A STUDENT from Glasgow Caledonian University has been named Journalist of the Year at an awards competition celebrating the best of Scottish student journalism.
Robbie Armstrong, an MA Multimedia Journalism student from Peebles, was also named winner of the Art and Entertainment section of the awards, which were organised by students from Glasgow Clyde College.
The full list of winners reads, as follows:
Art and entertainment story of the year
Winner: Robbie Armstrong from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: Danielle Gibson from Glasgow Clyde College
Column of the year
Winner: Leia Reid from Fife College
Commended: Derek Murdoch from Glasgow Clyde College
News story of the year
Winner: Craig Cairns from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: Amy Maguire form Glasgow Clyde College
Broadcast story of the year
Winner: Barns Boxing Club from Stirling University
Commended: Shooting Scotland’s Seals from Napier University
Commended: Ups and Downs from Stirling University
Sports story of the year
Winner: Ronnie Charters from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: Conner Boyd from Glasgow Caledonian University
Feature story of the year
Winner: Charlotte Ryan from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: Andrew Headspeath from Glasgow Caledonian University
Calum Macdonald Award, for overall excellence within journalism
Winner: Ronnie Charters from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: Stefan Schmid from Stirling University
Scoop of the year
Winner: Christopher McQuade from Glasgow Clyde College
Commended: Craig Williams from Glasgow Caledonian University
Student website of the year
Winner: Maze Magazine from Strathclyde University
Commended: Politics and That from Glasgow Caledonian University
Commended: On the Button from Glasgow Clyde College
Student publication of the year
Winner: Maze Magazine from Strathclyde University
Commended: Clyde Outside from Glasgow Clyde College
Student journalist of the year, Ian Bell Memorial Award
Winner: Robbie Armstrong from Glasgow Caledonian University