Next Gen Winners 2024

The PPA Next Gen Awards champion the most exciting rising stars in the UK publishing and specialist media sector.

We are delighted to announce our 2024 winners below.

Carolyn Mahr
Associate Consultant,
FT Strategies
Ella Devereux
Senior Reporter, Nursing Times,
emap
Joel Khalili
Crypto Reporter, WIRED,
Condé Nast
Elizabeth Maggs
Global Client Manager,
Hearst UK
Ella Jinadu
Global SEO Manager,
Time Out
Zorawar Waraich
Social Video Creator, Vogue,
Condé Nast
Bronwyn Gahagan
Senior Event Manager,
Shard Financial Media
Abigail Cornthwaite
Content Manager,
Immediate Live
Shahed Ezaydi
Writer, Stylist
DC Thomson
Ellesheva Kissin
Reporter,
FT Specialist
Georgia Aspinall
Senior Editor, Grazia,
Bauer Media
Jemma Hayes
Business Development Manager, Good Food & Olive,
Immediate
Josephine Watson
Managing Editor, TechRadar,
Future
Josh Whittingham
Marketing Manager,
The Channel Company
Sidhi Mittal
Reporter, edie,
Faversham House
Lian Brooks
Senior Audience Development Manager, Glamour,
Condé Nast
Brittany Collie
Podcast Producer,
Immediate
Noa Leach
News Editor,
Our Media
Obomate Briggs
Trainee Video Producer,
Harmsworth Media
James Riding
Chief reporter, Inside Housing,
Ocean Media Group
Pippa Neill
News Editor, ENDS Report,
Haymarket
Steph Bailey
Head of Content,
Sifted
Tulsi Sudra
Video Editor, Imagine,
Immediate
Rob Hearn
Lead Creative,
Sunday
Charity Woodruff
Head of Content,
Faversham House
Katharine Swindells
Deputy Features Editor, Inside Housing,
Ocean Media Group
Olivia Garrett
Digital Writer (Commerce),
Immediate
Renee Washington
Digital Fashion & Beauty Assistant, Grazia,
Bauer Media
Amy Beecham
Senior Writer, Stylist
DC Thomson
James Hughes
Head of Data, EMEA,
The Channel Company

Student of the Year

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This award celebrates the future creators of our industry, who have showcased exceptional work during their studies, and display promise to be the talent of tomorrow. Our judges were so impressed with the entries they have awarded a postgraduate and undergraduate winner. 

Harry Robinson
BA Journalism Studies
University of Sheffield
Ceci Browning
MA Magazine Journalism
City, University of London