Creative writing student Lucy Adams has won a prestigious journalism award for her report on child soldiers in Northern Uganda. Lucy Adams

Lucy was presented with the prize in the local media category at the One World media awards for her harrowing report, History of Violence. The article, which was printed in The Herald’s Saturday magazine earlier this year, featured a number of young people who had been drawn into the conflict in Northern Uganda and described how they were now rebuilding their lives.

To research her article, Lucy visited the northern region of the country to meet past members of the Lord’s Resistance Army in January.

Lucy was praised by the judges and presented with her award by broadcaster Jon Snow at a ceremony in the New Connaught Rooms in London's Covent Gardens.

Lucy is currently studying for an MLitt degree in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow.


Notes to editors

The One World Media Awards is one of the foremost Awards events in the UK. It rewards excellence in media coverage on the vital issues of international development. The awards recognise the unique role of journalists and filmmakers in bridging the divide between different societies, and communicating the breadth of social, political and cultural experiences across the globe.

For more information please contact Kate Richardson in the University of Glasgow Media Relations Office on 0141 330 3683 or email K.Richardson@admin.gla.ac.uk

First published: 20 June 2008

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