BBC Newsbeat’s Jasmine Sandhar was named Outstanding Young Journalist at the 2026 Asian Media Awards.
Broadcasters and journalists joined the stars of screen and stage at the 14th ceremony in Manchester on Friday October 30.
The awards which are supported by the University of Salford honoured nominees in a range of categories and with seven recipients of special awards.
Jasmine was presented the award by broadcaster Sanny Rudravajhala.
Accepting the award Jasmine said: “Thank you so much I really didn’t expect this as there are so many outstanding people in this category.
“I am on the radio pretty much every day and I really want to keep doing that for a really long time.
“This is my first ever nomination this is my first ever award.
“Hopefully I can keep it up.
“Thank you Asian Media Awards.”
Jasmine’s work has reached millions while giving space to voices not often heard.
The reporter completed the BBC journalism apprenticeship with distinction and now works as a lead reporter, newsreader and presenter. During the conflict in Iran and travelled across the UK to interview people who had lost contact with relatives.
The report was described by a senior editor as “one of the most powerful interviews Newsbeat has aired”. Jasmine has presented six Sportbeat episodes and interviewed artist Nora Fatehi.
A TikTok video had more than 195,000 views, while the article drew more than 78,000 page views.
She has also investigated disciplinary action involving two Muslim students at the University of Birmingham.
On TikTok, reports about Greenland and NASA’s Artemis II mission gained more than 21 million views combined. Their padel investigation used data and interviews to examine access and diversity and Jasmine has also written and presented bulletins for Asian Network, Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
