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Press Awards 2013 – the shortlists

Shortlists for Press Awards, which celebrate the best of UK national newspaper journalism, have been announced.

The Society of Editors Press Awards for national newspapers represent the finest of the country’s rich talent in journalism, say the organisers. Recognising reporters and correspondents, commentators, columnists and cartoonists, designers, photographers, scoops and campaigns the awards culminate with the News and Sports Teams of the Year and coveted Newspaper of the Year titles.

The Sunday Times leads the nominations league table with 21, the Daily Mail has 18 and The Guardian has 17. The Times and The Daily Telegraph have 16, The Mail on Sunday has 15 and the Daily Mirror has 13. The Observer and Financial Times have 9, The Sun has 7 and the London Evening Standard has 5. The Sunday People has 4, the Press Association has 3 and The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph and The Independent on Sunday have 2. The Sunday Mirror, Reuters and i have one each.

There are 28 categories including the Journalists’ Charity Award and winners will be announced at a glittering gala dinner at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square in London on Tuesday 1 April 2014.

The event is the most prestigious in the industry’s calendar, says the Society of Editors, with more than 400 editors and journalists coming together to salute the quality and success of national newspaper journalism in print and on corresponding digital platforms.

The awards are organised on behalf of the industry by the Society of Editors. Proceeds help to fund the Society of Editors’ campaigning for media freedom and the Journalists’ Charity.

Sponsors for the awards include Camelot which has supported the Society of Editors since 2001, Unison, Nikon, the Gorkana Group, Reuters, EY, HW Fisher, L’Oreal and the Press Association. The awards are supported by the NPA, in association with the Journalists’ Charity and the British Journalism Review.

Chairman of the judges Bob Satchwell, executive director of the Society of Editors said: “Yet again the judges were astounded and delighted by the range and diversity of the output of national newspapers. Their combined qualities are unparalleled in the world.”

YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett – The Guardian

Lucy Holden – The Times

Patrick Kingsley – The Guardian

Sarah Morrison – The Independent on Sunday

Simon Murphy – The Mail on Sunday

Lee Price – The Sun

BUSINESS AND FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

John Arlidge – The Sunday Times

Alex Brummer – Daily Mail

James Dean – The Times

Iain Dey – The Sunday Times

Andrew Hill – Financial Times

Sarah O’Connor – Financial Times

POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Ian Birrell – Freelance

Matthew d’Ancona – London Evening Standard

Dan Hodges – The Daily Telegraph

Fraser Nelson - The Daily Telegraph

Glen Owen – The Mail on Sunday

Simon Walters – The Mail on Sunday

FOREIGN REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Ian Birrell- The Mail on Sunday

AA Gill – The Sunday Times

Roula Khalaf – Financial Times

Anthony Loyd – The Times

Ruth Sherlock – The Daily Telegraph

David Smith – The Guardian

SCIENCE AND HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Steve Connor – The Independent on Sunday

