The Times and the Mail groups head those lined-up to win. In a tumultuous year of politics and finance dominated by Brexit, the FT and the BBC are also among those being put forward by the judges.
The speaker at the lunch awards ceremony on Tuesday 21 April at The MayFair Hotel off Piccadilly will be Andrew Marr and the compere will be Kate Silverton.
The shortlists:
BUSINESS JOURNALIST
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Peter Smith and Owen Walker, FT
Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail
Jim Armitage, Evening Standard
BROADCAST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
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Andrew Neil, BBC
Emily Maitlis, BBC
Victoria Derbyshire, BBC
PRINT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
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Anthony Loyd, The Times
Stephen Wright, Daily Mail
Claire Newell, Daily Telegraph
DIGITAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
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Matt Chorley, Red Box, The Times
Paul Staines, Guido Fawkes
Emma Youle, The Huffington Post UK
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Sir Philip Green Exposé, Daily Telegraph
Operation Yellowhammer, Sunday Times
Prince Andrew interview, Newsnight team, BBC
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
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Daily Express
FT
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The Times
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
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The Sunday Times
The Mail on Sunday
The winner of the Edgar Wallace Trophy for writing or reporting of the highest quality will be announced at the awards. The winner of the Londoner of the Year award will also be revealed at the lunch which will be sponsored by Edwardian Hotels London, Cision, Associated British Ports, The Madison Square Garden Company and Getty.
The chair of the London Press Club Awards judges Nick Ferrari said: "At a time when a grotesque pandemic is gripping the planet, it is at least encouraging to report that the health of the British press is as robust as ever and continues to be the envy of media around the world."
