The winners of the 14th annual British Journalism Awards were revealed at a gala dinner held at London’s Hilton Bankside last Thursday night, hosted by BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine.
Press Gazette, who organise the awards, say the winners were chosen by 70 independent British Journalism Awards judges who whittled down more than 600 entries from national newspapers, TV, radio, podcasts, regional newsbrands, specialist websites and newsletter-based start-ups.
To be eligible the work must have been produced primarily for a UK audience and published between 1 September 2024 and 31 August 2025, the organisers continued. The winning work must have brought important new information to light, had an impact, demonstrated skill and rigour, and both served the public interest and was interesting to the public.
Press Gazette editor-in-chief and chairman of the judges Dominic Ponsford introduced the awards by saying: “These are the most important awards in the world because they celebrate the people defending reality itself.
“In a world where politicians lie brazenly, and where the media is being overwhelmed by AI-created slop, we gather here tonight to try and strengthen the most important pillar of our western civilisation – journalism.”
British Journalism Awards 2025 winners and highly commended finalists:
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY ORSTED
WINNER: Lucie Heath – The i Paper
Highly commended: Leigh Baldwin, Atika Rehman, Jess Staufenberg, Marcus Leroux, Costanza Gambarini, Luke Barratt and Rosa Furneaux – SourceMaterial
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES JOURNALISM
WINNER: David Pegg, Hannah Devlin, Tom Burgis, Juliette Garside, Jason Wilson, Harry Shukman and Patrik Hermansson – The Guardian and Hope not Hate
Highly commended: Shaun Lintern – The Sunday Times
BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ECONOMICS JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY STARLING BANK
WINNER: Jonathan Calvert, George Arbuthnott, George Willoughby, Katie Tarrant, Steven Grandison, Geoff Atkinson, Sandy Smith, Alistair Jackson, Geraldine McKelvie, Matt Bardo, Sarah Wilson, Kate Mead, Fred Atkinson, Alex Warman and Nick Sommerlad – The Sunday Times/Channel 4 Dispatches/Mirror
Highly commended: Ed Conway – Sky News
CRIME & LEGAL JOURNALISM
WINNER: Anna Hall, Nicola Addyman, Imaan Labad, Mark Stokes, Joanna Wilcock, Mark Summers, Enda Mullen and Luke Rothery – Channel 4
Highly commended: Lucy Richards, Emer Noonan, Victoria Noble, Richard Cookson, Esella Hawkey and Dani Jacobs – Hardcash Productions/Channel 4
COMMENT JOURNALISM
WINNER: Fraser Nelson – The Times
Highly commended: Matthew Syed – The Sunday Times
SPORTS JOURNALISM
WINNER: Owen Slot – The Times and The Sunday Times
ONLINE VIDEO JOURNALISM
WINNER: Joe Sinclair and Chris Miller – Financial Times
Highly commended: Bertram Hill, Peter Murimi, Valeria Cardi, Emile Costard, Abigail Knight, Martyna Marciniak, Tom Watson, Liz Gibbons, Runako Celina, Courtney Bembridge, Rüzgar Mehmet Akgün and Regan Wharton – BBC Africa Eye
SPECIALIST JOURNALISM
WINNER: Peter Geoghegan, Lucas Amin and Jenna Corderoy – Democracy for Sale
PHOTOJOURNALISM
WINNER: Oliver Marsden – The Observer
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Lucy Nash, Eleanor Rose and Edward Siddons – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Highly commended: Deborah Haynes, James Shield, Jess Swinburne, Tom Kinsella, Katy Scholes, Jasper Corbett, Paul Stanworth, Sarah Whitehead and David Mapstone – Sky News/Tortoise
TECHNOLOGY JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY AMAZON
WINNER: Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham – The Guardian/+972
Highly commended: Simon Lock, Sam Holder and Daniel Boal – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism/ITV News
FEATURES JOURNALISM
WINNER: Liz Cookman – The Guardian/The Telegraph
MARIE COLVIN AWARD
WINNER: Malak A Tantesh – The Guardian
NEW JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Malak A Tantesh – The Guardian
LOCAL JOURNALISM
WINNER: Mollie Simpson and Joshi Herrmann – The Mill
SOCIAL AFFAIRS, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION JOURNALISM
WINNER: Tara Mills and John O’Kane – BBC Spotlight
Highly commended: Hugh Sheehan and Anishka Sharma – BBC Sounds Audio Lab/Reduced Listening
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Cathy Newman – Channel 4 News
Highly commended: Janice Turner – The Times
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM
WINNER: Noor Nanji and Felicity Baker – BBC News
FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY JOURNALIST.NET
WINNER: Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Ben de Pear, Menna Hijazi, Jaber Badwan, Mel Quigley and Leah Gowns – Basement Films/Channel 4
POLITICS JOURNALISM, SPONSORED BY FIND OUT NOW
WINNER: Anushka Asthana – ITV News
Highly commended: Pippa Crerar – The Guardian
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
WINNER: The Sunday Times
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Lewis Goodall – The News Agents
WINNER: Sam Greenhill and David Williams – Daily Mail
NEWS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY PEOPLE’S POSTCODE LOTTERY
WINNER: Channel 4 News
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE JOURNALISTS’ CHARITY
WINNER: Hanna Geissler and Dan Dove – Daily Express
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Mike Radford, Erica Gornall, Cassie Cornish-Trestrail and Keaton Stone – BBC2
Highly commended: Ramita Navai, Karim Shah, Ben de Pear, Menna Hijazi, Jaber Badwan, Mel Quigley and Leah Gowns – Basement Films/Channel 4
Highly commended: Cathy Newman and Claire Sinka – Channel 4 News
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Cathy Newman – Channel 4 News
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