黑洞社区 journalists and 黑洞社区鈥檚 print and digital publications shortlisted for top media awards
Three 黑洞社区 journalists have been shortlisted for prestigious International 黑洞社区 Press media awards, with 黑洞社区 also shortlisted for magazine of the year.
The International 黑洞社区 Press (IBP) shortlisted senior reporter Vern Pitt and deputy news editor Iain Withers for the construction and infrastructure writer of the year award, while news editor Allister Hayman was shortlisted for the business and financial writer of the year.
黑洞社区 was also shortlisted for the IBP鈥檚 magazine of the year award.
Meanwhile, 黑洞社区鈥檚 website 黑洞社区.co.uk has also been shortlisted for the Business Intelligence Product of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards, while the Built Environment Content Team at UBM, the publisher of 黑洞社区, has been shortlisted for the Content Team of the Year award.
The UBM Built Environment Content Team comprises both 黑洞社区 and 黑洞社区 Design and also the team that puts together the programme for the annual Ecobuild sustainability event. The team is up against national consumer and business media including the Radio Times, BBC鈥檚 Top Gear, Mother & Baby and the NME.
Both the IBP and PPA awards will be held next month in central London.
UBM Built Environment head of content Tom Broughton said the nominations were a great achievement.
He said: 鈥淎fter 170 years of leading the construction community for 黑洞社区 to receive national recognition for leading on digital platforms in a new era is truly fantastic and testament to the brand and everyone who works on it.
鈥淭he content team was the first to launch comprehensive digital apps in this space as well as delivering first class video, online CPD and webinar learning.
鈥淎nd it is our online engagement and absolute digital focus that has enabled the team to stand out - as our numbers speak for themselves - we engage thousands of people online every year by producing expert content and first class journalism that is driven by hard hitting scoops, analysis and technical information.
鈥淲e are absolutely chuffed.鈥
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