Student Media Awards 2006

Guardian Student Media Awards 2006

Winner of Best Columnist award
"Andrew writes like a self-assured, polished columnist, with pieces of substance that had clearly entailed much reporting and research. The pieces were well constructed and sought admirably to get to grips with student life. "
Jonathan Freedland, policy editor, the Guardian; Simon Jenkins, columnist, the Guardian; Lucy Kellaway, associate editor, Financial Times; Allison Pearson, columnist and author

Runner-up Best Critic
"Andrew's review of When A Stranger Calls made us laugh, and that goes a very long way. Keep it funny, and you should never be short of work."
Charlie Brooker, writer, the Guide; Peter Bradshaw, film critic, the Guardian; Charlie Skelton, writer


Cardiff Student Media Awards

Winner of Best Columnist award
"Andy Mickel won it for me for his Littlejohnesque pursuit of People & Planet, his vivacity over the longish haul of international student recruitment, but most of all for his skewering of Dr Cliff Arnall's grottiest day: good research, which told me things I didn't know as well as a sure grasp of the wider issue (mindless press, vapid PR pandering)."
Peter Preston, ex-editor of The Guardian

Winner of Best Interview award
Judged by Laura Barton, Features Editor at The Guardian
The interview is here

2nd Runner-up in best gair rhydd section
"Third place goes to the Comment section if only for Andrew Mickel's persistence. His demolition of "Doctor" Cliff Arnall was very good and based on talking to the man not just looting the web."
Meirion Jones, Producer at BBC Newsnight