BBC Young Reporter Competition 2024: Winners revealed

The winners of this year's BBC Young Reporter Competition have been revealed.

In its sixth year, this annual opportunity gives 11 to 18-year-olds across the UK the chance to produce their own stories about issues relevant to them and their lives with BBC programme-makers, producers and journalists.

Following the submission of hundreds of entries and tough rounds of shortlisting and judging, the 2024 winners have been chosen and their stories will now be produced and broadcast across the BBC, including on The One Show, BBC Radio 5 Live, and across BBC News and BBC Local Radio programmes, as well as online and on social media platforms.

Judges included editors and commissioners from across the BBC, as well as presenters and reporters including Naga Munchetty, Nikki Fox, Pria Rai and Adam Fleming from BBC News, and Newsround's Ricky Boleto.

This year Roman Kemp also joined his The One Show's co-presenter Alex Jones to help select the national winners.

BBC Breakfast and Radio 5 Live presenter Naga, who was involved in selecting the winners for the third time, said: "I was delighted to be involved in selecting the winning stories again this year, especially as so many of the finalists were about positive themes and showing young people at their best."

The BBC Young Reporter Competition 2024 winners are:

NATIONAL WINNERS

Daniel, 17, Stroud: Creating positive change by reclaiming and recycling bikes

Sam, 16, Weston-super-Mare. How mentoring can be "life-changing"

And from the North West, a 14-year-old girl who will report about the issue and impact of cyber-flashing.

REGIONAL WINNERS

Northern Ireland

Seren, 17, County Down: 'Why my family and I still mask up'

Scotland

Nico, 12, Glasgow: The importance of organ donation – my family’s experience

Wales (including Welsh language winner)

Mia, 16, Cardiff: How the lack of housing impacts young people

Alys, 14, Ammanford: The pros and cons of local pylon development

England (West)

Jemima, 15, Clevedon: The need for more inclusive ballet clothing

England (South West)

Violet, 18, Seaton: Assistance dogs awareness

England (South)

'The Brickies' - Riley, Heath, Muhammad and Remus, 16-17, Oxfordshire: Building a future – bricklaying, construction careers and raising aspirations

England (London)

Libby, 11, Ealing. Is it ok for my parents to put a tracker in my school bag?

England (South East)

Harriet, 12, Maidstone: Helping to re-home hens

England (East)

Aidan, 16, Luton: Inclusive football, sport reporting ambitions and SEND career aspirations

England (Midlands)

Emily, 11, Loughborough: How my pet became a therapy dog

Tegan, 14, near Leamington: The lack of self-defence classes for young women

England (North East)

Alice, 11, Prudhoe: The impact of a shortage of ADHD medication

England (North West)

Marianna, 16, Preston: 'Curling needs more prominence in British sport'

England (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire)

Hope, 16, near Grimsby: Helping home my village's muster of peacocks

Isabella, 17, Sheffield: How we can all help prevent food poverty

Winning stories will be produced and broadcast across the BBC in the second half of 2024, including on Newsbeat, Newsround, The One Show, BBC Radio 5 Live, and a host of regional television and local radio programmes.

The national judges include presenters and correspondents from BBC programmes

Stories were considered on editorial merit, based on the strength of the idea, originality, and the judges were also looking for a range of diverse stories from across the UK. The full Terms & Conditions are available here.

BBC Young Reporter engages with thousands of 11-18 year olds across the UK every year, in partnership with schools, colleges and youth organisations.

The project has been running for 16 years as part of the BBC's commitment to media literacy and supporting young people's understanding and interest in broadcasting and the creative industries.

It works with young people in three ways - supporting them to tell their stories on BBC programmes and platforms, giving them skills and information about how to differentiate between real news and false information, and with the help of BBC staff ambassadors giving them advice and inspiration about careers in the media.

More details about BBC Young Reporter: www.bbc.co.uk/youngreporter

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