Ex-Callington student receives Journalism Award

Polly Fields has won one of only five  International Committtee of the Red Cross Young Reporters Awards

The Young Reporters competition was launched by the ICRC in August 2010 as part of the International Year of Youth, and young adults between 18 and 25 were invited to send in an article, photo essay, video of radio piece.

Polly, who received a distinction for her MA in International Journalism from Falmouth University in 2010, won the award for a 20-minute radio documentary about the life of a young, female streetcar racer in the West Bank city of Ramallah, entitled "In Ramallah I Can Breathe".

"It is a real honour to have recieved this award and it is fantastic to gain recognition for a piece of work that I produced while undertaking my MA", said Polly.

According to the ICRC the five winners stood out, not only because of the quality of the projects they submitted, and the communication skills they displayed, but also because of their humanitarian engagement and their ability to reach out and connect to other young people.

Once again, Callington Community College have good reason to be proud of one of our students!

Read the full report on the ArtsCulture website...