THE chief reporter with the Highland News has been named Journalist of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards.
Inverness-based Eilidh Davies was – say the organisers – “the unanimous choice of the judges, having also won the Reporter of the Year title and being shortlisted in the Top Story of the Year category”.
In an announcement, Gordon Fyfe, chair of the media awards’ judging panel, is quoted, as saying: “Eilidh produced an excellent portfolio of news reports and features, all with a strong human interest element. She is a worthy winner and joins an elite group of writers and photographers to lift this coveted prize.”
The winners are:
Best Use of Gaelic
Shona MacDonald, BBC Alba
Best Use of Digital Media
Am Pàipear Uist
Photographer of the Year
Trevor Martin, freelance, Inverness
Top Shot of the Year
Willie Urquhart, West Highland Free Press
Young Journalist of the Year and the Alex Main Trophy
David Kerr, The Press and Journal, Inverness
Sports Reporter of the Year
Euan Paterson, Oban Times
Reporter of the Year and the Jim Love Memorial Trophy
Eilidh Davies, Highland News
Top Story of the Year
Jane Candlish, The Press and Journal, Inverness
Feature Writer of the Year
Jim Tait, Shetland Times
Community Newspaper of the Year
Am Pàipear, Uist
Newspaper of the Year
Strathspey and Badenoch Herald
Journalist of the Year
Eilidh Davies, Highland News
Barron Trophy for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
Neil MacPhail, The Press and Journal, Inverness
