The Belfast Telegraph was the biggest winner on the night, being named News Brand of the Year (large), as well as taking home seven other prizes, including the inaugural Best Live Coverage award. Reporter Sam McBride won three individual awards.
The Cambridge Independent was named News Brand of the Year (small) at the event, held at Quaglino’s on 16 April, alongside notable successes for Newsquest’s Charles Thomson – named Crime & Investigative Reporter of the Year and Reporter of the Year (weekly) – and the Manchester Evening News, which won Campaign of the Year for spearheading Awaab’s Law, which led to urgent action to tackle damp and mould in public housing.
The awards are produced by Haymarket Media Group on behalf of the News Media Association.
More information and pictures of the event can be found here.
The winners:
CRIME & INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Charles Thomson, Newsquest
Highly commended: Jonathan Humphries, Liverpool Echo
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Awaab's Law, Manchester Evening News
SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Conor Gogarty, WalesOnline
Highly commended: Ciaran Barnes, Sunday Life
Highly commended: Kirsten Elder, Belfast Telegraph
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
BUSINESSiQ, The Northern Echo
Highly commended: Amazing Welsh Homes, Western Mail
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Sam McBride, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: Ffion lewis, WalesOnline
Highly commended: Ruby Kitchen, The Yorkshire Post
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Belfast Telegraph
OPINION WRITER OF THE YEAR
Sam McBride, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: Catriona Stewart, Herald & Times
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Abi Whistance, Mill Media Co
Highly commended: Lucy John, WalesOnline
NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR (LARGE)
Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: WalesOnline
Highly commended: Yorkshire Evening Post
NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR (SMALL)
Cambridge Independent
Highly commended: Cambrian News
Highly commended: Camden New Journal
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (DAILY)
Sam McBride, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: Lucy John, WalesOnline
Highly commended: Phil Coleman, Newsquest Cumbria
REPORTER OF THE YEAR (WEEKLY)
Charles Thomson, Newsquest
Highly commended: Ellis Whitehouse, Essex Live
REPORTING COMMUNITIES AWARD
Greater Govanhill
SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Steven Beacom, Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: Joe Thomas, Liverpool Echo
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Simon Hulme, The Yorkshire Post
DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
Raymond Esteban, Belfast Telegraph
FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
Sunday World
Highly commended: South Wales Echo
Highly commended: Wiltshire Times, Newsquest
BEST LIVE COVERAGE
Belfast Telegraph
Highly commended: EssexLive
DIGITAL INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Public Notice Portal (PNP)
Highly commended: The Northern Agenda
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Exposed: Our hidden camera uncovers exploitation and pressure-selling at direct sales firm, WalesOnline, reporter Conor Gogarty
CATHRYN NICHOLL AWARD
Bridget Dempsey, Newsquest
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