The National Press Awards recognise reporters and correspondents, commentators, columnists, cartoonists, designers, podcasts, photographers, scoops, investigations and campaigns. The awards culminate with the News Website of the Year, and Daily and Sunday Newspaper of the Year titles.
There are 42 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. A shortlist for the Georgina Henry Prize will be announced at a later date.
Winners will be announced at a celebratory gala dinner at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London on Thursday 2 April 2020.
The awards are organised on behalf of the industry by the Society of Editors. Proceeds help to fund campaigns by the Society of Editors for media freedom and the Journalists’ Charity.
Sponsors for the awards include Camelot which has supported the Society of Editors since 2001, Amazon, Wiggin, the Journalists’ Charity, PA Media, and the British Journalism Review.
Ian Murray, chairman of the judges and Executive Director of the Society of Editors said: “Once again the journalism of the national media here in the UK has shown it is second to none in the world. The sheer depth and courage of much of the investigation and reporting of the nation’s life is breath-taking when seen in the entries for these awards.
“From record entries, the judges have had an incredibly difficult task in reaching those shortlisted here. The awards themselves on April 2 will be a night to remember.”
National Press Awards Shortlist for 2019
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – POPULAR
Emily Retter, Daily Mirror
Jan Moir, Daily Mail
Jenny Johnston, Daily Mail
Patrick Hill, Sunday Mirror
Sarah Oliver, The Mail on Sunday
Susannah Butter, Evening Standard
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
Andrew Billen, The Times
Chrissy Iley, The Sunday Times Magazine
Decca Aitkenhead, The Sunday Times Magazine
Janice Turner, The Times
Krissi Murison, The Sunday Times Magazine
Rachel Sylvester, The Times
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – POPULAR
Jan Moir, Daily Mail
Liz Jones, The Mail on Sunday
Piers Morgan, The Mail on Sunday
Ros Wynne-Jones, Daily Mirror
Ruth Sunderland, Daily Mail
Sarah Vine, Daily Mail
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
Bryony Gordon, The Telegraph
Deborah Orr, i
Giles Coren, The Times
Janice Turner, The Times
Jeremy Clarkson, The Sunday Times
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – POPULAR
Barbara Davies, Daily Mail
Emily Retter, Daily Mirror
Guy Adams, Daily Mail
Ian Birrell, The Mail on Sunday
Oliver Harvey, The Sun
Richard Pendlebury, Daily Mail
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR – BROADSHEET
Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times Magazine
Helen Rumbelow, The Times
Hugo Rifkind, The Times
Sharon Hendry, The Sunday Times Magazine
Simon Hattenstone and Daniel Lavelle, The Guardian
Simon Kuper, Financial Times
CRITIC OF THE YEAR
Ally Ross, The Sun
Deborah Ross, The Mail on Sunday
Grace Dent, The Guardian
Lucy Mangan, The Guardian
Marina O’Loughlin, The Sunday Times Magazine
Michael Billington, The Guardian
BUSINESS & FINANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Jeff Prestridge, The Mail on Sunday
Jeremy Warner, The Telegraph
Jim Armitage, Evening Standard
Madison Marriage, Financial Times
Philip Aldrick, The Times
Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times
POLITICAL REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Alex Wickham, BuzzFeed UK
Jack Blanchard, POLITICO
Peter Foster, Daily Telegraph
Steven Swinford, The Times
Tim Shipman, The Sunday Times
Tom Newton-Dunn, The Sun
POLITICAL COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR
Camilla Tominey, Daily Telegraph
James Forsyth, The Sun
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
Matt Chorley, The Times
Tim Shipman, The Sunday Times
Tom McTague, The Atlantic
FOREIGN REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Anthony Loyd, The Times
Chloe Cornish, Financial Times
Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times
Kim Sengupta, The Independent
Louise Callaghan, The Sunday Times
Tom Wilson, Financial Times
SCIENCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Clive Cookson, Financial Times
Hannah Devlin, The Guardian
Michael Le Page, New Scientist
Robin McKie, The Observer
Sarah Knapton, The Telegraph
Tom Whipple, The Times
HEALTH JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Smyth, The Times
Clare Wilson, New Scientist
Laura Donnelly, Daily Telegraph
Martin Bagot, Daily Mirror
Sarah Boseley, The Guardian
Shaun Lintern, The Independent
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Adam Crafton, The Athletic UK
Harry Yorke, The Telegraph
Henry Zeffman, The Times
Holly Bancroft, The Mail on Sunday
Megan Agnew, The Sunday Times Magazine
Shanti Das, The Sunday Times
FASHION JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Anna Murphy, The Times
Bethan Holt, The Telegraph
Harriet Walker, The Times
Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian
Jo Ellison, Financial Times
Lisa Armstrong, Daily Telegraph
TECHNOLOGY JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Alex Hern, The Guardian
Danny Fortson, The Sunday Times Magazine
Laurence Dodds, The Telegraph
Madhumita Murgia, Financial Times
Mehul Srivastava, Financial Times
Tim Bradshaw, Financial Times
ENVIRONMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Damian Carrington, The Guardian
Joe Shute, Telegraph
John Ingham, Daily Express
Leslie Hook, Financial Times
Nada Farhoud, Daily Mirror
Tom Parry, Daily Mirror
TRAVEL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Haslam, The Sunday Times
Duncan Craig, The Sunday Times
Greg Dickinson, The Telegraph
Katie Glass, Freelance
