THE best of Scottish journalism is being celebrated, with the announcement of the shortlist for the 39th Scottish Press Awards.
The shortlist excludes Journalist of the Year, sponsored by The BIG Partnership, and Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Scottish Newspaper Society. The winner of each these awards will be announced on the night of the ceremony, on Thursday 26th April, 2018, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central.
The Weekly Newspaper of the Year nominees will be announced later this week.
Austin Lafferty, chair of the judging panel, said: “This year, yet again the standard, quality and excellence of Scottish newspaper output defies the downward trend of press sales. Brilliant writers and content made our job as judges a tough one. We continue a proud tradition of superb journalism.”
The shortlist:
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
Jane Barlow, Press Association
David Gibson, Fotosport
James Gunn, Freelance
Garry F McHarg, Daily Record / Sunday Mail
William Murray, SNS Group
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY VISITSCOTLAND
Jane Barlow, Press Association
Wattie Cheung, Freelance
Andrew Milligan, Press Association
Alan Simpson, Daily Star/Daily Mail/Daily Record
Jamie Simpson, The Herald/Evening Times/The National
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Anna Burnside, Daily Record
Paul English, Freelance
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald/Sunday Herald
Peter Ross, The Herald
Mike Wade, The Times
YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
James Delaney, Edinburgh Evening News
Colan Lamont, The Scottish Sun
Christina O’Neill, Daily Record
Gurpeet Narwan, The Times
Sarah Vesty, Daily Record
INTERVIEWER OF THE YEAR
Vicky Allan, Sunday Herald
Janet Christie, Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday
Kenny Farquharson, The Times
Kirsten Johnson, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald
POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION
Michael Blackley, Scottish Daily Mail
David Clegg, Daily Record
Torcuil Crichton, Daily Record
Tom Gordon, The Herald
Adele Merson, Evening Express
Chris Musson. The Scottish Sun
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Stephen Daisley, Scottish Daily Mail
Kenny Farquharson, The Times
Dani Garavelli, Scotland on Sunday
John Macleod, Scottish Daily Mail
David Walsh, The Scotsman
SPORTS COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR
Keith Jackson, Daily Record
Gary Keown, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Bill Leckie, The Scottish Sun
Alasdair Reid, The Times
Gordon Waddell, Sunday Mail
FINANCIAL/BUSINESS JOURNLIST OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY CLYDESDALE BANK
Greig Cameron, The Times
Graham Huband, The Courier
Scott McCulloch, Insider.co.uk
Peter Ranscombe, BQ Scotland/Freelance
Kevin Scott, The Herald
FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY DOUBLETREE BY HILTON GLASGOW CENTRAL
Gillian Bowditch, The Sunday Times
Emma Cowing, Scottish Daily Mail
Lorna Hughes, Sunday Mail
Kevin McKenna, The Herald/The National
David Pratt, The Herald/Sunday Herald
Peter Ross, Guardian/Nutmeg/Boston Review
SPORTS FEATURE WRITER OF THE YEAR
Hugh MacDonald, Scottish Daily Mail
James Morgan, Sunday Herald
Mark Palmer, The Sunday Times
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman
Graham Spiers, The Times
SPORTS NEWS WRITER OF THE YEAR
Keith Jackson, Daily Record
Stephen McGowan, Scottish Daily Mail
Derek McGregor, The Scottish Sun
Gary Ralston, Daily Record
Sean Wallace, Evening Express
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY EVENT CONSULTANTS SCOTLAND
Billy Briggs, The Ferret
Paul English, Freelance
Craig Fowler, The Scotsman
Mark McLaughlin, Freelance
Michael Reynolds, Daily Record
Jamie Ross, Buzzfeed News
John Underhill, The Conversation
SCOOP OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY SCOTTISH NEWSPAPER SOCIETY
Gordon Blackstock, The Sunday Post
Graham Grant, Scottish Daily Mail
Rebecca Gray, The Scottish Sun
Lindsey Hamilton, Evening Telegraph
James Moncur, Daily Record
FRONT PAGE OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY CAMERON PRESENTATIONS
Edinburgh Evening News, ‘Streets in Flames’
Scottish Daily Mail, ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’
The Scotsman, ‘Eilidh McLeod Laid to Rest’
Sunday Mail, ‘Billy’s Dementia Battle’
The Sunday Post, ‘Hundreds of Orphans’
JOURNALISM TEAM OF THE YEAR
Daily Record, ‘Politics’
Scottish Daily Mail, ‘Police Scotland’
Scottish Daily Mail, ‘Charity Scandal’
The Scottish Sun, ‘Policing in Crisis’
The Scotsman, ‘Education in Crisis’
Sunday Mail, ‘Emma Caldwell – the fight for justice’
DIGITAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Conversation, The Conversation
Daily Record, dailyrecord.co.uk
Daily Record Sport, dailyrecord.co.uk/sport,
Glasgow Live, Glasgow Live
Insider.co.uk, Insider.co.uk
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
The Courier, ‘Frank’s Law’
Daily Record, ‘Blue Plauge Campaign’
Daily Record, ‘Stub out the Ticket Touts’
Evening Times, ‘Opt for Life’
Scottish Daily Mail, ‘Rural Delivery Charges’
REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Vivienne Aitken, Daily Record
Gordon Blackstock, The Sunday Post
Jane Hamilton, Daily Record
David Pratt, The Herald/Sunday Herald
Katherine Sutherland, Scottish Mail on Sunday
THE NICOLA BARRY AWARD, SPONSORED BY WOMEN IN JOURNALISM SCOTLAND
Annie Brown, Daily Record
Dani Garavelli, Scotland on Sunday
Karin Goodwin, Sunday Herald
Marion Scott, The Sunday Post
Marianne Taylor, The Herald/Sunday Herald/Evening Times
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY DIAGEO
The shortlist for this category will be annouced later this week
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY THE BIG PARTNERSHIP
The winner in this category will be announced at the Scottish Press Awards on the 26th April 2018
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY SCOTTISH NEWSPAPER SOCIETY
The winner in this category will be announced at the Scottish Press Awards on the 26th April 2018
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