head of rewards, talent and communications at Towers Watson, said: “The judges were taken aback by the number of high-quality entries that we received this year and although many of the categories proved difficult to decide on, we were very pleased with the calibre of winners this year. HR management issues continue to be high on the agenda for all businesses and informative, fresh-thinking journalism continues to provoke debate and add to our knowledge and understanding of these issues.

“We would like to thank all of the journalists who took the time to enter the awards and offer congratulations to our worthy winners. A special mention should go to the HR Newcomers category which was one of the strongest and most competitively fought awards this year. The judges all agreed that the quality of entries in this category bodes well for the future of HR journalism.”

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The annual awards, now in its seventh year, attracted over 90 entries, for the ten categories, from around 60 journalists working across the national, regional and HR trade media.

The judging panel comprised respected figures from the UK’s Human Resources profession including: Steve Hoblyn (Astellas Pharma), Oonagh Ryden (BT Global Services), Graham Snowdon (The Guardian and last year’s National journalist winner), Jim Crawley and Chantal Free (from Towers Watson’s Talent & Reward practice).

Category and winners and commendations:

HR Journalist of the Year – National Media
Winner: Andrew Hill, Financial Times
Highly Commended: Peter Crush, Freelance

HR Journalist of the Year – Professional/Trade Media
Winner: David Woods, HR Magazine
Highly Commended: Nick Martindale, Freelance

HR Journalist of the Year – Regional Media
Winner: Chris Holland, Telegraph and Argus, Bradford
Highly Commended: Niki Chesworth, Evening Standard

Best HR Newcomer
Winner: Gabriella Jóźwiak, Payroll World
Highly Commended: Calum Di Lieto, askGrapevine HR

Recruitment and Engagement Journalist of the Year
Winner: Jane Bird, Financial Times
Highly Commended: Dee Dee Doke, Recruiter

Business and Executive Pay Journalist of the Year
Winner: Alex Blyth, Pay & Benefits
Highly Commended: David Woods, HR Magazine

Employee Benefits and Pensions Journalist of the Year
Winner: Debbie Lovewell, Employee Benefits
Highly Commended: John Greenwood, Freelance

Talent Management and Career Development Journalist of the Year
Winner: David Woods, HR Magazine
Highly Commended: Niki Chesworth, Evening Standard

Online HR Publication of the Year
Winner: HR Review

Print HR Publication of the Year
Winner: HR Magazine

Pamela Flores is an events professional with experience at Symposium Events, a UK-based conference and events organization. She has worked in editorial and event coordination roles within the HR and expatriate management sector, contributing to the organization of major conferences including the Expatriate Management and Global Mobility conference. Her background spans online editorial work and events management within the professional conference industry.

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