Graduate scoops BJTC award for best radio report

Isabel Shore, an MA Broadcast Journalism graduate from the class of 2022, won the top prize for her radio project at the 2023 awards yesterday evening.

BJTC Awards 2023 best radio news report winner 2023 isabel shore refugees in rotherham university of sheffield

Judges on the BJTC awards panel described the winning piece, 'Refugees in Rotherham', as a "stand-out, original story which grabbed the listener". 

The story explores the anti-immigration protest - and subsequent counter-protest - that took place outside a Premier Inn in the town, where a number of asylum seekers had been temporarily housed. Protesters on both sides of the argument were featured. 

Isabel said: "I am delighted to have won the BJTC award for Best Radio News Report! It means a lot to have my work recognised by the BJTC and have it seen by the excellent panel of industry professionals.

"It was a challenging story to cover but an important topic that needs to be addressed.

"I am now freelancing between ITV News and Channel 5 News as an Assistant News Editor and would love to move into documentaries and reporting in the future."

You can listen to her award-winning radio report on soundcloud.

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