Headlinemoney Awards 2017

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AWARDS 2017
Financial B2B Journalist of the Year
Winner
Jack Gilbert, New Model Adviser
As several former recipients of this award can testify,
a win in this category can help leapfrog a financial
journalist’s future standing within financial services
media to even bigger and better things. This year,
the preliminary scores had four journalists from the
original list of five in with a chance of landing the
eventual spoils. But once the judges sat down for the
formal judging session, it soon became clear that the
title was going to be awarded one of two ways. After
much consideration, it was New Model Adviser’s Jack
Gilbert who got his nose in front.
“Jack’s submissions contained some really strong
stories; he’s properly working his contact book.
For someone who I believe is towards the start of
his career in financial journalism there’s already a
maturity in his writing style which will stand him good
stead for years to come,” one judge commented.
“Jack’s already demonstrating the much sought-
after traits of a very decent investigative journalist,” a
second judge added.
This year, eagle-eyed readers of this book of the
night will notice the traditional runner-up or ‘highly
commended’ slot has been dispensed with as part of
the journalism awards for 2017. However, the judges
felt they had to make an exception for Insurance
Post’s Martin Croucher who missed out on top slot in
this category by the narrowest of margins. “I’m a big
fan of Martin’s submission and we can’t let his efforts
go unrecognised. In any other year it would have
been the standout entry,” one judge pointed out.
The Shortlist
• Martin Croucher, Insurance Post
• Jack Gilbert, New Model Adviser
• Dan Jones, Investment Adviser/Money Management
• Laura Miller, Adviser
• Gary Shepherd, Portfolio Adviser
Highly Commended
Martin Croucher, Insurance Post
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