Double win for Newsquest at Wales Media Awards

Newsquest says The South Wales Argus was named Daily Newspaper of the Year and the Western Telegraph won Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the ceremony in Cardiff on Friday evening, November 15.

Gavin Thompson, regional editor for Wales and editor of the Argus, said: “This was a fantastic result for teams in Newport and Haverfordwest who produce the Argus and the Telegraph, and the business as a whole.

“Whilst our digital audiences go from strength to strength, continual improvement of our print newspapers also remains an absolute focus for us. This double win – alongside improving circulation trends – shows that the hard work by everyone involved is getting results.”

The annual Wales Media Awards is run by the Journalists Charity. Around 200 guests attended the event at Cardiff’s Parkgate Hotel, which was hosted by the BBC’s Lucy Owen and ITV’s Jonathan Hill.

Western Telegraph editor Clare Snowdon, left, and South Wales Argus editor Gavin Thompson with their weekly and daily newspaper of the year trophies.

The full list of winners is as follows:

1. YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Tom Atkins
2. WEEKLY NEWSPAPER THE YEAR
Western Telegraph
3. TELEVISION NEWS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Marina Jenkins
4. TELEVISION NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
My Sperm Donor and Me
5. TELEVISION CAMERA OPERATOR OF THE YEAR
Jacob Martin
6. STILLS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Rob Browne
7. SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Dafydd Pritchard
8. SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Katie Fenton
9. SELF-SHOOT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Tom Brown
10. ONLINE NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR
Wales Online
11. NEWS WRITER OF THE YEAR
Conor Gogarty
12. POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Martin Shipton
13. FEATURE WRITER/COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Delyth Hughes
14. ED TOWNSEND STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Cian Tookey
15. DAILY/SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
South Wales Argus
16. COMMUNITY JOURNALISM OF THE YEAR
Papur Dre
17. AUDIO NEWS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Gemma Dunstan
18. AUDIO NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR
Mark Drakeford: Legacy of a Leader?
19. PODCAST OF THE YEAR
The Crossbow Killer
20. JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Martin Shipton
21. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO JOURNALISM
David Hurn