The winners of the 2025 London Press Club Awards were announced at a packed Awards Lunch at Stationers’ Hall in London yesterday.
Business Journalist of the Year – in association with Recognition PR
Shortlisted were:
- Stephen Foley, FT
- Joel Hills, ITV
- Alistair Osborne, The Times
- Jonathan Prynn, The Standard
- Jill Treanor, Sunday Times
The winner is: Alistair Osborne of The Times
Journalist of the Year – in association with SJH Group
Shortlisted were:
- Inderdeep Bains, Daily Mail
- Alex Crawford, Sky News
- Sam Greenhill, Daily Mail
- Stephen Moyes, The Sun
The winner is: Stephen Moyes of The Sun
Broadcaster of the Year – in association with PA Media
Jeremy Bowen, Broadcaster of the Year.
Shortlisted were:
- Jeremy Bowen, BBC
- Paul Brand, ITV News
- Fi Glover and Jane Garvey, Times Radio
- Yalda Hakim, Sky News
The winner is: Jeremy Bowen of BBC News
Showbusiness Journalist of the Year – in association with PA Media
Shortlisted were:
- Jonathan Dean, Times/Sunday Times
- Katie Hind, Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
- Will Hodgkinson, The Times
- Clemmie Moodie, The Sun
The winner is: Clemmie Moodie of The Sun
Political Journalist of the Year – supported by Lord Salisbury
Chris Mason – Political Journalist of the Year
Shortlisted were:
- Jack Elsom, The Sun
- Chris Mason, BBC News
- Glen Owen, Mail on Sunday
- Steven Swinford, The Times
The winner is: Chris Mason of BBC News
Sports Journalist of the Year – in association with Spectacle
Shortlisted were:
- Miguel Delaney, The Independent
- Matt Lawton, The Times
- Laura Scott, BBC
- Daniel Storey, The i Paper
The winner is: Laura Scott of the BBC
Specialist Journalist of the year in association with SJH Group
Shortlisted were:
- Vicky Spratt, The i Paper
- Marianna Spring, BBC News
- Abul Taher, The Mail on Sunday
- Stephen Wright, Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
Highly commended: Marianna Spring of BBC News
The winner is: Stephen Wright of the Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday
Scoop of the Year – in partnership with Vertu
Shortlisted were:
- David Williams & Sam Greenhill, Daily Mail: Secret Afghan airlift super-injunction
- Charlotte Griffiths, Mail on Sunday: Charles & Harry aides’ secret summit
- Rob Pattinson & investigation team, The Sun: Madeleine McCann – exclusive unseen evidence
- Investigation team, The Telegraph: TV MasterChef Gregg Wallace scandal
The winner is: David Williams & Sam Greenhill of the Daily Mail
Young Journalist of the Year – in association with The Journalists’ Charity
Shortlisted were:
- Ollie Corfe, The Telegraph
- Daisy Graham-Brown, The Mail on Sunday
- Thomas Godfrey, The Sun
- Merlyn Thomas, BBC News
Highly Commended: Merlyn Thomas, BBC News
The winner is: Daisy Graham-Brown of The Mail on Sunday
Podcast of the Year – in association with SJH Group
Shortlisted were:
- Palace Confidential, The Mail
- The Wargame, Sky News and Tortoise Media
- Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
- The General & The Journalist, The Times and Sunday Times
Highly Commended: The Wargame, Sky News and Tortoise Media
The winner is: Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
Press Media Title of the Year – in partnership with Vertu
Shortlisted were:
- The Independent
- The Mail
- The Sun
- The Telegraph
- The i Paper
- The Times
The winner is: The Times
Special Award: Collaborating for Media Freedom
Awarded jointly to
- The Independent
- The Mail
- The Telegraph
- The Times
for working together to raise a veil of secrecy over the Afghan Airlift Super-injunction.
The Hugh Cudlipp Award for Campaigning and Investigative Journalism – in association with British Journalism Review
Shortlisted are:
- Sue Mitchell, BBC Investigations Unit – The Grave Robbers This highly original investigation– on air and in podcast – reveals the untold story of criminal gangs stealing houses from people without a will.
- Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday – “The Beast of Birkenhead” This powerful investigation of a miscarriage of justice is an old-school campaign in finest Cudlipp tradition.
- The Times – On the trail of the human traffickers Courageous reporting from inside the world of modern slavery.
- Jim Waterson, London Centric When local journalism is struggling to survive, Waterson bravely launched a new business model offering hope for the future.
Runner-up: Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday – “The Beast of Birkenhead”
The winner is: Sue Mitchell, BBC Investigations Unit – The Grave Robbers
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