Congratulations to those shortlisted in the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards. 

 

The complete list of finalists are as follows:

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Gaelic Writer of the Year: Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul, West Highland Free Press; Donald Pollock, BBC

 

Photographer of the Year: Paul Campbell, Freelance, Inverness; Beth Taylor, Highland News and Media; Malcolm Younger, Freelance, Shetland

 

Business Writer of the Year: Mark Harcus, Orcadian; Peter Ranscombe, Freelance (contributing to Press and Journal), Simon Warburton, Press and Journal

 

Environment and Sustainability Writer of the Year: Ethan Flett, Orcadian, Mark Harcus, Orcadian, Donna MacAllister, Press and Journal

 

Sport Writer of the Year: Craig Christie, Highland News and Media, Elgin; Mark Harcus, Orcadian; Andy Skinner, Press and Journal

 

Young Reporter of the Year and Alex Main Trophy: Ethan Flett, Orcadian; Chloe Irvine, Press and Journal; Sean McAngus, Press and Journal

 

Reporter of the Year and Jim Love Memorial Trophy: Rita Campbell, Press and Journal, Stuart Findlay, Press and Journal; Mark Harcus, Orcadian, Iain MacInnes, BBC

 

Feature Writer of the Year: Mark Harcus, Orcadian, Andrew Henderson, Highland News and Media; Brian Wilson, Stornoway Gazette

 

Community Newspaper of the Year: Black Isle Chatterbox; Loch a Tuath News; West Word

 

Newspaper of the Year: Shetland Times, Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, West Highland Free Press

 

The award winners will be revealed at the Press Ball being held at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness, on Friday, 3 February 2023.

 

As with previous years, the standard was exceptionally high, and it meant we had some difficult decisions to make.

 

I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to enter and demonstrate again that there is a high quality of work being carried out in our very special area of Scotland.

 

Yours sincerely,

Gordon

 

Gordon Fyfe

Media Awards Chairman

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