In the final episode of our awards season special we speak to the winner of the Best Specialist Journalist category. Hannah Summers talks about the challenges of family court reporting and how she has curved out a niche in this unreported field.
Show notes
https://twitter.com/hansummers
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/hannah-summers
Hannah's award winning work https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/29/revealed-66-children-still-missing-from-just-one-uk-local-authority-after-vanishing-from-asylum-hotel
President's guidance on the current rules which continue to apply to the non-pilot areas
https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/president-of-the-family-division-guidance-as-to-reporting-in-the-family-courts/
Guidance on the new rules under the pilot
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-01-30/how-to-operate-in-family-court-and-what-to-think-about-before-you-arrive
Hannah's first story for The Bureau for Investigative Journalism
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-07-06/family-court-files-parental-alienation-used-to-silence-claims-of-abuse
Freelance Journalism Award winners https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/freelance-journalism-awards-winners
Award sponsor 5WH https://www.5wh.com/
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