Jeremy Clifford

Jeremy Clifford is a well-respected editorial leader having spent more than 30 years in the media industry and now working with publishers to help them to develop their digital brands.
An award-winning former editor of The Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post, Sheffield Star and Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph, Jeremy has a wealth of experience working with editorial teams to produce engaging, high quality and campaigning journalism. He took on the inaugural role of Editor-in-Chief of Johnston Press (now National World) where he reshaped the editorial organisation and developed their digital strategy. He then went on to take the role of Editor-in-Chief at Archant.

Jeremy now owns his own media and leadership business, Chrysalis Transformations, working with clients such as the Reuters Institute, The i, Wolverhampton Express and Star, the Irish News and The Yorkshire Post, helping to shape their digital reader revenue strategies.
He was instrumental in creating the Local News Partnership with the BBC, served as a trustee for the National Council of Journalist and is a board member of the Journalism Innovation and Leadership Programme at UCLan, where he also heads their mentoring team.

What tip would you give entrants?

First of all, please enter. Be proud of your work and the chance to share what you have achieved. Second, present it well. Don't make it too long, make it compelling and something that delights the judges.

What do these awards mean to you?

Our industry is expert in focusing on the challenges and things that aren't working. But when you get to actually see the work that goes on in newsrooms every single day, we should be proud of the quality that is produced and the real impact it is making to people's lives. After all, that is why most journalists enter this brilliant profession.

What are you most looking forward to as a chair of judges this year?

Seeing the outstanding work - the best of the best our industry produces. Being able to celebrate that work and see the journalists rewarded for their efforts