City University launches new alumni journalism award

The department of journalism at City University has launched a new prize to recognise excellence and innovation in journalism.

According to a release from the university, the XCity Award will be awarded to a graduate of City University who in the past year has made "an outstanding contribution to journalism in terms of making a difference in the way news and features are written or presented".

"The Department of Journalism at City University London is proud to send many of our graduates into top media jobs," Professor George Brock, head of journalism at City University London said in a release.

"We want to underline this with this new award and to shine a light on special contributions which our alumni make to the newsrooms they work in or to innovation in journalism."

Nominations can now be entered online until 21 February. According to the criteria nominations can be made for innovation in the way news is delivered, the introduction of a ground breaking broadcast or publication or a series of articles or programmes using traditional journalism skills that bring about change.

The winner of the award will receive £500, funded by the university’s Alumni Relations Office.

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