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The Dubai Business Award celebrate the people, businesses and organisations doing exceptional work. Explore the categories and help recognise someone shaping the future through their achievement, leadership and impact.

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Editor of the Year Award

For the editor who leads a newsroom, a title or a programme to its best year

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About this category

The Editor of the Year Award recognises an editor whose judgement and leadership shaped a newspaper, magazine, website, programme or newsroom this year.

The judges look for strong editorial standards, a team that grew under their lead and work that reached and served its audience.

Eligibility

Open to editors, deputy editors and managing editors in print, online, radio and television, based in or serving the region. Self-nominations and nominations made by others are both welcome.

Judging criteria

  • Entries are judged on editorial standards and judgement
  • Audience results
  • Leadership of the team and the impact of the work published

Qualitative criteria

  • What they set out to achieve, and why it mattered
  • How they work with others
  • What people say about them

Metrics

  • Results delivered this year
  • People or clients helped
  • Recognition already received

Additional criteria

  • Include examples of the work
  • The results in figures where possible and a word from a client
  • Colleague or mentee

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