Business Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by the Blakeney Group
Shortlisted:
- Mark Kleinman The Sky News City Editor had another amazing year breaking scoops that made him the envy of rival financial journalists. His ability and contacts book helped burnish his reputation as the ‘scourge of the City’.
- Oliver Shah The Sunday Times Associate Editor column is the ‘must read’ of the weekend for City folk. He is always topical and hard hitting.
- David Smith The Sunday Times Economics Editor much-admired columns interpret the economic scene with rare clarity. He has had much to write about over the last year.
- Ruth Sunderland Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday Group Business Editor continues to deliver her hard-hitting comment pieces and writes lucidly about the biggest business, investment and economics stories of the day.
Highly commended: David Smith The Sunday Times Economics Editor
Winner: Ruth Sunderland Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday Group Business Editor
Judges said they were particularly impressed by her campaigning journalism supporting members of insurance companies in their battle to be heard.
Sports Journalist of the year Sponsored by Budweiser
Shortlisted:
- Mike Atherton of The Times has long been one of the country’s best cricket writers whose journalism brought out why cricket is considered the most unique of English games.
- Isaan Khan of The Daily Mail for his excellent investigative reporting on racism in Yorkshire cricket, the reverberations of which continue to be felt both by the game and British society at large.
- Jonathan Liew ofThe Guardian. Judges were impressed with his writing combining sharp reporting laced with wit and a wider perspective of the role of sport in society
- Alyson Rudd of The Times showed a wonderful ability to take the reader to the very centre of the story with a style that was both insightful and full of grace.
Highly Commended: Isaan Khan The Daily Mail
Winner: In choosing a winner for the London Press Club’s first Sports Journalist Award the judges said they were presented with a difficult task given the quality of the writing which testified to the very high standard of this genre of British journalism. They awarded this honour to: Jonathan Liew The Guardian
Broadcaster of the Year
Shortlisted:
- Ros Atkins, the BBC’s News Analysis Editor, developed snappy explainers covering issues including Covid, Partygate and Ukrainet that regularly achieve a million views on air and online
- Paul Brand of ITV News exclusively obtained footage of Downing Street staff joking about a Christmas ‘party’ that secretly took place during lockdown. With calm authority he gathered an evidence base that was never seriously challenged.
- Matt Chorley of Times Radio established his mid-morning show as a must-listen, combining his own knowledge and humour with the firepower of his Times and Sunday Times colleagues.
- Clive Myrie anchored the BBC news coverage from the rooftops of Kyiv as the Russian advance first threatened the Ukrainian capital then faltered. He also reported from the front line and back home even found time to take over the famous Mastermind chair.
WINNER: Paul Brand UK Editor of ITV News
The judges said: Rarely does it fall to a broadcast journalist to reveal the forensics that help to change the face of British politics. With calm authority he gathered an evidence base that was never seriously challenged. A remarkable achievement.
Multimedia Journalist of the Year Sponsored by PA Media
Shortlisted:
- Dean Kirby, investigations correspondent of the i newspaper, exposed one of the hidden stories of the Russian invasion: the forced deportation of Ukrainians to so-called ‘filtration’ camps. From his desk he found the location of a camp using a range of digital techniques.
- Roland Oliphant, senior foreign correspondent of the Telegraph, speaks Russian, has covered the region for years and based himself in Kyiv from early January. His detailed knowledge and understanding of the story shone through in his written dispatches, video reports, podcasts and Twitter.
- Jerome Starkey, Defence Editor of The Sun, not only wrote eye-witness accounts of the war in Ukraine for four months, he investigated war crimes, filmed the evidence and added further impact by filming his own ‘into camera’ reports at the heart of the action.
- The Independent’s Bel Trew impressed the judges with her portfolio of text, photographic and video reporting on conflicts from Ukraine to Syria, concentrating on lesser-reported stories.
WINNER: Jerome Starkey
From the pages of the Sun to video on Youtube, twitter and Tiktok, his front line cross-platform reporting from Ukraine made him the Judge’s choice.
Scoop of the Year
Shortlisted:
- Mail on Sunday Exclusive on the Royal aide who allegedly pledged an honour to a Saudi billionaire
- The Daily Mail Exclusive by Stephen Wright on Ghislaine Maxwell
- The Daily Mirror Downing Street Partygate exclusives
- The Sunday Times “Cash for honours” revelations
The Sun Exclusive that Chris Pincher sensationally quit as Conservative deputy chief whip
JOINT WINNERS:
Mail on Sunday for its exclusive on the Royal aide who allegedly pledged an honour to a Saudi billionaire
The Sunday Times for its “cash for honours” exclusive
Young Journalist of the Year
Sponsored by The Journalists’ Charity with a £1,000 award prize for the winner
Shortlisted:
- Molly Blackall recently become the i newspaper’s youngest correspondent and established a reputation for insightful, fresh and compassionate reporting on some of the world’s biggest humanitarian issues.
- Noa Hoffman had only been at The Sun as political reporter for four days when she broke the story of Chris Pincher sensationally quitting as deputy chief whip after allegedly groping two men while drunk.
- Isaan Khan of The Daily Mail led the national coverage on the deep-rooted racism scandal at Yorkshire County Cricket Club through shock revelations by ex-player Azeem Rafiq.
- Natasha Livingstone of The Mail on Sunday, a resourceful and tenacious young reporter who arranged for treatment in London for a Ukrainian bomb victim sourcing the funding and organising sponsors and a visa.
