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style="width: 17.5672%;"> <div data-gid="etZapMNHVWMo" style="text-align: left;"> Tracey Syrett </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="ehkF0xth-JwB"> </tr> <tr data-gid="es2OQTv5I4HV"> </tr> <tr data-gid="eGLNPwl4fOwX"> <td data-gid="e9-hTgs1A69S" style="width: 17.5688%;"> <div data-gid="ePirVmP32fuS" style="text-align: left;"> <em data-gid="e-SdDw75OEYx">Senior finance manager</em> </div></td> <td data-gid="e1eCAXRf6OzO" style="width: 17.5672%;"> <div data-gid="eDByRK4p0Nwg" style="text-align: left;"> Adwoa Bannerman </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="eieyCM6C6PUT"> <td data-gid="enP-WxMpWGS5" style="width: 17.5688%;"> <div data-gid="e9zoHX4DZ_kQ" style="text-align: left;"> <em data-gid="eCb3IlUAVTZF">Management accountant</em> </div></td> <td data-gid="etmgA8sfKfrP" style="width: 17.5672%;"> <div data-gid="eLZGg5vouNEX" style="text-align: left;"> Anna Garnek </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p data-gid="ek585eLga61s" id="eWcq1K--9k"> </p><div class='dfp-slot-5'></div><h2 data-gid="exnNCXdpFc">Awards</h2><table data-gid="ensSk-yc9lM" style="width: 100%; margin-left: calc(0%);"> <tbody data-gid="eGA5gWaPVO"> <tr data-gid="evC_kpRjNox"> <td data-gid="e3eXghOp6kV" style="width: 100%;"> <table data-gid="eNl0zidfadW" style="width: 100%;"> <tbody data-gid="et_oBYD2ycs"> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;"><strong>Winner - PPA Awards 2024</strong><br>Alice Goodman, Columnist/Expert Contributor of the Year<br>Media Confidential, Podcast of the Year<br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;"><strong>Shortlisted - PPA Awards 2024</strong><br>Tom Lamont, Writer of the Year<br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;"><strong>Shortlisted - BSME Talent Awards 2024</strong><br>Mike Turner, David McAllister & Danielle Han, Best Art Team<br>Media Confidential: Alan Rusbridger & Lionel Barber, Best Podcast - Consumer<br><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;"><strong>Shortlisted - BSME Talent Awards 2023</strong><br>Mike Turner, Best Designer<br>Ethan Zuckerman, Best Writer - Specialist<br><br></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="ejYtLlY4C5L"> <td data-gid="eVWn_uqAaGO" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="ePKSlpvHhG1" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Winner - BSME Talent Awards 2022</strong> </div> <div data-gid="eAQFhR8hOqtL" style="text-align: left;"> Sarah Collins, Best Editorial Assistant<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="eSDrS7eAkdi"> <td data-gid="etrGPvoPWM3" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="e1FO7GJma7OV" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Shortlisted - BSME Awards 2021</strong> </div> <div data-gid="eY2Dh3-xDkfq" style="text-align: left;"> Tom Clark, Editor of the Year, Current Affairs and Politics<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="eGL1mfNgxM_"> <td data-gid="e00dqXW8h2T" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="eEea9_B9ygQE" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Winner - BSME Talent Awards 2021</strong> </div> <div data-gid="e-t358eEEvol" style="text-align: left;"> Chris Tilbury, Best Digital Designer<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="etQAti6GbtV"> <td data-gid="e63zsHyf92j" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="eHjl93b-j-9p" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Winner - Bar Council Legal Reporting Awards 2020</strong> </div> <div data-gid="efIgBlgXMN9q" style="text-align: left;"> Alex Dean, Print and Online<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="e5pwXU0YinXl"> <td data-gid="eLEyMNM_tp4L" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="eN18DhgTDXW" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Shortlisted - BSME Awards 2020</strong> </div> <div data-gid="eYeC3ZW9YPHS" style="text-align: left;"> Tom Clark, Editor of the Year, Current Affairs and Politics<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="ebnfJVY7iwUf"> <td data-gid="eKVB9OTGS8kJ" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="eN18DhgTDXW" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Shortlisted - BSME Awards 2019</strong> </div> <div data-gid="e_KwKBptn3G7" style="text-align: left;"> Tom Clark, Editor of the Year, Current Affairs and Politics<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="ewRk0tJya0Wf"> <td data-gid="eCCeg9JiB3tU" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="em6qqxd90_N3" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Winner - The Orwell Prize 2019</strong> </div> <div data-gid="e8_ynjyr0xQt" style="text-align: left;"> Steve Bloomfield, The Orwell Prize for Journalism<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="eZShThqWYf8t"> <td data-gid="eWsE76BpH-qB" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="ez6AvbHHpw" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Shortlisted - BSME Talent Awards 2019</strong> </div> <div data-gid="e4n0xSyhW-y6" style="text-align: left;"> Mike Turner & Chris Tilbury, Art Team of the Year<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr data-gid="etMW2SsYaJIA"> <td data-gid="eNuvrD8IqwxE" style="width: 100%;"> <div data-gid="e9b0OQBfT7" style="text-align: left;"> <strong>Winner - BSME Awards 2018</strong> </div> <div data-gid="etnLnMC0QJcv" style="text-align: left;"> Tom Clark, Editor of the Year, Current Affairs and Politics<br><br> </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width: 100%;"> 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