Press Awards 2007

Recognising outstanding achievement

The first ever Avanta Press Awards, run in conjunction with the Fabian Society, were presented at the Avanta Awards event last year.  The Press Awards recognise and reward journalistic excellence in promoting the employment and skills debate in the public arena.
 
The Judges were Terry Rooney MP, Chair of the Department of Work and Pensions Select Committee; David Simmonds, Chief Executive of The Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion; Sunder Katwala, General Secretary of The Fabian Society; and Janette Faherty, Chief Executive of Avanta.

The winners of the Avanta Press Awards 2007 were:
  • National press – Andrew Taylor of the Financial Times
  • Regional press – Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post
  • Specialist press – Louisa Peacock of Personnel Today

Janette Faherty, said: “By launching the Press Awards last year, we were also able to say ‘thank you’ to those who have helped keep the employment and skills debate high on the public agenda – its rightful place.”

Sunder Katwala, General Secretary of The Fabian Society, said: “The Fabian Society is pleased to be associated with the new Avanta Press Awards, which celebrate the best reporting and analysis of employment issues at local and national level, as well as to encourage more and better public discussion of issues that are crucial, not just to our economy, but to opportunity, life chances and the health of our society.”