Judges included eight representatives from the regional press, Geoff Critchley from PA Sport and Murray Morse from the Daily Sport.
The shortlists are as follows:
News Reporter: Donna Bowater, City of Wolverhampton College; Ben Barnett, Telegraph and Argus; Naomi Loomes, City College Brighton & Hove; David Paine, Worcester News; Elizabeth Webster, Lambeth College; Tessa Youens, Gravesend Messenger.
Sport: Graham Britton, Sheffield College; Jonathan Jurejko, Doncaster Free Press; Steve Jones, News Associates Manchester; Ben Pearce, Islington Gazette.
Top Scoop: Graham Britton, Sheffield College; Ben Frampton, South Wales Argus; Steven Kelly, Brighton Journalist Works; Deborah Green, South Wales Argus; Delia Monk, Lambeth College.
Feature writer: Marie Duffy, University of Ulster; Emma Kasprzak, North Shropshire Chronicle; Sara Pepper, University of Salford; Kelly Shorrock, Derby Evening Telegraph; Paul Prowse, Nottingham Trent University; Tessa Youens, Gravesend Messenger.
Six judges will now make the final selection for the categories above: there will be a student and trainee winner in each, three additional performance awards which reflect results at preliminary and NCE level, and the NCTJ's Chairman's Award - to mark one individual's outstanding contribution.
The successful candidate will join a group of Web editors who choose the best breaking news and analysis stories from across Dow Jones and present them in summary form for busy traders and financial advisors.
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