Some of the best of the national press is celebrated in the shortlist for The Press Awards, which was announced last week.
The Press Awards says it is known as the “Oscars of British journalism”, with a heritage spanning six decades, this year’s Press Awards covers 35 categories, from young journalist of the year to the scoop, investigation and front page categories. All the UK’s most recognised newspapers and news providers are represented across the awards, which this year features a new category for best news app.
The Press Awards were inaugurated in 1963, fostering a friendly rivalry between newspapers and showcasing the vital importance of independent journalism. They are supplemented by the Regional Press Awards, the shortlist for which will be announced soon.
The Press Awards says winners will be unveiled at a ceremony at London Marriott Grosvenor Square on Thursday 18 April. The awards are produced by Haymarket Media Group on behalf of the News Media Association.
The Press Awards outines the full shortlist as follows:
BROADSHEET COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Allison Pearson, The Telegraph
Camilla Long, Sunday Times
Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
Fraser Nelson, The Telegraph
Hadley Freeman, Sunday Times
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
Matthew Syed, Sunday Times
William Hague, The Times
BROADSHEET FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Giles Tremlett, The Guardian
Jennifer Williams, Financial Times
Josh Glancy, Sunday Times
Mick Brown, The Telegraph
Nicolas Pelham, 1843 Magazine, The Economist
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian
Wendell Steavenson, 1843 Magazine, The Economist
BROADSHEET INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Alex Moshakis, Observer Magazine
Charlotte Edwardes, The Guardian
Decca Aitkenhead, Sunday Times
Henry Mance, Financial Times
Jessamy Calkin, The Telegraph
Oliver Brown, The Telegraph
Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian
Tim Adams, The Observer
BUSINESS AND FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Anna Isaac, The Guardian
Arash Massoudi, Stephen Morris, James Fontanella-Khan, Laura Noonan and Owen Walker, Financial Times
Duncan Robinson, The Economist
Graham Hiscott, Daily Mirror
Jon Ungoed-Thomas, The Observer
Kate Andrews, The Spectator
Mark Kleinman, Sky News
Oliver Shah, Sunday Times
CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Riddell, The Observer
David Squires, The Guardian
Jonathan Pugh, Daily Mail
Matt Pritchett, The Telegraph
Morten Morland, Sunday Times
Nick Newman, Sunday Times
Stanley McMurtry, The Mail on Sunday
CRITIC OF THE YEAR
Deborah Ross, Mail on Sunday
Hugo Rifkind, The Times
Jancis Robinson, Financial Times
Jay Rayner, The Observer
Johanna Thomas Corr, Sunday Times
Laura Cumming, The Observer
Oliver Wainwright, The Guardian
Rachel Cooke, The Observer
DATA JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Ainslie Johnstone, The Economist
John Burn-Murdoch, Financial Times
Katie Riley, Tortoise Media
Michael Goodier, The Guardian
Oliver Price, MailOnline
Sondre Ulvund Solstad, PhD, The Economist
Tom Calver, Sunday Times
ENVIRONMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Adam Vaughan, The Times
Ben Webster, openDemocracy Ltd
Graham Lawton, New Scientist
John Vidal, The Guardian
Nada Farhoud, Daily Mirror
Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian / Source Material
Robin McKie, The Observer
FOREIGN REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Alex Crawford, Sky News
Christina Lamb, Sunday Times
Louise Callaghan, Sunday Times
Max Seddon, Financial Times
Molly Blackall, The i Paper
Nataliya Vasilyeva, The Telegraph
Nicolas Pelham, The Economist
HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Adam Bychawski, openDemocracy Ltd
Anna Bawden and David Batty, The Guardian
Eleanor Hayward, The Times
Ethan Ennals, Mail on Sunday
Samira Shackle, The Guardian
Sarah Neville, Financial Times
Shaun Lintern, Sunday Times
News Reporter of the Year
Abul Taher, Mail on Sunday
Anna Isaac, The Guardian
David Conn, The Guardian
Gabriel Pogrund, Sunday Times
Gordon Rayner, The Telegraph
Madison Marriage, Financial Times
Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Andy Stenning, Daily Mirror
Charlie Bibby, Financial Times
Heathcliff O'Malley, The Telegraph
Jack Hill, The Times
Simon Townsley, The Telegraph
Victoria Jones, Press Association
POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Ben Riley-Smith, The Daily Telegraph
Duncan Robinson, The Economist
Georgia Edkins, The Scottish Mail on Sunday
Glen Owen, Mail on Sunday
Isabel Oakeshott, The Telegraph
John Stevens, Daily Mirror
Sam Coates, Sky News
Steven Swinford, The Times
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Guardian Investigations Team, The Guardian
Hannah Devlin, The Guardian
James Titcomb, The Telegraph
Madhumita Murgia, Financial Times
Robin McKie, The Observer
Tom Whipple, The Times
SHOWBIZ REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun
Ellie Henman, The Sun
Jonathan Dean, Sunday Times
