Journalist of the Year

2010 Journalist of the Year Award Winners

Nan Spowart with Lesslie Young

Nan Spowart with Lesslie Young

Journalist of the Year award presentation

Fiona Duffy

Our Journalist of the Year is Fiona Duffy.  Her Scottish Daily Mirror feature highlighted a young woman’s long journey to get a correct epilepsy diagnosis.  It impressed the judges including our patron Baroness Veronica Linklater, TV and radio broadcaster Cathy MacDonald, Scottish National Union of Journalists Secretary Paul Holleran and BBC Scotland’s Head of News and Current Affairs, Atholl Duncan.  Runner-up Nan Spowart writing for the Herald was presented with her trophy by Chief Executive Lesslie Young.

pdf Read the winning article, Windows Media Video Watch video of Fiona’s acceptance speech or  View the Press Release


Taking part in the Journalist of the Year award

Each year, we offer a £500 prize and award trophy for the best article about epilepsy. The next award will consider stories printed in the Scottish press and periodicals between 1 February 2010 and 31 January 2011.  Our longstanding award helps to inform the public and raise media awareness of epilepsy issues in Scotland.  A panel of judges, including a Scottish National Union of Journalists representative, select the winning submission.  Entrants may find the following information useful:

Journalists challenge public views about epilepsy
Terminology

Bringing Epilepsy Out of the Shadows

For any nomination enquiries please email lcushen@epilepsyscotland.org.uk or call Laura Cushen on 0141 427 4911.

2009 Journalist of the Year Award Winner

Journalist of the Year award presentation

Lesslie Young with award winner Louisa Pearson

Our Journalist of the Year Award was won by Louisa Pearson for her article in Scotland on Sunday’s Spectrum magazine. Epilepsy Scotland Chief Executive Lesslie Young made the award presentation. Louisa's health feature ‘Fighting fit’’ explained how Dunfermline parents Kelly and Mark Mackenzie agreed to pioneering brain surgery to help their five years old daughter Millie. She would have a quarter of her brain removed in a life-changing operation to reduce uncontrolled seizures.

View the Press Release    pdf Read the winning article

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