Herald tops Scottish Press Awards nominations list
The Herald has earned 12 nominations for this year’s Scottish Press Awards, the highest number of any Scottish daily or weekly newspaper, as the Scottish Daily Newspaper Society reveals the awards shortlist.
The Scotsman, The Daily Record, Scotland on Sunday and The Sunday Times Scotland have all scored nine nominations, while the Sunday Herald has six nominations and the Sunday Mail is nominated in seven of the award categories.
A record number of entries were received to this year’s awards that are open to all journalists and photographers working for newspapers and magazines published in Scotland and Scottish-based journalists and photographers writing exclusively on Scottish affairs for non-Scottish publications.
The judging panel was head up by Charles Wilson, who said: “With more than 400, we have a record number of entries for this year’s awards. 2005 marks the 26th year of the Scottish Press Awards, which continue to reward excellence and professionalism in Scottish journalism. It is no surprise that the standard of finalist’s work remains extremely high.”
The awards ceremony will be hosted by Sarah Heaney and will take place on Tuesday 26 April at the Radisson SAS Hotel in Glasgow.
Tickets are available for the evening by contacting 0131 557 5767.
THE NOMINATIONS
SDNS Scottish Newspaper of the Year
To be announced at the event
Journalist of the Year
To be announced at the event
Scoop of the Year
Team at the Herald, The Herald
Tom Gordon & Andrew Collier, The Herald
James Moncur, Daily Record
Michael Christie, Daily Record
Reporter of the Year
Annie Brown, Daily Record
Camillo Fracassini, The Sunday Times
Brian Lironi, Sunday Mail
Marion Scott, Sunday Mail
Financial/ Business Writer of the Year
Robert Ballantyne, The Sunday Times
Ian McConnell, The Herald
Terry Murden, Scotland on Sunday
Ken Symon, Sunday Herald
Feature Writer of the Year
Vicky Allan, Sunday Herald
Allan Brown, The Sunday Times
Catherine Deveney, Scotland on Sunday
Michael Tierney, The Herald
Columnist of the Year
Ian Bell, Sunday Herald
Tam Cowan, Daily Record
Chris Deerin, Scotland on Sunday
Fraser Nelson, The Scotsman
Campaign of the Year
Martin Biddle, Greenock Telegraph
Gethin Chamberlain, The Scotsman
David Leask, Evening Times
Natasha Weale, Sunday Mail
Front Page of the Year
Scottish Daily Mail
The Scottish Sun
Scottish Daily Mirror
Daily Record
Journalist Team of the Year
Daily Record led by Cara Page
The Herald
Daily Record led by Janice Burns
Scottish Daily Mail
Sunday Mail
Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year
Eitan Grant, The Paisley Gazette
Jill Buchanan, The Falkirk Herald
Robert Mitchell, Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Willie Morrison, North Star & Highland News
Donald Wilson, Inverness Courier
Political Journalist of the Year
Jason Allardyce, The Sunday Times
Kenny Farquharson, The Sunday Times
Douglas Fraser, Sunday Herald
Lindsay McGarvie, Sunday Mail
Paul Sinclair, Daily Record
Sports Feature Writer of the Year
Douglas Alexander, The Sunday Times
Simon Buckland, The Sunday Times
Glen Gibbons, The Scotsman
Graham Spiers, The Herald
Sports News Writer of the Year
Doug Gillon, The Herald
Martin Hannan, Scotland on Sunday
Keith Jackson, Daily Record
Bill Leckie, The Scottish Sun
Arts/Entertainment Writer of the Year
Anna Burnside, The Sunday Times
Catherine Deveney, Scotland on Sunday
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Magazine
Peter Ross, Sunday Herald
Billy Sloan, Sunday Mail
Cartoonist of the Year
Brian Adock, Scotland on Sunday
Steven Camley, The Herald
Ranald MacColl, Scottish Daily Mirror
Bill McArthur, The Herald
Young Journalist of the Year
Jenifer Johnston, Sunday Herald
Jacqueline McGhie, News of the World
Himaya Quasem, Sunday Mail
Anna Smyth, The Scotsman
Gaelic Journalist of the Year/Sgriobhadh Gaidhlig
Aonghas P Caimbeul, The Scotsman
Alasdair Macaelein, The Scotsman
Raghnall Macilledhuibh, The Scotsman
Murchadh MacLeoid, Scotland on Sunday
News Photographer of the Year
Donald MacLeod, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday
Lloyd Smith, The Herald
Ian Rutherford, The Scotsman
Phil Wilkinson, Scotland on Sunday
Sports Photographer of the Year
Tom Main, News of the World/The Sunday Times & The Daily Telegraph
Colin Mearns, The Herald
Ian Rutherford, The Scotsman
Stuart Wallace, The Sunday Times