Katie Hind, Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday
Rachael Healy, The Guardian
Rosamund Urwin and Charlotte Wace, The Times and Sunday Times
Simon Boyle, The Sun
SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Camilla Tominey, The Telegraph
James Beal, The Times
Jessica Hill, Schools Weeks
Kaya Burgess, The Times
Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times
Roya Nikkhah, Sunday Times
Stephen Wright, Daily Mail
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Andy Hooper, Daily Mail
Marc Aspland, The Times
Mike Egerton, PA Media
Richard Pelham, The Sun
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian
TABLOID INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Alison Phillips, Daily Mirror
Cole Moreton, Daily Mail - Weekend Magazine
Ian Gallagher, Mail on Sunday
Inderdeep Bains, Daily Mail
Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror
TABLOID COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Andrew Neil, Daily Mail, MailPlus and MailOnline
Dan Hodges, Mail on Sunday
Jan Moir, Daily Mail, MailPlus and MailOnline
Jenni Murray, Daily Mail
Kathleen Stock, UnHerd
Sarah Vine, Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday
TABLOID FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Antonia Hoyle, Daily Mail
Barbara Davies, Daily Mail
Ian Birrell, Freelance
Liz Hull, Daily Mail
Richard Pendlebury, Daily Mail, MailPlus and MailOnline
Sally Williams, Daily Mail
THE HUGH MCILVANNEY AWARD FOR SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
David Walsh, Sunday Times
Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Observer / The Guardian
Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail
Jeremy Wilson, The Telegraph
Martyn Ziegler, The Times
Matt Lawton, The Times
Nik Simon, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
Oliver Holt, Daily Mail
TRAVEL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Leadbeater, The Telegraph
David Pilling, Financial Times
Simon Calder, The Independent
Tom Robbins, Financial Times
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Ben Gartside, The i Paper
Emily Braeger, Daily Express
Felix Pope, The Jewish Chronicle
Isaan Khan, Daily Mail, Mail Online and Mail Plus
Phoebe Davis, Tortoise Media
Sabrina Miller, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
Svitlana Morenets, The Spectator
BROADSHEET FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
Accused: Russell Brand, the 'Sex Predator' Who Hid in Plain Sight, Sunday Times
Cost of the Crown, The Guardian
Dom & Bruno, The Guardian
Israel, The Telegraph
The Lockdown Files, The Telegraph
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Act Now on Asbestos, Sunday Times
Clean It Up Campaign, The Times
Prigozhin and Lawfare, openDemocracy Ltd
The Bruno and Dom project, The Guardian
Ticket Office Campaign, Daily Mirror
Time for Action on Danger Dogs, Daily Mirror
EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AWARD
Cotton Capital, The Guardian
FT Diversity Initiatives and Stories, Financial Times
Telegraph Women's Sport, The Telegraph
Windrush 75, The Guardian
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR
British Gas, The Times
CBI Investigation, The Guardian
How Crispin Odey Evaded Sexual Assault Allegations for Decades, Financial Times
Michelle Mone, The Guardian
Russell Brand, The Sunday Times and The Times
SNP in Crisis, Sunday Mail
The BBC Chairman, the Prime Minister and the £800,000 Loan Guarantee, Sunday Times
NEWS APP OF THE YEAR
FT Edit, Financial Times
InYourArea, Reach PLC
Sky News
The Telegraph
NEWS PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Next Year in Moscow, The Economist
Slow Newscast, Tortoise Media
Stories of Our Times, The Times
The Trial of Lucy Letby, Daily Mail
Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Bloomberg UK
Financial Times
The Guardian
The i paper
The Sun
The Telegraph
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Chinese Spy, Sunday Times
How Crispin Odey Evaded Sexual Assault Allegations for Decades, Financial Times
Phillip Schofield, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday
Police Probing SNP Fraud Seize £110k Motorhome, The Scottish Mail on Sunday
Russell Brand, The Sunday Times and The Times
The BBC Chairman, the Prime Minister and the £800,000 Loan Guarantee, Sunday Times
The Pre-payment Meter Scandal, The i Paper
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
FT Magazine, Financial Times
Style, Sunday Times
Sunday Times Magazine, Sunday Times
The New Review, The Observer
The Telegraph Magazine, The Telegraph
The Times Magazine, The Times
TABLOID FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Mail on Sunday
The Sun
The Sun
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Daily Express
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Financial Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The i paper
The Sun
The Times
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Sunday Mirror
Sunday Times
The Mail on Sunday
The Observer
The Sun on Sunday
The Sunday Telegraph
For further information on the shortlist, click here.
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