Sarah Turner, The Mail on Sunday
Simon Usborne, Financial Times
SPECIALIST JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Camilla Tominey, Daily Telegraph
Charles Hymas, Daily Telegraph
David Bond, Financial Times
Robert Booth, The Guardian
Robert Mendick, Daily Telegraph
Rosamund Urwin, The Sunday Times
REPORTING DIVERSITY AWARD
FT Video team – Diversity with June Sarpong, Financial Times
Geraldine McKelvie, Sunday Mirror
Ian Birrell, The Mail on Sunday
Telegraph Women’s Sport, The Telegraph
The Athletic UK
The Voice
SHOWBIZ REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Andy Halls, The Sun
Ashleigh Rainbird, Daily Mirror
Clemmie Moodie, The Sun on Sunday
Krissi Murison, The Sunday Times Magazine
Simon Boyle, The Sun
Tom Bryant, Daily Mirror
THE HUGH MCILVANNEY AWARD FOR SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Daniel Taylor, The Athletic UK
Donald McRae, The Guardian
Jeremy Wilson, The Telegraph
Laura Lambert, Daily Mail
Martin Samuel, Daily Mail
Matt Lawton, The Times
PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Danny Lawson, PA Media
Hannah McKay, Reuters
Jeremy Selwyn, Evening Standard
Stefan Rousseau, PA Media
Tim Flach, 1843 Magazine, The Economist
Yui Mok, PA Media
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Andy Hooper, Daily Mail
Carl Recine, Thomson Reuters
Kevin Quigley, Daily Mail
Mike Egerton, PA Media
Richard Pelham, The Sun
Tom Jenkins, The Guardian and The Observer
CARTOONIST OF THE YEAR
Chris Riddell, The Observer
Christian Adams, Evening Standard
Matt Pritchett, The Telegraph
Michael Heath, The Mail on Sunday
Nick Newman, The Sunday Times
Steve Bright, The Sun
SCOOP OF THE YEAR
Operation Yellowhammer, The Sunday Times
Shamima Begum: Anthony Loyd interview, The Times
Sir Philip Green and Britain’s #MeToo scandal, Daily Telegraph
The Prime Minister and the American businesswoman, The Sunday Times
The Washington Files, The Mail on Sunday
We’re Orf/ Megxit, The Sun
SCOOP: POPULAR LIFE
Liam Neeson racism, The Independent
Prince Phillip Crash Victim, Sunday Mirror
Tesco charity cards and China’s prison slaves, The Sunday Times
The Prime Minister and the American businesswoman, The Sunday Times
The Ultimate Betrayal, The Mail on Sunday
When Michail Antonio drove a Lamborghini into my garden dressed as a snowman on Christmas Day, The Athletic UK
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR
Locked Up For Being Autistic, The Mail on Sunday
‘Nick’ Investigation, Daily Mail
Prince Andrew, The Mail on Sunday
Sir Philip Green and the British #MeToo Scandal, Daily Telegraph
The Prime Minister and the American businesswoman, The Sunday Times
WWF’s Secret War, BuzzFeed UK
BUSINESS & FINANCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Business and Finance Team, The Mail on Sunday
Financial Times business reporters – Woodford’s downfall, Financial Times
The Sun Money, The Sun
The Sunday Times Business & Money, The Sunday Times
The Telegraph Business and Finance Team, The Telegraph
The Times Business Team, The Times
NEWS PODCAST OF THE YEAR
FT UK Politics, Financial Times
Red Box, The Times
Tales of Silicon Valley, The Sunday Times
The Leader, Evening Standard
The Tortoise Podcast, Tortoise
Today in Focus, The Guardian
LIFESTYLE PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Giles Coren Has No Idea, The Times
Mail+ It’s Friday! with Jim White, Daily Mail
The Dan Wootton Interview, The Sun
The Sun Football Podcast, The Sun
Walking the Dog, The Times
Women Tech Charge, Evening Standard
THE CUDLIPP AWARD – CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Change the Law for Life: Organ Donors, Daily Mirror
Clean Air for All Campaign, The Times
End the Dementia Care Cost Betrayal, Daily Mail
Girls, Inspired by Telegraph Women’s Sport, The Telegraph
Save our Post Offices, Daily Mail
Time to End Cystic Fibrosis Drug Scandal, Daily Express
SPORTS NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR
Alberto Salazar Doping Ban by Matt Lawton, The Times
Alex Hales’ suspension by Ali Martin, The Guardian
Concussion in Women by Fiona Tomas, The Telegraph
Liverpool Spygate by Martyn Ziegler and Matt Dickinson, The Times
Revealed: $880m secret World Cup payments to Fifa, The Sunday Times
Saracens, Daily Mail
NEWS REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Claire Newell, Daily Telegraph
Martin Fricker, Daily Mirror
Robert Mendick, Daily Telegraph
Rosamund Urwin, The Sunday Times
Stephen Wright, Daily Mail
Tom Kelly, Daily Mail
SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
FT Weekend Life & Arts, Financial Times
G2, The Guardian
Good Health, Daily Mail
T2, The Times
Telegraph Women’s Sport, The Telegraph
The New Review, The Observer
MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
1843 Magazine, The Economist
Design, The Observer
FT Weekend Magazine, Financial Times
The Telegraph Magazine, The Daily Telegraph
The Times Magazine, The Times
You, The Mail on Sunday
FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR
A Crying Shame, Daily Mail
A woman groped, another put in a headlock, and a black man told he was ‘still throwing spears in the jungle’, Daily Telegraph
Bring Me Home: The Times finds former schoolgirl who fled to join Isis in Syrian refugee camp, The Times
Cripes I’ve won, The Sunday Times
Give me a world I can grow up in, Daily Mirror
La tragedie de Notre Dame, The Scotsman
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
ft.com
inews.co.uk
mirror.co.uk
The Telegraph
The Times and The Sunday Times
theguardian.com
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
The Sun
The Times
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Sunday Mirror
The Mail on Sunday
The Observer
The Sun on Sunday
The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times
