Watson Wyatt Awards for Excellence in HR Journalism - the winners 2008
Celebrating excellence in HR journalism, the Watson Wyatt awards – the first of their genre in the HR field – attracted over 100 entries from journalists working across the national and key specialist HR and trade press.
Clare Muhiudeen, European head of the human capital group at Watson Wyatt, said: "These awards acknowledge the increasing coverage of people management issues in the national and HR press. The quality of entries was better than ever this year. The award winners are those journalists who have written highly thought-provoking articles on the people management issues that are central to the corporate agenda."
The winners and runners up of the Watson Wyatt Awards for Excellence in HR journalism 2008 were as follows:
- HR Journalist of the year
Winner – Lucy Kellaway (Financial Times)
Highly commended – David Bolchover (Freelance)
- HR Journalist Newcomer
Winner – Lucy Phillips (People Management)
Highly commended – Tim Smedley (People Management)
- Training and Development
Winner – Sathnam Sanghera (The Times)
Highly commended – Louisa Peacock (Personnel Today)
- HR Technology, Processes & Outsourcing Category
Winner – Jane Pickard (People Management)
Highly commended – Carrie Dunn (Freelance)
- Executive Remuneration & Corporate Governance Category
Winner – Robert Bruce (Freelance)
Highly commended – Eila Rana (CFO Europe)
- Employee Benefits & Pensions Category
Winner – Peter Crush (Human Resources)
Highly commended – Sarah Coles (Freelance)
- Recruitment, Retention & Motivation Category
Winner – Ross Bentley (Freelance)
Highly commended – Sathnam Sanghera (The Times)
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