English student wins BBC Radio 4’s Student Journalist of the Year

Posted on 31 October 2019

Congratulations to third-year student Hamzah Abbas, who has been named Student Journalist of the year 2019 at the Today Programme Student Journalism Awards!

Hamzah is editor of student news site The York Tab.

The award is given to a student journalist who has demonstrated their ability to serve the needs and interests of a student audience while adhering to values of impartiality and trustworthiness.

By winning the award, Hamzah has earned a place on the BBC News Journalism Trainee Scheme – a 10-month training scheme designed to equip journalists at the beginning of their career with the skills they will need to succeed.

You can read the full press release on the The York Tab and University website.