National Press Awards Shortlist
Shortlists for the premier awards celebrating the best of UK national journalism were announced on 19 February 2019.
The National Press Awards for 2018, organised by the Society of Editors, recognise reporters and correspondents, commentators, columnists, cartoonists, designers, photographers, scoops, investigations and campaigns. The awards culminate with the coveted News Website of the Year and Newspaper and Sunday Newspaper of the Year titles.
There are 39 categories including the Journalists’ Charity Award, the Cudlipp Award for campaign of the year and the Georgina Henry Prize for Innovation, in memory of the former deputy editor of The Guardian and founding member of Women in Journalism.
The event is the most prestigious in the industry’s calendar with around 500 editors and journalists coming together to salute the quality and success of national newspaper journalism in print and on digital platforms. Winners were announced at a glittering gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on Tuesday 2 April 2019.
This year’s awards were presented by BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett.
The awards are organised on behalf of the industry by the Society of Editors. Proceeds help to fund the Society of Editors’ campaigns for media freedom and the Journalists’ Charity.
Sponsors for the awards include Camelot which has supported the Society of Editors since 2001, Google, Cision, Amazon Prime Video, EY, Wiggin, the Wellcome Trust, Penny Appeal, Press Association, Luther Pendragon, No 1 Lounges, Journalists’ Charity and the British Journalism Review.
The awards are also supported by the Cecil King Foundation which funds the Young Journalist of the Year to undertake a project up to the value of £5,000.
Ian Murray, chairman of the judges and Executive Director of the Society of Editors said: “Once again the British Press has proven that it is simply the best in the world by the sheer breadth and depth of the entries for these awards. The awards night itself, this year to be held on April 2, is rightly considered the time when the Press shows off its talent to the world.”
The Shortlist
Young Journalist of the Year – supported by Cecil King Foundation
| Chloe Cornish, Financial Times |
| Henry Zeffman, The Times |
| Laura Hughes, Financial Times |
| Rebecca Myers, The Sunday Times |
| Richard Holmes, BuzzFeed UK |
| Tom Payne, Daily Mail |
Business and Finance Journalist of the Year – sponsored by EY
| Graham Ruddick, The Times |
| Jeff Prestridge, The Mail on Sunday |
| John Gapper, Financial Times |
| Madison Marriage and Matthew Garrahan, Financial Times |
| Rob Davies, The Guardian |
| Simon Goodley, The Guardian |
Political Reporter of the Year
| Alex Wickham, BuzzFeed UK |
| Glen Owen, The Mail on Sunday |
| Laura Hughes, Financial Times |
| Steven Swinford, The Daily Telegraph |
| Tim Shipman, The Sunday Times |
| Tom Newton Dunn, The Sun |
Political Commentator of the Year
| Jack Blanchard, Politico |
| Marina Hyde, The Guardian |
| Matthew Parris, The Times |
| Rachel Sylvester, The Times |
| Stephen Bush, i |
| Tim Shipman, The Sunday Times |
Foreign Reporter of the Year
| Anthony Loyd, The Times |
| Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times |
| Ian Birrell, The Mail on Sunday |
| Larisa Brown, Daily Mail |
| Martin Chulov, The Guardian and The Observer |
| Richard Spencer, The Times |
Science Journalist of the Year – sponsored by Wellcome Trust
| Hannah Devlin, The Guardian |
| Oliver Moody, The Times |
| Pilita Clark, Financial Times |
| Robin McKie, The Observer |
| Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph |
| Victoria Allen and Tom Kelly, Daily Mail |
Health Journalist of the Year
| Caroline Wheeler, The Sunday Times |
| Chris Smyth, The Times |
