The Work Foundation's Workworld Awards Winners Announced

The Work Foundation's Workworld Awards Winners Announced

LONDON, January 19/PRNewswire/ -- The 19th annual Work Foundation Workworld Awards, sponsored by AMEC plc
and celebrating excellence in journalism on the subjects of work, business,
management and economics, were announced tonight.

The Awards drew more high quality entries than ever before from across
all areas of the media and included strong representation from print, online
and broadcast journalists. The winners were revealed in front of a packed
audience of their peers and presented with their Award by guest speaker
Andrew Marr. Sir Peter Mason, chief executive of AMEC plc, presented a
special AMEC Lifetime Achievement Award to former Financial Times stalwart
Robert Taylor.

Will Hutton, Chief Executive, The Work Foundation, said, "There were more
entries to the awards this year and the standard was very high indeed. This
of course meant it was a very tough job for the judges. In the end though,
every winner attracted the unanimous support of all the judges and we believe
we have an exceptional crop of winners.

Award winners with judges comments:

Online award Silicon.com

One of this website's greatest strengths is that it sticks to its
knitting. It clearly understands its users and delivers the information they
need. This website and its content represents a neat and perfect example of
the way the Internet should be used, showing a great range of delivery media.

Journalist to watch - Jackie Range - Dow Jones

All professions need regular transfusions of fresh talent and there is a
mood at the moment - and not without some foundations - that aims to
denigrate all forms of media. This is damaging for the profession and
potentially could harm that much needed flow of talent. This year's
journalist to watch is just the sort of talent the profession needs. She has
an eye for detail, flair, writing talent and objectivity. She manages to
examine both sides of the argument thoroughly and in an interesting way. It
is refreshing to find such a different approach to analysing a story as the
one we found in the writing of Jackie Range of Dow Jones.

Regional newspaper journalist - Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post

Regional journalism may not get its fair share of resources but it is
without doubt more trusted than the national media. This journalist manages
to engage and then draw in the reader. It is virtually impossible to stop
once you have begun one of his pieces. And he does so with attitude. He has
established his own voice while examining national stories from a local
angle.

Regional broadcast journalist - Wales@Work

This programme has won before in these awards and will doubtless win
again. It is of the highest calibre. It tackles issues of national interest
but from a clearly regional angle. In every way it is an exemplary programme.

Scoop of the year - Matthew Gwyther and Andrew Saunders of Management
Today

Scoops can take many forms, but this one shows how far they influence the
national media. Seemingly a simple, but meaty interview with senior
management at Manchester United, this article became a central part of an
even bigger story around the bid by the Glazer family to take over the UK's
biggest football club. It is very well written with an exceptionally good use
of quotes.

Print journalist of the year - Peter Gumbel

This journalist has a supreme style and confidence with which he
undertakes big subjects. He consistently produces terrific and essential
writing and real ambition and scope. His story on Europe was a very 'high
tariff' issue and one that had seemingly been covered exhaustively, but he
managed to refresh and extend it. Last year he was magazine journalist of the
year this year he has won print journalist.

Magazine feature journalist - Iain Carson

This journalist's articles are models of how industry-wide pieces should
be written. He has a proven ability to bring alive even seemingly dry
subjects and his work on the car industry is truly original and captivating.
His articles are examples of why the Economist maintains its reputation for
quality.

Magazine columnist - Richard Reeves

This writer always manages to surprise the reader with a thought that
challenges convention. While we might not always agree with his arguments, we
unfailingly enjoy reading them. This ability to simultaneously delight and
challenge the reader is what defines a great columnist and provocateur and
noone does it better than this year's magazine columnist winner Richard
Reeves.

Newspaper feature of the year - Sathnam Sanghera

This young journalist from the FT burst onto the scene last year in a
blaze of glory. Since then his writing has gone from strength-to-strength. He
introduces us to characters we would not normally meet, consider or even read
about. There is a lightness of touch to his writing that ensures his articles
are a destination read and he has already built a strong and loyal following.
His is a unique voice, set to grow stronger.

