Best Specialist: Hannah Summers

In the final episode of our awards season special we speak to the winner of the Best Specialist Journalist category. Hannah Summers talks about the challenges of family court reporting and how she has curved out a niche in this unreported field.Show noteshttps://twitter.com/hansummershttps://www.theguardian.com/profile/hannah-summersHannah's award winning work https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/mar/29/revealed-66-children-still-missing-from-just-one-uk-local-authority-after-vanishing-from-asylum-hotelPresident's guidance on the current rules which continue to apply to the non-pilot areashttps://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/president-of-the-family-division-guidance-as-to-reporting-in-the-family-courts/Guidance on the new rules under the pilot https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-01-30/how-to-operate-in-family-court-and-what-to-think-about-before-you-arriveHannah's first story for The Bureau for Investigative Journalismhttps://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2023-07-06/family-court-files-parental-alienation-used-to-silence-claims-of-abuseFreelance Journalism Award winners https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/p/freelance-journalism-awards-winnersAward sponsor 5WH https://www.5wh.com/