AN All Island Media reporter has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s top journalism awards ahead of a ceremony in London next week.
Megan Davies has been nominated for Young Journalist of the Year at the Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards 2025.
The awards – regarded as the Oscars of the newspaper and media industry – celebrate reporters producing impactful public-interest journalism across the UK.
Ms Davies is being recognised for three stories published across the All Island Media publications.
Her shortlisted work includes an investigation into how 50 local children were drawn into a major drugs network that smuggled nearly £2 million of drugs to Jersey, a feature telling the story of survivor Suzie Mahe and the case of former Shinzo owner and convicted rapist Gavin Roberts and a Connect cover story exploring the pressures facing Jersey’s coffee industry and why those businesses matter to the Island’s economy and culture.
Ms Davies said: “I was excited to find out I’d been shortlisted. There are lots of brilliant journalists in local news who work very hard, so it’s great to highlight Jersey media. The stories I submitted all took some time to put together and took a lot of work and a lot of time, and I’m lucky that the newsroom gave me the time and trust to work on them.”
Express and Connect editor Fiona Potigny added: “Megan’s nomination is richly deserved. All three pieces reflect the kind of thoughtful, in-depth journalism we work hard to nurture in our newsroom. Digging beneath the surface and bringing complex issues to life for readers is everything great local journalism should be.”
Announcing the shortlist, Society of Editors chief executive Dawn Alford said the awards recognised “the extraordinary journalism that comes out of newsrooms across the UK”.
Winners will be announced at the Underglobe, London, on 12 November.
