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The annual awards, organised by the Wales branch of the Journalists’ Charity, have been running since 2014. The 2023 awards will be held at Cardiff’s prestigious Parkgate Hotel for a glittering evening of networking and celebration.

A very special fun evening at Birmingham Repertory Theatre has raised a substantial sum for the Journalists’ Charity, with the receipts still being counted.

Billed as a Night of Stars, it featured a Jasper Carrott and Friends compilation marking ITV newscaster Bob Warman’s near 50 years in television.

We are delighted to invite you to join us to remember the life and work of Jean Morgan, former chief reporter at Press Gazette and charity trustee.

A special memorial service will take place at St Bride’s Church, Fleet St on Thursday May 4 at 11.30.

Jean’s family would like to extend this invitation to all her friends and colleagues. Drinks will be held nearby at a venue that will be announced in due course.

The AGM will take place ONLINE on Wednesday May 24 at 12.30pm. For more information please email enquiries@journalistscharity.org.uk

On International Women’s Day (March 8) Women in Journalism and Reach revealed the findings of their first Online Harms survey.

Speakers included Alison Phillips and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown  –  Journalists’ Charity Ambassadors. 

Alison Phillips and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown are Journalists’ Charity Ambassadors.

At the beginning of the year, we gave financial support to Mark who was made redundant after 20 years. He was desperately worried about providing for his family…

 “For the first time in my life, I just didn’t know what we were going to do. Thank you for the terrific news of your support grant which has really lifted a great weight and has brought tears to my wife’s eyes.  I simply cannot begin to describe how grateful we are.”

On Monday evening St Bride’s Church hosted another magical carol service to herald the start of Christmas.  Readings from some of the biggest names in media joined a packed church to sing carols and listen to the magnificent St Bride’s Choir.

With thanks to Thorold Barker, Editor (EMEA), Wall Street Journal (Europe), Pippa Crerar, Political editor, The Guardian, Ayesha Hazarika, Columnist & Broadcaster, Times Radio, Alison Phillips, Editor, Daily Mirror and Jon Sopel, Presenter, The News Agents Podcast (pictured above with Christine Warwick (Journalists’ Charity chair and Beany McLean, Luther Pendragon). 

Hundreds of journalists working for UK media who risked their lives by travelling to the warzone of Ukraine this year were recognised with the British Journalism Awards’ third Public Service Award.

The special recognition award was accepted on every journalists’ behalf by Olga Malchevska, the BBC News Ukraine presenter who was live on-air in February when she first saw images of her childhood home in Kyiv after it had been destroyed by a bomb.