Radio programme - Today

It's been a relatively turbulent couple of years for this programme. It
has been at the centre of the political controversy de nos jours and has come
out scathed but still smiling. As a feature of our broadcasting landscape it
has recently seemed to capture a new level of energy. Its entries for this
year's award were simply quality journalism and quality story telling,
allowing the three hours of programme time to work to its advantage in
revealing new elements of a complex story. As a programme it manages an
unparalleled mix of news and analysis. This year's radio programme award goes
to the business team of BBC's Today programme.

TV magazine programme - The Money Programme

This category was incredibly hotly contested with the most eclectic range
of entries - all strong, all original and some highly innovative indeed. In
fact through the judges discussions we needed to check the entry terms for
this category in order to help us come to a clear decision.

As a consequence the judges wanted to offer a special commendation to CNN
Global Office. The judges thought that this was the high quality programme
that shows just what CNN is capable of. It is bright and pacy and
surprisingly irreverent.

However the winning entry once again demonstrates real intelligence and
panache. For example, the programme on Tesco refreshed a story we know well
with a wealth of forensically mined detail. It is magazine documentary
television-making at its best, capable of capturing the attention of even the
most casual viewer. Once again, the makers have moved the game on in their
ability to tell a story visually.

Broadcast news Journalist - Stephanie Flanders

This was an incredibly tight category, probably the strongest shortlist
of all the categories. Each entrant produced pieces that captivated and
educated the viewer at the same time. What impressed us the most about this
year's winner was her growing ease in front of camera which has in no way
reduced the acuity of her insights and her ability to remain unflappable in
almost any circumstance. She is capable of unpicking the deepest thoughts and
workings of the Treasury and then explaining them to a mass audience.

Finally the judges also asked me to say on their behalf that the quality
of Personnel Today's entries across a wide range of categories was quite
outstanding even though those entries were pipped to the post in each
category they entered .

AMEC lifetime achievement award - Robert Taylor, presented by Sir Peter
Mason, CEO of AMEC plc

I've been asked to present the next award to someone that the judges
wanted to recognise for his overall achievements through a lifetime of
working at the forefront of industrial and employment relations journalism.
His first post in journalism was on the political staff of The Economist. But
his next post as the Industrial correspondent of New Society magazine was the
launch pad for 30 years of acute observation and comment on Britain's
industrial and employment relations climate.

After 11 years at The Observer as their labour editor he joined the
Financial Times, first as their Nordic correspondent - hence his love of all
things Swedish - and then going on to be their first employment editor until
he semi-retired from journalism in 2001 to focus on academic work and writing
and advising the European Trade Union Confederation in Brussels.

He is one of the country's most eminent thinkers on organised labour and
the trade union movement and the author of many distinguished books,
pamphlets and essays as well as countless erudite articles. I am therefore
delighted to give this year's lifetime achievement award to Robert Taylor.

The judges were David Lloyd; Mike Smith of Carbon, Michele Kurland of the
BBC; Denise Kingsmill; Richard Donkin of the FT; Charles Reynolds from AMEC;
Simon Caulkin of The Observer; Nick Isles and Will Hutton of The Work
Foundation.

Notes to Editors:

- The Work Foundation exists to inspire and deliver improvements to
performance through improving the quality of working life. It believes that
productive, high performance organisations are those committed to making work
more fulfilling, fun, inspirational and effective, and through engaging their
workforce succeed in integrating the many aims crucial to organisational
success. www.theworkfoundation.com <http://www.theworkfoundation.com>

- Photos of the winners are available from the Press Office.

- The awards were sponsored by AMEC plc. AMEC plc is an international
project management and services company that designs, delivers and supports
infrastructure assets for customers worldwide across the public and private
sectors. AMEC employs 45,000 people in more than 40 countries, generating
annual revenues of around GBP5 billion. AMEC's shares are traded on the
London Stock Exchange where the company is listed in the Support Services
sector (LSE: AMEC.L).

Source: The Work Foundation

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