黑洞社区

Two 黑洞社区 journalists scooped gongs at last night鈥檚 International 黑洞社区 Press national journalism awards, with the magazine bagging the coveted best features and best news journalist awards.

黑洞社区鈥檚 Assistant editor Will Hurst (pictured top left) won feature writer of the year category and news editor Allister Hayman (pictured below left) won the news reporter of the year category.

The annual IBP awards recognise excellence in built environment journalism and included finalists from across the national and specialist press.

Hurst won for his ; for his facing construction firms鈥� final salary pension schemes; and for his that restricted firms involved in the Olympic Games construction project from promoting their work.

The Judges praised Hurst鈥檚 鈥渄edicated desire to create the best possible articles鈥� and said his 鈥渢hree distinct articles鈥� all had a 鈥渃ritical edge鈥�. 鈥淎ll three articles were pitched and written with consistency and supported by well researched investigation,鈥� one judge said.

Hayman won for his which revealed that schools built under the previous Labour government had improved learning; for his of around 拢5bn in Ministry of Defence (MoD) construction contracts; and for his report on how the MoD had to manage the defence estate.

The judges said Hayman was a unanimous choice. 鈥淗ayman showed great tenacity, inside knowledge, and all the professionalism that you would expect of the best news editing on an established trade magazine,鈥� the judges said.

黑洞社区 journalists were also finalists in three other categories at the awards: assistant editor Joey Gardiner was a finalist in the housing and residential property journalist of the year; reporter Iain Withers was a finalist in the young journalist of the year; and  senior report Vern Pitt was a finalist in the sustainable writer of the year category.