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British Journalism Awards 2023 – winners announced

The winners were revealed at an awards ceremony hosted by comedian Kerry Godliman at London’s Hilton Bankside on 14 December.

British Journalism Awards 2023 – winners announced
A team from The Guardian pick up the 'News Provider of the Year' award at the British Journalism Awards 2023.

Press Gazette editor-in-chief and chairman of the judges Dominic Ponsford said: “Our business is important because it is the one which holds all others to account.

“Squeezed as we are by the dark forces of online advertising technology, under attack by litigious oligarchs and in more danger than ever when reporting on conflicts overseas – tonight is a night to forget all that and celebrate a job well done.”

The winners of the British Journalism Awards 2023:

SOCIAL AFFAIRS, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION JOURNALISM

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Vanessa Bowles, Bettina Waked, Jasmine Bonshor, Liza Hodgson, Maria Caramelo, Mohamed Salah, Tim Awford, Rosie Garthwaite and Mustafa Khalili – BBC News

Highly commended: Maya Wolfe-Robinson, Joseph Harker, Jonathan Shainin, David Olusoga, Gary Younge, Lanre Bakare, Aamna Mohdin, Courtney Yusuf and others – The Guardian

FEATURES JOURNALISM

Mick Brown – The Telegraph

Highly commended: Ian Birrell – Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday

Highly commended: Simon Hattenstone – The Guardian

LOCAL JOURNALISM

Chris Burn – The Yorkshire Post

Highly commended: Sam McBride – Belfast Telegraph

Highly commended: Liam Thorp – Liverpool Echo

HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES JOURNALISM

Mark Hedgecoe, James Rogan, Simon Gilchrist, Lesley Shields, Xinlan Rose and John Moffat – ITV Exposure

CRIME & LEGAL JOURNALISM

Emily Dugan – The Guardian

COMMENT JOURNALISM

Matthew Holehouse – The Economist

Highly commended: William Hague – The Times

SPECIALIST JOURNALISM

Peter Blackburn and Ben Ireland – The Doctor magazine/British Medical Association

Highly commended: Samantha Booth – Schools Week

FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOURNALISM

Handa Majed, Ben Ferguson, Nechirvan Mando, Jamie Welham and David Modell – ITV Exposure

TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY AMAZON

Siân Boyle – The Sunday Times/Daily Mail

BUILT ENVIRONMENT JOURNALISM

Jessica Hill – Schools Week

PERSONAL FINANCE JOURNALISM

Andrew Picken – BBC Scotland News Online

Highly commended: Katie Morley – The Telegraph

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT JOURNALISM

Sponsored by RenewableUK

Jess Kelly, Owen Pinnell, Carole Bertinet, Mohamed Boteen, Nour Altounji, Inam Talib, Azhar Al-Rubaie, Rosie Garthwaite, Mustafa Khalili and Tim Awford – BBC News

Highly commended: Elisângela Mendonça, Andrew Wasley, Misbah Khan, Grace Murray and Josephine Moulds – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Highly commended: Rachel Salvidge and Leana Hosea – The Guardian/Watershed Investigations

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM

Rachael Healy – The Guardian

Highly commended: Ashleigh Rainbird – Daily Mirror

NEW JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Antonia Cundy – Financial Times

MARIE COLVIN AWARD

Bel Trew – The Independent

SPORTS JOURNALISM

William Ralston – The Guardian

Highly commended: David Walsh – The Sunday Times

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Clean It Up – The Times

Highly commended: The Bruno and Dom project – The Guardian

PHOTOJOURNALISM

Christopher Occhicone – 1843 Magazine, The Economist

Highly commended: Victoria Jones – Press Association

INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR

Tom Bradby – ITV1

POLITICS JOURNALISM

John Ferguson – Sunday Mail

Highly commended: Steven Swinford – The Times

BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS JOURNALISM

Sponsored by Starling Bank

Anna Isaac – The Guardian

Highly commended: Gordon Rayner – Telegraph Media Group

TRAVEL JOURNALISM

Sophie Pinkham – 1843 Magazine, The Economist

ONLINE VIDEO JOURNALISM

Sponsored by YouTube

Jean MacKenzie – BBC News

INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR

Dan Neidle – Tax Policy Associates

Highly commended: Ellie Flynn and Alice McShane – Channel 4/Kalel Productions

Highly commended: Handa Majid, Ben Ferguson, Nechirvan Mando, Jamie Welham and David Modell – ITV Exposure

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

Exposed: How British Gas Debt Agents Break into Homes of Vulnerable – The Times

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Google News Initiative

Dan Russell, Jenna Thompson and Rachel Gorman – Reach

Highly commended: Sam Coates, Joe White, Katie Riley, Tom Larkin, Tom Rayner, Edward Clowes and David Mapstone – Sky News/Tortoise Media

NEWS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

The Guardian

PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM

Ian Birrell – Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday/the i

JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Gabriel Pogrund – The Sunday Times

WOMEN IN JOURNALISM GEORGINA HENRY AWARD

Sponsored by Wiggin

Rhiannon Davies – The Scottish Beacon


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