Clive Cookson – Financial Times

Laura Donnelly – The Daily Telegraph

Jonathan Leake – The Sunday Times

Robin McKie – The Observer

Sarah-Kate Templeton – The Sunday Times

SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

John Bingham – The Daily Telegraph

Richard Brooks – The Sunday Times

Michael Gillard – The Sunday Times

Leslie Hook – Financial Times

Chris Hughes – Daily Mirror

Jay Rayner – The Observer

SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Andy Bull – The Guardian

Paul Hayward – The Daily Telegraph

Oliver Holt – Daily Mirror

Donald McRae – The Guardian

Martin Samuel – Daily Mail

Matthew Syed – The Times

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET

Elizabeth Day – The Observer

Amelia Gentleman – The Guardian

AA Gill – The Sunday Times

Allison Pearson – The Daily Telegraph

Matt Rudd – The Sunday Times

David James Smith – The Sunday Times

FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – POP

Ian Birrell – The Mail on Sunday

David Cohen – London Evening Standard

Oliver Harvey – The Sun

David Jones – Daily Mail

Andrew Malone – Daily Mail

Tom Parry – Daily Mirror

INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET

Bryan Appleyard – The Sunday Times

Simon Hattenstone – The Guardian

Camilla Long – The Sunday Times

Cole Moreton – The Sunday Telegraph

Matthew Syed – The Times

Janice Turner – The Times

INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – POP

Chris Bucktin – Daily Mirror

Louise Gannon – The Mail on Sunday

Chris Hughes – Daily Mirror

Jenny Johnston – Daily Mail

Jan Moir – Daily Mail

Sue Reid – Daily Mail

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR - BROADSHEET

Michael Deacon – The Daily Telegraph

Ian Jack – The Guardian

Boris Johnson – The Daily Telegraph

Charles Moore – The Daily Telegraph

Caitlin Moran – The Times

Gillian Tett – Financial Times

COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – POP

Susie Boniface – Daily Mirror

Craig Brown – Daily Mail

Oliver Holt – Daily Mirror

Liz Jones – The Mail on Sunday

Trevor Kavanagh – The Sun

Dominic Lawson – Daily Mail

CRITIC OF THE YEAR

Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian

Craig Brown – The Mail on Sunday

AA Gill – The Sunday Times

Ian Hyland – Daily Mirror

Rowan Moore – The Observer

Jay Rayner – The Observer

SHOWBIZ REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Laura Armstrong – The Sun

Katie Hind – Sunday People

Mark Jefferies – Daily Mirror

Nicola Methven- Daily Mirror

Colin Robertson – The Sun

Dan Wootton – The Sun

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Jack Hill – The Times

Andy Hooper – Daily Mail

Roland Leon – Sunday Mirror

Eddie Mulholland – The Daily Telegraph

Dave Thompson – Press Association

Muir Vidler – The Sunday Times

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

Marc Aspland – The Times

Graham Chadwick – Daily Mail

Mike Egerton – Press Association

Ian MacNicol – Freelance

Andrew Matthews – Press Association

Darren Staples – Reuters

CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR

Peter Brookes – The Times

Ingram Pinn – Financial Times

Matt Pritchett – The Daily and Sunday Telegraphs

Jonathan Pugh – Daily Mail

Chris Riddell – The Observer

Gerry Scarfe – The Sunday Times

FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR

‘Assad’s snipers target unborn babies in wombs’– The Times

‘Blood on his hands, hatred in his eyes’ - Daily Mail

‘Boiling Point’ – Sunday People

‘Crystal Meth Shame of Bank Chief’ – The Mail on Sunday

‘Revealed: how US secretly collects private data from…’– The Guardian

‘The Son’ – The Sun

SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR

Culture – The Sunday Times

FT Weekend Magazine – Financial Times

G2 – The Guardian

The New Review – The Observer

The Observer Tech Monthly – The Observer

You Magazine – The Mail on Sunday

THE DIGITAL AWARD

FT Interactive – Financial Times

Meet the settlers – The Daily Telegraph

Mirror.co.uk – Daily Mirror

Telegraph Wonder Women – The Daily Telegraph

theguardian.com – The Guardian

The Times – The Times

SCOOP OF THE YEAR

Boiling Point: Nigella – Sunday People

Corporate Hacking – Tom Harper – The Independent

Crystal Meth Shame of Bank Chief – Nick Craven and Ross Slater – The Mail on Sunday

Edward Snowden Files – The Guardian

UK's top cardinal accused of 'inappropriate acts' by priests – Catherine Deveney – The Observer

Victimised for blowing whistle on NHS chiefs – Claire Ellicott – Daily Mail

NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR

Chris Bucktin – Daily Mirror

Rob Evans and Paul Lewis – The Guardian

Tom Harper – The Independent

Andrew Norfolk – The Times

Sarah-Kate Templeton – The Sunday Times

Watt and Newell – The Daily Telegraph

SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Daily Mail

The Daily Telegraph

The Guardian

The Mail on Sunday

The Sunday Times

The Times

NEWS TEAM OF THE YEAR

Daily Mail

Daily Mirror

London Evening Standard

The Guardian

The Mail on Sunday

The Times

THE CUDLIPP AWARD

Block Online Porn - Daily Mail

Britain’s Hidden Slaves - The Sunday Times

Frontline London - London Evening Standard

Rugby Concussion Campaign - The Mail on Sunday

Safe Weekend Care campaign - The Sunday Times

Stop the Bedroom Tax - Sunday People

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

Daily Mail

i

London Evening Standard

The Guardian

The Mail on Sunday

The Sunday Times

The Times