By Rob Harvey
The shortlist for the Newspress Awards 2024 has been announced, revealing who is in the running to be recognised as the stars of the UK’s automotive journalism and PR industries.
We have made the shortlist in 3 separate categories – me in the Automotive Rising Star (Journalist) of the Year sponsored by Suzuki, Nick in the Automotive Photographer of the Year, and the Bridge Classic Cars team in the Automotive Video of the Year sponsored by the Marcus Rutherford Foundation.
While the competition is extremely tough in all categories, making the shortlist is an achievement we are all proud of and we look forward to sharing the results when they are announced soon.
| Awards Category | Shortlist |
| Commercial Vehicle Writer of the Year – sponsored by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles | George Barrow Jack Carfrae Richard Gooding Tom Webster |
| Automotive Business Journalist of the Year | Jack Carfrae Tom Geggus Richard Gooding Jonathan Manning John Maslen Natalie Middleton Tim Rose |
| Classic Car Writer of the Year | Jesse Billington Trinity Francis Simon Hucknall Karl Ludvigsen Charlotte Vowden |
| Automotive News Journalist of the Year | Jack Carfrae Ellis Hyde Ray Massey Tim Rose Shazhad Sheikh |
| Automotive Business Publication of the Year | Automotive Management/AM Online Automotive Testing Technology International Autovista24 Crash Test Technology International Fleet World Tire Technology International |
| Automotive Consumer Journalist of the Year | Stephen Dobie Graham King Ray Massey John Mayhead |
| Automotive Feature Writer of the Year – sponsored by Kia | John Barker Giles Chapman Stephen Dobie Will Dron Maurice Hamilton Sean Rees James Taylor Charlotte Vowden |
| Automotive Photographer of the Year | Jayson Fong Ben Midlane William Neill Aston Parrott Adam Shorrock Nick Skinner Nick Williams |
| Automotive Video of the Year – sponsored by the Marcus Rutherford Foundation | Yousuf Ashraf AutoEV Bridge Classic Cars Deutsche Welle REV Tim Rodie Drives Stuff CAR |
| Automotive Rising Star (Journalist) of the Year – sponsored by Suzuki | Jesse Billington Dino Buratti Rob Harvey Tom Hooker |
| Road Tester of the Year | Yousuf Ashraf Stephen Dobie Will Dron Richard Gooding |
| Automotive Technology Writer of the Year | Jack Carfrae George Barrow Rachel Evans Richard Gooding Paul Horrell Karl Ludvigsen James Taylor |
| Automotive Website of the Year | Autovista24 Fleet World The Car Expert |
| EV Writer of the Year – sponsored by Kia | Erin Baker Jack Carfrae Tom Geggus Ray Massey Sarah Tooze |
| EV Publication of the Year | AutoEV Auto Trader Electrifying.com |
| Automotive Rising PR Star of the Year | Sam Buckingham (Honda) Filip Czajkowski (Isuzu) Emma Illman (Hyundai) Milissa Ordona (Kia) William Rees (Kia) |
| Automotive Press Office of the Year | Kia Isuzu Mazda Nissan Stellantis |
| Automotive Consumer Publication of the Year | Classic Car Weekly Free Car Mag The Car Expert |
| Automotive PR of the Year – sponsored by WOMAC | Simon Branney (Genesis) Graham Fudge (Mazda) Jessica Grimditch (Suzuki) Alun Parry (Suzuki) Dan Sayles (Kia) Simon Wells (Paperchase) |
| Automotive Editor of the Year | Erin Baker Stuart Masson Tim Rose James Ruppert |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | To be announced |
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