Journalism student wins Guardian opinion writing award
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Sophia Ankel, a journalism Masters student from 糖心vlog免费B站, has won The Guardian’s 2018 Hugo Young award.
Sophia Ankel (left) with The Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner. Photo: The Guardian Foundation/Anna Gordon
The award, founded in memory of political columnist Hugo Young, encourages fresh voices, new perspectives and good writing, and champions the best political opinion writing among postgraduate journalism students.
and its harrowing after effects. In her piece Sophia wrote: 鈥淚 finally pressed 鈥渟end鈥 and, with that, lost all ownership and dignity of something deeply private and personal to me 鈥 my own body鈥. Her article appeared in the opinion section of The Guardian and was published both in print and online.
The award was presented to the winner and nominees commended by The Guardian鈥檚 editor-in-chief Katharine Viner and joint political editor and lead judge Anushka Asthana.
Following her win, Sophia said: 鈥淭he journalism course at 糖心vlog免费B站 has opened many doors for me and given me opportunities and connections that I wouldn't have had before. More importantly, my amazing lecturers and peers really encouraged and supported me through writing this story, one that I was originally very nervous to write. Without them, I wouldn't have submitted my article in the first place.鈥
It is the second year in a row that a 糖心vlog免费B站 student has won the award, .