| Hannah Jane Parkinson, The Guardian |
| Ian Birrell, The Mail on Sunday |
| Laura Donnelly, The Daily Telegraph |
| Sophie Borland, Daily Mail |
Fashion Journalist of the Year
| Anna Murphy, The Times |
| Bethan Holt, The Daily Telegraph |
| Claudia Winkleman, The Sunday Times, Style |
| Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian |
| Jo Ellison, Financial Times |
| Lisa Armstrong, The Daily Telegraph |
Technology Journalist of the Year
| Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer |
| Danny Fortson, The Sunday Times Magazine |
| Hugo Rifkind, The Times |
| John Thornhill, Financial Times |
| Louise Lucas, Financial Times |
| Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times |
Environment Journalist of the Year
| Jonathan Leake, The Sunday Times |
| Leslie Hook, Financial Times |
| Matthew Taylor, The Guardian |
| Pilita Clark, Financial Times |
| Robin McKie, The Observer |
| Tom Parry, Daily Mirror |
Travel Journalist of the Year – sponsored by No1 Lounges
| Ben Clatworthy, The Times |
| Chris Haslam, The Sunday Times |
| Duncan Craig, The Sunday Times |
| Nick Trend, The Telegraph |
| Ruaridh Nicoll, Financial Times |
| Tom Robbins, Financial Times |
Specialist Journalist of the Year
| David Willetts, The Sun |
| Frances Ryan, The Guardian |
| Robert Booth, The Guardian |
| Robert Mendick, The Daily Telegraph |
| Sanchez Manning, The Mail on Sunday |
| Sian Griffiths, The Sunday Times |
Reporting Diversity Award – sponsored by Penny Appeal
| Bias in Britain, The Guardian |
| Patrick Strudwick, BuzzFeed UK |
| Pink News Team, PinkNews |
| Rosamund Urwin, The Sunday Times |
| Shehab Khan, The Independent |
| Women in Sport, The Telegraph |
Showbiz Reporter of the Year
| Andy Halls, The Sun |
| Chrissy Iley, The Sunday Times Magazine |
| Clemmie Moodie, The Sun on Sunday |
| Grant Tucker, The Sunday Times |
| Jonathan Dean, The Sunday Times |
| Katie Hind, The Mail on Sunday |
Sports Journalist of the Year – sponsored by Amazon Prime Video
| Daniel Taylor, The Guardian |
| Jeremy Wilson, The Daily Telegraph |
| Jonathan Liew, The Independent |
| Matt Lawton, Daily Mail |
| Oliver Holt, The Mail on Sunday |
| Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph |
Interviewer of the Year – Pop
| Caroline Graham, The Mail on Sunday |
| Chrissy Iley, Daily Mail |
| Jan Moir, Daily Mail |
| Jane Moore, The Sun |
| Rebecca Hardy, Daily Mail |
| Tom Newton Dunn, The Sun |
Interviewer of the Year – Broadsheet
| Andrew Billen, The Times |
| Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times Magazine |
| Miranda Sawyer, The Observer |
| Polly Vernon, The Times |
| Simon Hattenstone, The Guardian |
| Sophie Heawood, The Observer Magazine |
Columnist of the Year – Pop
| Brian Reade, Daily Mirror |
| Deborah James, The Sun |
| Dominic Lawson, Daily Mail |
| Jane Moore, The Sun |
| Liz Jones, The Mail on Sunday |
| Sarah Vine, Daily Mail |
Columnist of the Year – Broadsheet
| Bryony Gordon, The Daily Telegraph |
| Celia Walden, The Daily Telegraph |
| Deborah Ross, The Times |
| Dominic Lawson, The Sunday Times |
| Janice Turner, The Times |
| Matthew Parris, The Times |
Feature Writer of the Year – Pop
| David Cohen, Evening Standard |
| David Rose, The Mail on Sunday |
| Ian Birrell, The Mail on Sunday |
| Richard Pendlebury, Daily Mail |
| Ros Wynne-Jones, Daily Mirror |
| Sarah Oliver, The Mail on Sunday |
Feature Writer of the Year – Broadsheet
| Eleanor Steafel, The Telegraph |
| Guy Kelly, The Telegraph |
| Holly Baxter, The Independent |
| Josh Glancy, The Sunday Times Magazine |
| Mick Brown, The Telegraph |
| Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times |
Critic of the Year – Sponsored by No1 Lounges
| Craig Brown, The Mail on Sunday |
| Deborah Ross, The Mail on Sunday |
| Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday Times Culture Magazine |
