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Written by Craig Wilson Friday, 05 June 2009 14:37

The Student wins prestigious award

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Edinburgh University's student-run publication, The Student, has been judged Scotland's best student newspaper at the prestigious Herald Student Press Awards.

The Student beat off competition from other papers including The Journal and the Glasgow Guardian to win the Best Newspaper category at the awards ceremony on Tuesday. The competition is organised by The Herald newspaper, and is recognised as being the premier journalism award for students in Scotland.

Edinburgh University students Sarah Morrison and Simon Mundy also picked up trophies for individual performance. The Student's Sarah Morrison won the Best News Writer category. The Journal's Simon Mundy won the Best Features Writer and the overall Student Journalist of the Year categories. They both took home cash prizes and will have summer internships with The Herald.

The Student also received further nominations including James Ellingworth for Best News Writer, Julia Sanchez for Best Photographer and Misa Klimes for Best Sports Writer.

The complete list of winners of the 2009 Herald Student Press Awards are:

Student Journalist of the Year - Simon Mundy, The Journal, Edinburgh University
Best Newspaper - The Student, Edinburgh University
Best News Writer - Sarah Morrison, The Student, Edinburgh University
Best Features Writer - Simon Mundy, The Journal, Edinburgh University
Best Sports Writer - Iain Clark, Brig, Stirling University
Best Magazine - qmunicate, Glasgow University
Best College Publication - Cardonald Courier, Cardonald College
Best New Media - Glasgow Guardian (www.glasgowguardian.co.uk), Glasgow University
Best Photographer - James Porteous, Glasgow University Guardian, Glasgow University

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