The Scottish Daily Mail triumphs at The Scottish Press Awards
The 32nd Scottish Press Awards saw The Scottish Daily Mail named as newspaper of the year.
The newspaper was awarded by the judges who said that the title was able to blend Scottish and national news together ‘extremely well’ while also offering readers ‘staggeringly good’ feature writers, ‘unparalleled’ women’s writing, and ‘the best sports coverage’ of any newspaper in Scotland.
The newspaper picked up the award for Front Page of the Year for ‘Going Nowhere’ and Feature Writer of the Year handed to Jonathan Brocklebank.
Meanwhile, Jeff Mitchell from Getty Images won News photographer of the Year, Brian Beacom from The Herald was awarded Entertainment Journalist of the Year, The Highland News won Weekly Newspaper of the Year, Melanie Reid from The Times Scotland was the winner of Columnist of the Year as well as Journalist of the Year.
Reporter of the Year was Mark Mccaskill from The Sunday Times.
Meanwhile, a Lifetime Achievement award was given to the former editor of The Press & Journal , Derek Tucker for his contribution to Scottish journalism.
The full list of winners and Runner Up prizes from the evening can be viewed below.
Full winners list: The 32ndScottish Press Awards
Sports Photographer of the Year Award
WINNER – Robert Perry, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday
RUNNER UP – Ian Rutherford, Scotsman Publications
News Photographer of the Year
WINNER – Jeff Mitchell, Getty Images
RUNNER UP – James Glossop, The Times
Cartoonist of the Year
WINNER – Brian Adcock, Scotland on Sunday
RUNNER UP – Steven Camley, The Herald/Sunday Herald
Young Journalist of the Year
WINNER – Chris Watt, Herald & Times Group
RUNNER UP – Ryan Crighton, Press & Journal
New Media Journalist of the Year
WINNER – Beverley Lyons, Daily Record
RUNNER UP – Jasper Hamill, The Herald/ Evening Times
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
WINNER – Highland News
RUNNER UP – The Northern Scot
Entertainment Journalist of the Year
WINNER – Brian Beacom, The Herald
RUNNER UP – Phil Miller, The Herald
Magazine Writer of the Year
WINNER – Peter Ross, Scotland on Sunday
RUNNER UP – Catherine Deveney, Scotland on Sunday
Political Journalist of the Year
WINNER – Eddie Barnes, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday
RUNNER UP – Tom Gordon, Sunday Herald
Columnist of the Year
WINNER – Melanie Reid, The Times - Scotland
RUNNER UP – Ian Bell, Sunday Herald
Financial/Business Journalist of the Year
WINNER – Ian McConnell, The Herald/Sunday Herald
RUNNER UP – Kenny Kemp, Sunday Herald
Newspaper Feature Writer of the Year
WINNER – Jonathan Brocklebank, Scottish Daily Mail
RUNNER UP – Peter Ross, Scotland on Sunday
Sports Feature Writer of the Year
WINNER – Tom English, Scotland on Sunday
RUNNER UP – Bill Leckie, The Scottish Sun
Sports News Writer of the Year
WINNER – Mark Guidi, Sunday Mail
RUNNER UP – Keith Jackson, Daily Record
Front Page of the Year
WINNER – Going Nowhere, Scottish Daily Mail
RUNNER UP – Apocalypse Snow, The Scottish Sun
Journalist Page of the Year
WINNER – Crisis at the Sick Kids, Edinburgh Evening News
RUNNER UP – Pope's Pilgramage, Daily Record
Campaign of the Year
WINNER – Save RAF Lossie, The Northern Scot
RUNNER UP – Glas-Goals Challenge! Evening Time
Scoop of the Year
WINNER – “Ambulance driver refused 999 call while on tea-break” by Donna MacAllister, The Press & Journal
RUNNER UP – “We lied to Lenny” by Mark Guidi, Sunday Mail
Reporter of the Year WINNER – Mark Macaskill, The Sunday Times
RUNNER UP – Annie Brown, Daily Record
Journalist of the Year WINNER – Melanie Reid, The Times - Scotland
Newspaper of the Year WINNER - The Scottish Daily Mail