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The British Journalism Awards, launched partly as a response to the hacking scandal and the Leveson inquiry – aim to celebrate and promote great journalism which is both interesting to the public AND in the public interest.
The 2016 British Journalism Awards are held at Stationers’ Hall in London on Tuesday, 6 December, 2016.
Application events and deadlines
Open to Entries at the Early Bird Rate
Entries close
Entries close for judging
Judging days
Shortlist to be announced online
British Journalism Awards reception at Stationers' Hall
Open to Entries at the Early Bird Rate
Entries close
Entries close for judging
Judging days
Shortlist to be announced online
British Journalism Awards reception at Stationers' Hall
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For the journalist who has done the most to probe and investigate the world of business. For print/online entries provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
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Aimed at the sports journalist who has done the most to investigate the world of sport and serve the public interest. For print/online entries, provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters, up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
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Aimed at journalists who cover science, health, technology and the environment, with a focus on those involved in investigative features and news (rather than comment). For print/online entries, provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
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This award is for a relative newcomer to the industry (who may have worked in other jobs before), and has been a journalist for less than 36 months. For print/online entries, provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters, up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer) can be submitted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
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For the journalist or team, who has done the most to help secure the future of public interest journalism with a digital innovation. It could be a successful app, website, blog, a piece of software or hardware. A successful paywall or other commercial strategies could also be considered. A supporting statement of up to 500 words is required. This can also include links (not included in the word count). Entrants can also supply up to three supporting images.
For the journalist working for a UK audience, whose reports from overseas have done the most to serve the public interest. For print/online entries, provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters, up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer) can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
‘It looked like a battlefield’: the full story of what happened in the Bataclan, Pork or nothing: how school dinners are dividing France and The men in the top floor flat who sowed terror in Brussels
BBC Newsnight, Gabriel Gatehouse, for: reports from Yemen, here and here, and Libya
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For the series of articles or broadcasts which have done the most to make a difference in society and have served the public interest (you cannot enter the same work in Campaign and Investigation categories). For print/online entries, provide up to five supporting articles. For broadcasters, up to five video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer) can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words which can also include additional links.
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For the most incisive and revelatory public interest investigation of the year (you cannot enter the same work in Campaign and Investigation). For print/online entries, provide up to five supporting articles. For broadcasters, up to five video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words which can also include additional links.
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For the photographer whose work has done the most to serve the public interest. Submit up to three photos (Jpeg files). Entrants can also provide PDFs of the photos as they appeared in print or online. Six-file limit per entry. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
For the journalist who has done the most to serve the public interest at a local or regional level. For print/online entries provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words. Journalists who work for national titles cannot enter this award.
This award is aimed at the journalist who has done the most to hold politicians to account, with an emphasis on revelation and investigation (rather than purely commentary). For print/online entries provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
This is the prize for the journalist who has done the most to serve the public interest with a piece of journalism which also has mass market appeal. Open to tabloid and mid-market newspapers, broadcast journalism with a mass-market audience and website journalism which has mass appeal. For print/online entries provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
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For the outstanding journalist of the year. This may, or may not, go to someone who has entered another category.
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For the journalist who over the course of their career, has done the most to raise the reputation of the trade of journalism, in the tradition of the late Sunday Times foreign correspondent. There is no entry fee to enter this award. Anyone can make a nomination for this prize by providing a covering statement of up to 500 words.
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This is the prize for the best story of the year (you can only enter one story for this award). For print/online entries provide one supporting article. For broadcasters one audio or video news clip, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
A new prize recognising the best public interest journalism on specialist/B2B newspapers, magazines, websites, and broadcast outlets. This is for journalism aimed at a specialist business, trade or other interest areas. Specialist journalists on general interest publications (such as national newspapers) can enter for this award if their specialism is not covered by other categories. For print/online entries provide up to three supporting articles. For broadcasters up to three video or audio news clips, or one news programme (half hour or longer), can be submitted. Collaborative (team) entries are accepted. Supporting statement of up to 500 words.
Meet the judges
Former editor of the Daily Mirror
Freelance journalist and media consultant
Emeritus professor of journalism at Sheffield University
Runs a PR outfit with Bob Bird, Ex-Deputy Editor of the News of the World
Deputy general secretary of the International Federation of Journalists
Former picture editor of The Sun
Former managing editor of the Daily Mail
Former editor of Which?, the Toronto Sun and four UK regional daily newspapers
Former editor of The Sunday Times Insight Team and of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Vice-Chairman of the women’s health charity Wellbeing of Women since 2003 and was Chairman of the BBC Radio 4
Deputy head of the Centre for Journalism at Kent University
Producer with thirty years television experience of investigative journalism
Former editor Woman's Own, TV Tiunmes, Sunday Mirror and The People
Director of media for Save the Children UK and former Sunday Times foreign editor
Executive Director of the Society of Editors
Director, Recorder Editor and Publisher
Journalist and runs her own PR and media consultancy
Freelance Journalist
Former editor of the Glasglow Evening Times, The Times and The Independent
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Many a story, scoop, debate and discussion has happened in a pub, over a pint.
Pubs are at the heart of communities. They are where people come together – where friendships are made, where knowledge is exchanged and where celebrations are held.
The Great British pub is an institution, much like this country’s world class journalism. Together, you, as an industry, inspire pub conversations – so whilst we provide the setting, you provide the conversation starters.
So next time you’re in the pub, and overhear “Did you see…” or “I read today that…”, we hope you’re as proud as we are that the pub is the original social network.
Let’s raise a pint to all the nominees and winners tonight at the Press Gazette’s British Journalists Awards.
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It was much more fun than rival awards ceremonies and much better to meet fellow journalists and award winners.
A reminder of all that is best about British journalism in a very good venue with a very good audience. Congratulations on a great awards ceremony. I thought it was a really good atmosphere – and helped remind us of the importance of the brilliant journalism that we can all be proud of. We were pleased to be part of the evening.
It was a very inspiring night.
Congratulations to Press Gazette on a timely, welcome initiative. Press Gazette is one of the institutions that underpins our industry - much in vogue these days - and what you have done is very important for us all.
It gets bigger and better every year and celebrating journalism still somehow feels like an act of defiance... I remain delighted that science reporting takes it’s place alongside politics and business and this year... lots of awards I attend feel indulgent and irrelevant. This one feels important.
I’ve won one or two broadcasting awards before but this is a wider award covering the whole of the British media and that’s what makes it extra special.
It was a huge honour to be nominated alongside so many great names from the industry.
