Winner of 2010 Press Freedom Student Journalism Competition announced
Hannah Marshall, studying an MA in Media at Southampton Solent University, is the winner of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition for her article on how new media can positively effect the UK election and the democratic process as a whole.
Download Hannah’s winning entry from the documents sidebar.
The topic of this year's competition was: “Unregulated political comment online helps the democratic process.” Read more about the competition here.
Each year the UK World Press Freedom Day Student Journalism Competition is co-hosted by the UK National Commission for UNESCO and the Press Freedom Network. The competition aims to encouraging students in the UK to consider and define some of the current and emerging challenges facing freedom of the press, both within the UK and globally.
Hannah will be presented with the John Ivinson Memorial Prize for Freedom of Expression at the opening of the 2010 World Press Freedom Day London debate on 9th April. Harry Reeves, Secretary General of the UK National Commission for UNESCO, will present the award.
Find out more about this year’s World Press Freedom Day debate here.
Written: 08/04/2010 , last modified: 08/04/2010
Hannah Marshall receives her award from Harry Reeves, Secretary General of the UKNC