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Henry Zeffman, a 20-year-old PPE student from Oxford University, has won the 2015 Anthony Howard Award for Young Journalists. Henry Zeffman, a 21-year-old PPE student from Oxford University, has won the 2015 Anthony Howard Award for Young Journalists.
The £25,000 prize, sponsored by Haymarket Media Group, was established in memory of writer, editor and broadcaster Anthony Howard, and will see Zeffman undertake three successive fellowships with the titles most closely associated with Howard: the Times, the Observer and New Statesman.The £25,000 prize, sponsored by Haymarket Media Group, was established in memory of writer, editor and broadcaster Anthony Howard, and will see Zeffman undertake three successive fellowships with the titles most closely associated with Howard: the Times, the Observer and New Statesman.
Recognised as one of the most acute political commentators of his generation and a familiar face and voice on TV and radio, Howard was also an acute judge of new talent. With this in mind, Lord Heseltine, who established Haymarket Media Group, set up the award to honour the memory of his lifelong friend.Recognised as one of the most acute political commentators of his generation and a familiar face and voice on TV and radio, Howard was also an acute judge of new talent. With this in mind, Lord Heseltine, who established Haymarket Media Group, set up the award to honour the memory of his lifelong friend.
The prize was determined by historical fiction writer and former political journalist Robert Harris; constitutional expert Peter Hennessy; BAFTA-winning producer Jeremy Isaacs; broadcaster, journalist and author Jeremy Paxman; and biographer Claire Tomalin.The prize was determined by historical fiction writer and former political journalist Robert Harris; constitutional expert Peter Hennessy; BAFTA-winning producer Jeremy Isaacs; broadcaster, journalist and author Jeremy Paxman; and biographer Claire Tomalin.
Applicants were invited to submit a detailed proposal for a 5,000-word essay on a political theme. Zeffman won with this proposal to examine whether career politicians who have lost their seats will stay engaged in politics.Applicants were invited to submit a detailed proposal for a 5,000-word essay on a political theme. Zeffman won with this proposal to examine whether career politicians who have lost their seats will stay engaged in politics.
“It’s such an honour to have won the Anthony Howard Award, and I’m absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity of working on three brilliant publications over the coming year,” Zeffman.“It’s such an honour to have won the Anthony Howard Award, and I’m absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity of working on three brilliant publications over the coming year,” Zeffman.
“We are currently experiencing a really exciting time for British politics. The Labour party will soon elect a new leader, and the full consequences of the SNP surge are still being seen.“We are currently experiencing a really exciting time for British politics. The Labour party will soon elect a new leader, and the full consequences of the SNP surge are still being seen.
Meanwhile, the in-out EU referendum lurks on the horizon – I can’t wait to get started.”Meanwhile, the in-out EU referendum lurks on the horizon – I can’t wait to get started.”
Anthony Howard served as the Observer’s Washington correspondent during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, returning to London to edit the New Statesman for six years from1972, spotting and encouraging a highly talented stable, including Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, James Fenton and Christopher Hitchens. A spell editing the Listener was followed by a return to the Observer, as Deputy Editor, where his elegant writing on the inside track of politics made him a must-read. He moved to the Times in 1993 as obituaries editor, a naturalhome for a man who was always fascinated by people, rather than process.Anthony Howard served as the Observer’s Washington correspondent during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency, returning to London to edit the New Statesman for six years from1972, spotting and encouraging a highly talented stable, including Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, James Fenton and Christopher Hitchens. A spell editing the Listener was followed by a return to the Observer, as Deputy Editor, where his elegant writing on the inside track of politics made him a must-read. He moved to the Times in 1993 as obituaries editor, a naturalhome for a man who was always fascinated by people, rather than process.