Towers Watson Awards for Excellence in HR Journalism 2010

2010 Winners

Celebrating excellence in HR journalism, the Towers Watson awards, now in their fifth year, attracted 138 entries from over 88 journalists working across the national, regional and HR trade press. On top of this, 16 titles entered the award for publications, the HR Publication of the Year, up from eight last year.

Chantal Free, UK head of Talent & Reward at Towers Watson, said: "Last year showed some dramatic changes, pushing business firmly to the front of newspapers and magazines. These awards continue to seek out, recognise and reward excellence amongst HR journalists in the national, regional and trade press. The submissions show that in these times HR management issues are both important and high on the corporate agenda.”

The winners and highly commended of the Towers Watson Awards for Excellence in HR journalism 2010 were as follows:

Nationals category
Winner - Stefan Stern, Financial Times
Highly commended - Michael Skapinker, Financial Times

Regional media category
Winner - Paul Hill, Eastern Daily Press
Highly commended - Greg Wright, Yorkshire Post

Professional/trade media category
Winner - Sian Harrington, Human Resources
Highly commended - Hashi Syedain, freelance

Newcomer category
Winner - Kat Baker, Personnel Today
Highly commended - Katie Pattullo, Talent Management Review

Training & development category
Winner - Tim Smedley, People Management
Highly commended - Peter Crush, Human Resources

Employee benefits & pensions category
Winner - Owen Walker, Pensions Management
Highly commended - Matthew Craig, freelance

Recruitment, retention & motivation category
Winner - Tim Smedley, People Management
Highly commended - Jackie Switzer, freelance

HR Publication of the Year
Human Resources
Professional Pensions