Ian Bayley has been confirmed as a judge for the 2024 future journalist awards. Ian has lots of experience in the sports journalism industry, covering football clubs around the country and having worked at The Sentinel newspaper covering Stoke City.

Ian is Award Leader for the, `BA Hons Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting along. with also being a Senior Lecturer in Sports Journalism at Staffordshire University.

Talking about taking part in the future journalist awards 2024 judging event Ian Bailey said:

“I’ve been involved with the future journalist awards since its inception it’s a great initiative for our students as a learning tool and as a career preparation tool, but I think for youngsters in schools it’s a great way to engage them in the idea of journalism and possibly the idea of a career in journalism.” 

“It’s always good to see the content youngsters are producing and how that content changes each year. In the earlier days of the future journalism awards it was all about celebrity, sport, and entertainment whereas in the last two or three years we’ve seen greater concerns about matters linked to the environment, and climate change for example.” 

The closing date for entries for this year’s competition is Friday, March 1, 2024. If you have any questions about how to enter the FJA’s please email futurejournalist@staffs.ac.uk. 

Keep a look out for further judges’ announcements coming soon via the Future Journalist Awards blog https://blogs.staffs.ac.uk/futurejournalist/enter/blog/ and our social media channels on X,  TikTok and LinkedIn.