| Giles Coren, The Times |
| Grace Dent, The Guardian |
| Miranda Sawyer, The Observer |
Photographer of the Year
| Charlotte Graham, The Daily Telegraph |
| Danny Lawson, Press Association |
| Hannah McKay, Reuters |
| Jane Barlow, Press Association |
| Peter Macdiarmid, London News Pictures |
| Rowan Griffiths, Daily Mirror |
Sports Photographer of the Year
| Andy Hooper, Daily Mail |
| Bradley Ormesher, The Times |
| Graham Chadwick, Daily Mail |
| Jeremy Selwyn, Evening Standard |
| Mike Egerton, Press Association |
| Richard Pelham, The Sun |
Cartoonist of the Year
| Ben Jennings, i |
| Chris Riddell, The Observer |
| Jonathan Pugh, Daily Mail |
| Matt Pritchett, The Telegraph |
| Morten Morland, The Times and The Sunday Times |
| Nick Newman, The Sunday Times |
Scoop of the Year – sponsored by Cision
| Financial Times, Presidents Club |
| The Mail on Sunday, Meghan’s Dad staged photos |
| The Observer, Cambridge Analytica Files |
| The Sun, That’s Not Justice |
| The Daily Telegraph, #MeToo Businessman Scandal |
| The Times, Oxfam staff paid Haiti survivors for sex |
Scoop: Popular Life
| Daily Mail, Doctors cashing in on illegal designer IVF babies |
| Daily Mirror, Revealed: Who stole the Jules Rimet Trophy |
| Daily Mirror, TV star Jamie in spitting storm |
| The Mail on Sunday, Meghan’s Dad Staged photos |
| The Sun on Sunday, Ant’s new love |
| The Sun, My Babs has Alzheimer’s |
Investigation of the Year
| Financial Times, Presidents Club |
| Sunday Mirror, Telford Sex Abuse Scandal |
| The Guardian, Windrush |
| The Observer, Cambridge Analytica Files |
| The Daily Telegraph, #MeToo Businessman Scandal |
| The Times, Oxfam staff paid Haiti survivors for sex |
Sports News Story of the Year
| Daily Mail, £250K-a-club whip round for Scudamore! |
| Evening Standard, Wembley for Sale |
| The Sunday Times, Qatar sabotaged World Cup rivals with black ops campaign |
| The Daily Telegraph, Lehmann to quit over dirty tricks |
| The Times, Historic Vote set to approve video referees |
| The Times, PRL Sale to CVC partners |
News Reporter of the Year
| Amelia Gentleman, The Guardian |
| Claire Newell, The Daily Telegraph |
| Emily Dugan, BuzzFeed UK |
| Madison Marriage, Financial Times |
| Sean O’Neill, The Times |
| Sian Boyle, Daily Mail |
TEAM AWARDS
Supplement of the Year
| Femail, Daily Mail |
| Homes and Property, Evening Standard |
| Life and Arts, Financial Times |
| T2, The Times |
| The New Review, The Observer |
| Weekend, The Times |
Magazine of the Year
| Stella, The Telegraph |
| Sunday Times Culture |
| The Telegraph Magazine |
| The Times Magazine |
| Weekend, The Guardian |
| You Magazine, Mail on Sunday |
Front Page of the Year
| Daily Mail, Corbyn’s Wreath at Graves of Munich Terrorists |
| i, Tory Party leaders turn against Boris |
| The Guardian, Lives of Grenfell Tower |
| The Observer, Revealed: 50m Facebook files taken |
| The Telegraph, The British #Me Too Scandal |
| The Times, Top Oxfam staff paid Haiti survivors for sex |
The Cudlipp Award – Campaign of the Year – supported by The British Journalism Review
| Change the Law for Life, Daily Mirror |
| Dark Factories, Financial Times |
| Family Matters & No-fault Divorce, The Times |
| Locked Up for Autism, The Mail on Sunday |
| Stop the Gambling, The Daily Mail |
| Windrush, The Guardian |
News Website – sponsored by Google
| BuzzFeed UK |
| HuffPost UK |
| The Guardian |
| The Sun |
| The Telegraph |
| The Times and The Sunday Times |
Daily Newspaper of the Year – Sponsored by Camelot
| Daily Mail |
| Daily Mirror |
| The Guardian |
| The Sun |
| The Daily Telegraph |
| The Times |
Sunday Newspaper of the Year – Sponsored by Camelot
| Sun on Sunday |
| Sunday Mirror |
| The Mail on Sunday |
| The Observer |
| The Sunday Telegraph |
| The Sunday Times |
