The results are in for the Regional Press Awards 2019 organised by the Society of Editors. From a field of almost 700 entries, the winners and highly commended were announced today (June 19) in a special video event which replaced the planned gala awards lunch due to the Covid-19 crisis. The awards recognise excellence throughout the regional and local print press.
Journalists’ Charity Award
Winner: Dan Carrier, Camden New Journal
Young Journalist of the Year – sponsored by Amazon Prime Video
Winner: Jessie Mathewson, East London Guardian
Winner: Jack Dyson, Kentish Gazette
Highly Commended: Marcus Hughes, WalesOnline
Specialist Writer/Impact Journalist of the Year
Winner: Liam Thorp, Liverpool Echo
Highly Commended: Ciaran Barnes, Sunday Life
Feature Writer/Long Form Journalist of the Year
Winner: Amanda Powell, The Western Mail
Highly Commended: Joe Thomas, Liverpool Echo
Business & Finance Journalist of the Year
Winner: Greg Wright, The Yorkshire Post
Highly Commended: Robin Johnson, Derby Telegraph
Highly Commended: Margaret Canning, Belfast Telegraph
Columnist of the Year – Daily Paper
Winner: Carolyn Hitt, The Western Mail
Winner: Allison Morris, The Irish News
Highly Commended: Catriona Stewart, The Herald
Columnist of the Year – Weekly Paper
Winner: Peter Grant, Wirral Globe
Highly Commended: Mike Kelly, Sunday Sun
Sports Journalist of the Year – Daily Paper
Winner: Neil Allen, The News, Portsmouth
Highly Commended: Paul Abbandonato, WalesOnline
Sports Journalist of the Year – Weekly/ Sunday Paper
Winner: Paul Ferguson, Sunday Life
Highly Commended: Mark Taylor, Cambridge Independent
Data Journalist of the Year
Winner: Harriet Clugston, RADAR AI
Winner: Aimee Stanton, JPI Media
Highly Commended: Annie Gouk, Reach Data Unit
Social Media Journalist of the Year
Winner: Daniel Russell, The Nottingham Post and Nottinghamshire Live
Highly Commended: Will Hayward, WalesOnline
Digital Live News Reporter of the Year
Winner: Kristian Johnson, LeedsLive
Highly Commended: Neil Docking, Liverpool Echo
Highly Commended: Cathy Owen, Media Wales
Digital Live Sports Reporter of the Year
Winner: Gareth Hanna, Belfast Telegraph
Highly Commended: Beren Cross, LeedsLive
Reporting Communities Award
Winner: Rakeem Omar Hyatt, BirminghamLive
Winner: Kathryn Williams, WalesOnline
Highly Commended: Will Hayward, WalesOnline
The Cathryn Nicoll Award – in conjunction with the NMA
Winner: Joseph Locker, The Nottingham Post & Nottinghamshire Live
Weekly/Sunday Reporter of the Year – sponsored by Luther Pendragon
Winner: Rodney Edwards, The Impartial Reporter
Highly Commended: Charles Thomson, Yellow Advertiser
Daily Reporter of the Year – sponsored by Luther Pendragon
Winner: Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman
Highly Commended: Liam Thorp, Liverpool Echo
Highly Commended: Kelly Williams, Daily Post
Weekly/Sunday Photographer of the Year – sponsored by PA Media
Winner: Stuart Walker, The Cumberland News
Highly Commended: Mark Williamson, Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
Daily Photographer of the Year – sponsored by PA Media
Winner: Simon Hulme, The Yorkshire Post
Highly Commended: James Hardisty, The Yorkshire Post/Yorkshire Evening Post
Designer of the Year – Newspaper
Winner: Debbie Rodman, Bury Free Press
Highly Commended: Simon Hill, Express & Star
Designer of the Year - Magazines/Supplement
Winner: David Lewins, Bristol Post: Weekend Magazine
Highly Commended: Clarke Cooper, The Press and Journal
Supplement of the Year
Winner: TdY Magazine, The Yorkshire Post
Highly Commended: Back Where We Belong, Express & Star
Magazine of the Year
Winner: ecoJersey, Jersey Evening Post
Highly Commended: Life, Jewish News
Front Page of the Year - Daily Paper, sponsored by HoldTheFrontPage
Winner: They tried to make the world a better place, Cambridge News
Highly Commended: La Tragedie de Notre Dame, The Scotsman
Front Page of the Year – Weekly Paper, sponsored by HoldTheFrontPage
Winner: 'Choose something', The Herald on Sunday
Highly Commended: Shameless/ Killed for the Cameras, Sunday Life
Scoop of the Year – sponsored by Cision
Winner: Senior teacher bombarded pupil, 15 with flirty messages, Daily Post
Highly Commended: Evil Eyes, Sunday Life
Campaign of the Year - Daily Paper
Winner: Power up the North campaign, across Reach Plc, JPI Media & Newsquest titles
Winner: Birmingham Pub Bombing Inquest Campaign, Birmingham Mail
Campaign of the Year – Weekly/Sunday Paper
Winner: Save Kentish Town City Farm, Camden New Journal
Winner: Paedophile Police Informant campaign, Yellow Advertiser
Highly Commended: Save Reading Gaol, Reading Chronicle
Website of the Year – sponsored by Google News Initiative
Winner: HullLive, Hull Daily Mail
Highly Commended: Irishnews.com, The Irish News
Highly Commended: manchestereveningnews.co.uk, Manchester Evening News
Social Media Team of the Year – sponsored by Facebook Journalism Project
Winner: ChronicleLive Highly Commended: WalesOnline
Digital Initiative of the Year – sponsored by Facebook Journalism Project
Winner: Brexit Voices from Northern Ireland, Belfast Telegraph
Highly Commended: Shaped by a River: Tales of the Tay, The Courier
The Overall Digital Award– sponsored by Facebook Journalism Project
Winner: liverpoolecho.co.uk, Liverpool Echo
Highly Commended: KentOnline, IM News
Innovation & Initiative of the Year – sponsored by Facebook Journalism Project
Winner: Statement, The Irish News
Highly Commended: Radar AI | Local News Wire, RADAR AI
Free Weekly Newspaper of the Year – sponsored by Camelot
Winner: Islington Tribune
Highly Commended: Slough & Windsor Express
Paid for Weekly/Sunday Newspaper of the Year Above 50,000 Monthly Reach – sponsored by Camelot
Winner: Bucks Free Press
Highly Commended: Newbury Weekly News
Paid for Weekly/Sunday Newspaper of the Year Below 50,000 Monthly Reach – sponsored by Camelot
Winner: Farnham Herald
Highly Commended: The Impartial Reporter
Daily Newspaper of the Year Above 400,000 Monthly Reach – sponsored by Camelot
Winner: The Yorkshire Post
Highly Commended: Express & Star
Daily Newspaper of the Year Below 400,000 Monthly Reach – sponsored by Camelot
Winner: Western Mail
Highly Commended: Yorkshire Evening Post
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