The
shortlist
for
the
Newspress
Awards
2024
has
been
unveiled,
highlighting
the
leading
figures
in
the
UK’s
automotive
journalism
and
PR
sectors.
The
awards
aim
to
recognise
excellence
across
various
categories,
celebrating
the
contributions
of
journalists,
publications,
and
PR
professionals.

Sponsored
by
Volkswagen
Commercial
Vehicles,
the
nominees
are
George
Barrow,
Jack
Carfrae,
Richard
Gooding,
and
Tom
Webster.

This
category
features
Jack
Carfrae,
Tom
Geggus,
Richard
Gooding,
Jonathan
Manning,
John
Maslen,
Natalie
Middleton,
and
Tim
Rose.

Classic
Car
Writer
of
the
Year

The
contenders
include
Jesse
Billington,
Trinity
Francis,
Simon
Hucknall,
Karl
Ludvigsen,
and
Charlotte
Vowden.

Automotive
News
Journalist
of
the
Year

Nominees
are
Jack
Carfrae,
Ellis
Hyde,
Ray
Massey,
Tim
Rose,
and
Shazhad
Sheikh.

Automotive
Business
Publication
of
the
Year

The
shortlisted
publications
are
Automotive
Management/AM
Online,
Automotive
Testing
Technology
International,
Autovista24,
Crash
Test
Technology
International,
Fleet
World,
and
Tire
Technology
International.

Automotive
Consumer
Journalist
of
the
Year

This
category
includes
Stephen
Dobie,
Graham
King,
Ray
Massey,
and
John
Mayhead.

Automotive
Feature
Writer
of
the
Year

Sponsored
by
Kia,
the
nominees
are
John
Barker,
Giles
Chapman,
Stephen
Dobie,
Will
Dron,
Maurice
Hamilton,
Sean
Rees,
James
Taylor,
and
Charlotte
Vowden.

Automotive
Photographer
of
the
Year

The
contenders
are
Jayson
Fong,
Ben
Midlane,
William
Neill,
Aston
Parrott,
Adam
Shorrock,
Nick
Skinner,
and
Nick
Williams.

Automotive
Video
of
the
Year

Sponsored
by
the
Marcus
Rutherford
Foundation.
Nominees
include
Yousuf
Ashraf
AutoEV
Bridge
Classic
Cars
Deutsche
Welle
REV
Tim
Rodie
Drives
Stuff
CAR.

Automotive
Rising
Star
(Journalist)
of
the
Year

Sponsored
by
Suzuki.
The
shortlisted
journalists
are
Jesse
Billington
Dino
Buratti
Rob
Harvey
Tom
Hooker.

Road
Tester
of
the
Year

The
nominees
are
Yousuf
Ashraf
Stephen
Dobie
Will
Dron
Richard
Gooding.

Automotive
Technology
Writer
of
the
Year

This
category
includes
Jack
Carfrae
George
Barrow
Rachel
Evans
Richard
Gooding
Paul
Horrell
Karl
Ludvigsen
James
Taylor.

Automotive
Website
of
the
Year

The
shortlisted
websites
are
Autovista24
Fleet
World
The
Car
Expert.

EV
Writer
of
the
Year

Sponsored
by
Kia.
Nominees
include
Erin
Baker
Jack
Carfrae
Tom
Geggus
Ray
Massey
Sarah
Tooze.

EV
Publication
of
the
Year

The
contenders
are
AutoEV
Auto
Trader
Electrifying.com.

Automotive
Rising
PR
Star
of
the
Year

The
nominees
are
Sam
Buckingham
(Honda)
Filip
Czajkowski
(Isuzu)
Emma
Illman
(Hyundai)
Milissa
Ordona
(Kia)
William
Rees
(Kia).

Automotive
Press
Office
of
the
Year

The
shortlisted
press
offices
are
Kia
Isuzu
Mazda
Nissan
Stellantis.

Automotive
Consumer
Publication
of
the
Year

The
nominees
include
Classic
Car
Weekly
Free
Car
Mag
The
Car
Expert.

Automotive
PR
of
the
Year

Sponsored
by
WOMAC.
The
contenders
are
Simon
Branney
(Genesis)
Graham
Fudge
(Mazda)
Jessica
Grimditch
(Suzuki)
Alun
Parry
(Suzuki)
Dan
Sayles
(Kia)
Simon
Wells
(Paperchase).

Automotive
Editor
of
the
Year

The
nominees
are
Erin
Baker
Stuart
Masson
Tim
Rose
James
Ruppert.

Lifetime
Achievement
Award

This
award
will
be
announced
at
a
later
date.

The
Newspress
Awards
2024
promises
to
be
a
significant
event
for
recognising
talent
in
automotive
journalism
and
PR.
For
more
information
on
these
awards
and
to
view
the
full
shortlist
visit
www.newspressuk.com/awards.