- Steph Spyro of the Daily Express wrote with clarity and accuracy venturing to Kenya to meet survivors of abuse, and to meet conservationists in South Africa during a rhino dehorning operation .
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Isaan Khan The Daily Mail
WINNER: Noa Hoffman The Sun
Journalist of the Year
Shortlisted:
- Pippa Crerar as the Daily Mirror’s political editor produced scoop after scoop. But it was Partygate that set her aside from the pack. She time and again revealed examples of lockdown parties attended by Downing Street staff, MPs and the Prime Minister himself.
Kate Mansey of the Mail on Sunday came up with exclusives that set the agenda for the rest of the industry’s royal correspondents – among them Prince Harry wanting his bodyguards back and the cash for honours tale of the Royal aide who allegedly pledged an honour for a Saudi billionaire. - The Independent’s Kim Sengupta has been one of the country’s most respected foreign correspondents for 30 years and in Ukraine he has more than sustained that reputation. His vast network of contacts, built up over the years, gave him unique access to people and places on the front lines.
- Jerome Starkey The Sun’s resilient reporter who went beyond the hubs of Kyiv and Lviv to endure indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas and bring home to his readers the everyday reality of war with Russia.
WINNER: Pippa Crerar
The judges described the winner as a classic case of brave and ground-breaking journalism on the most important political story of the year.
Hugh Cudlipp Award for campaigning and investigative journalism
Sponsored by the British Journalism Review
Shortlisted:
- Skill Up Step Up campaign London Evening Standard and The Independent
- Air pollution and dementia The Times : A long-running campaign to demonstrate the impact of air pollution on public health in Britain revealed accelerated dementia among older people.
- Inside Russia’s filtration camp i newspaper: Dean Kirby’s exclusive and impactive disclosure of Moscow’s mass deportation of Ukraine citizens was followed up at home and abroad.
- Menopause matters Fabulous magazine The Sun: A powerful campaign that heightened national awareness of the suffering caused by the menopause and secured financial help for the much lower cost of HRT.
- No work on full pay gridlocks drivers The Times: DVLA faced a mounting backlog while hundreds of civil servants were doing no work on full pay, leaving millions of motorists unable to obtain licences to drive.
- Partygate scandal Daily Mirror: Groundbreaking revelations of illegal socialising at the heart of government which would lead to denials by and the subsequent fall of a Prime Minister.
- Skill Up Step Up campaign London Evening Standard and The Independent: This excellent, thorough campaign succeeded in matching the demands of employers with the skills of disadvantaged young London job seekers.
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Inside Russia’s filtration camp i newspaper
WINNER: Partygate scandal Daily Mirror
Edgar Wallace Award
MAC is back! The legendary cartoonist Stanley McMurtry
He hung up his pen in 2018 after nearly 50 years with the Daily Mail. However he yearned to return, saying: “My head was still brimming with ideas.” The peerless cartoonist has picked up his magical pencil again for the Mail on Sunday. His cartoon drawing in today’s programme of the wonderful Paddington Bear sandwich video at her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee shows why he is the first cartoonist to be awarded the prestigious Edgar Wallace Award for outstanding journalism. The award goes to:
Cartoonist Stanley McMurtry, known as MAC
Sunday Newspaper of the Year Sponsored by Cision
Shortlisted:
- The Mail on Sunday consistently delivered agenda setting news and exclusives, strong showbiz contributions, and entertaining features. All pack a punch.
- The Observer had a fantastic year with some strong investigations and reporting from Ukraine. It also performed well on newsstands and achieved a wider audience on its digital channels.
- The Sunday Times The Sunday Times had it all. Powerful scoops and investigations, thought provoking long reads and world class news reporting all fit into a fulsome package of magazines, supplements and specials.It’s equally impressive in the digital space and in the print space. The Sunday Times’s overall creative and design enhances its insightful trusted journalism.HIGHLY COMMENDED The Observer
WINNER: The Sunday Times
The judges said the winner was equally impressive in digital and print. It’s overall creative and design enhances its insightful trusted journalism.
Daily Newspaper of the Year Sponsored by Cision
Shortlisted:
- The Daily Mirror For a paper that prides itself on giving a voice to those not normally heard this was a vintage year. A ground breaking series on disabilities, an investigation into paupers’ funerals and a special report into the gulf between executive salaries and the wages of some of those demanding a rise in line with inflation. However it was on Partygate that the Mirror led the field. Political Editor Pippa Crerar’s courageous journalism resulted in exclusives, backed by her employers, that shocked readers and contributed significantly to Boris Johnson’s downfall.
- The Daily Telegraph The paper exposed the infamous Downing Street leaving party on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral and challenged the science behind the pandemic lockdowns.
It also revealed some of the machinations within the Tory party, the British Airways decision to axe thousands of flights and Britain’s insufficient gas storage. - The Times The paper’s hard-earned reputation for quality journalism was maintained in its coverage of the massive political upheaval here at home, the war in Ukraine and in its coverage of the pandemic.
Matthew Parris offered more insightful commentary, war correspondent Anthony Loyd stood out in his field and science editor Tom Whipple excelled in explaining and analysing the pandemic.
WINNER: The Daily Mirror
The judges said that the winner brought about a massive victory for courageous journalism over those who would choose to supress it.
