A SWANSEA University graduate scooped a prestigious award for online journalism at the Guardian Student Media Awards this week.
WINNER: Elena Cresci pictured winning Digital Journalist of the Year at the Guardian Student Media Awards.
Former contributor to The Waterfront and English Literature and German student, Elena Cresci, won the Digital Journalist of the Year award.
Elena saw off competition from four other student journalists in the category. The awards were judged by a variety of acclaimed journalists such as writer and activist, Laurie Penny and television presenter, Jon Snow.
Alongside her undergraduate studies, Elena founded the online Swansea University blog, The Siren, with Sammy Siddique.
Recently, 23-year-old Elena studied a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism at Cardiff University and is now working for Aldershot News & Mail, based in Guildford.
“It was a really fab night. I’m only gutted I couldn’t take more of the full-time officers and other friends along. I wanted to invite someone from Swansea’s students’ union because they’ve all been so supportive over the years,” says Elena.
“Honestly, I don’t think I would have got in to Cardiff without their encouragement and support.
“I entered my sewing blog, Twitter feed and Flickr page to try and show a broad use of digital tools.
Students’ Union president, Tom Upton, supported Elena at the London awards ceremony:
“It was a true privilege to attend the Guardian Student Media awards with Len last night.
“The recognition of her hard work and passion for journalism is fantastic and I am very proud to have cheered the loudest all evening.
“Co-curricular activities are so important at university and Len is a testament to that. Watch this space world – this girl is going places.”
To view Elena’s award winning blog, visit, http://seamlessblog.wordpress.com/
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