Political editor and community reporters shortlisted for homeless journalism prize
A journalist’s dedication to covering homelessness in his city has led to him being shortlisted for an award.
Liam Thorp, the Liverpool Echo’s political editor, is among the journalists to make the shortlist for the Orwell Reporting Homelessness Prize 2024.
In 2023, Liam’s reporting took him to the frontline of Liverpool’s homelessness and housing crisis after the city council declared an emergency.
He gained the trust of those living at the sharpest end of the crisis and investigated the perfect storm of problems facing the city, including how a government plan to reduce its asylum backlog had created a humanitarian catastrophe on the streets of the city.
His work was hugely influential and went viral online, being read and shared hundreds of thousands of times.
His shortlisted pieces are:
While Liam is the only journalist from a regional news title to be shortlisted, he isn’t the only shortlisted entry focusing on regional issues.
Also shortlisted is Unheard Voices, a group of community reporters living in Greater manchester with experience of unfit housing or homelessness.
Catherine Hay, Debbie Cuthber, Karl Brown, David Winter and Stuart Potts are all shortlisted for their work for Unheard Voices.
Submitted pieces:
Winner will be announced at the annual Orwell Prizes ceremony on June 27th.
The prizes are run by the the Orwell Foundation, which uses the work of George Orwell to shine a light on brave writing, uncovering hidden lives and uncomfortable truths.
