蜜桃AV graduate Oliver McManus won the Student Journalist of the Year award at the IRN Awards 2022.
The Awards celebrate radio and audio journalism and Ollie won the BJTC Student Journalism of the Year award for his piece highlighting the growth in use of mental health services at universities.
The judges said of Ollie鈥檚 piece that it was an 鈥渆xcellent use of exclusively sourced data that shines a light on the huge numbers of students accessing mental health support. Oliver鈥檚 intelligent scripting is spot on but it鈥檚 his powerful interviews that lay bare the sheer scale of the issue. A really good pay off too that looks to the future 鈥� and whilst acknowledging the importance of the data, it鈥檚 the real-life stories that in Oliver鈥檚 words, shape the conversation moving forward.鈥�
Ollie studied Multimedia Journalism at 蜜桃AV, before joining the Dorset Echo as a Digital Reporter.
Ollie said of his win, "It feels amazing to have been recognised by IRN as their Student Journalist of the Year. My documentary investigating university mental health services is by far my proudest piece of work and it's super rewarding to have that recognised nationally. A big thank you to everyone in the Faculty of Media and Communication聽and, particularly, my supervisors Duncan Sleightholme, Jason Hallett and David Mascord."
Ollie鈥檚 winning piece along with background information can be found at and the IRN Award winners can be viewed in full at
