The Belfast Telegraph has won regional newspaper of the year at the 2006 Regional Press Awards.
The winners were announced this afternoon at the Royal Lancaster hotel
in London. The event, attended by editors and journalists from over 80
UK regional newspapers, has been honoring the very best in regional
newspaper journalism for more 19 years and was hosted this year by ITV
News Presenter, Andrea Catherwood.
Three
new categories have been introduced; Designer of the Year, Best Use of
Citizen Journalism and Publishing Innovation of the Year.
The
judging panel was chaired by Peter Sands, director of Press Association
Training, and made up of 51 highly regarded figures from the industry.
Ian
Reeves, editor of Press Gazette, said: ‘The Regional Press Awards
celebrate and honour the nation’s greatest journalistic talents and
each of the winners can be proud of the recognition that he or she has
received. Press Gazette is delighted to continue its long association
with the most prestigious event in the regional industry calendar.”
Scoop of the Year
| RUTH LUMLEY |
The Argus, Brighton |
Business & Finance Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Barclays
| REBEKAH ASHBY |
The Journal, Newcastle |
Columnist of the Year
| NICOLA BARRY |
The Press & Journal, Aberdeen |
Supplement of the Year
| THE GUIDE |
Hull Daily Mail |
Photographer of the Year – Sponsored by Nikon
| SARAH NICHOLSON |
The Northern Echo |
Designer of the Year
| GRAEME WINDELL |
The News, Portsmouth |
Specialist Reporter of the Year
| ANGUS YOUNG |
Hull Daily Mail |
Young Journalist of the Year – Sponsored by Camelot Group plc
| GUY BASNETT |
The Journal, Newcastle |
Best Use of Citizen Journalism
| NEWS & STAR, CARLISLE |
Campaign of the Year
| ‘Let Albert Stay’ |
GRAVESEND MESSENGER |
Sports Photographer of the Year
| STEVE ELLIS |
The Star, Sheffield |
Sports Journalist of the Year
| JON COLMAN |
News & Star, Carlisle |
Website of the Year
| www.edp24.co.uk |
Eastern Daily Press |
Team of the Year – Sponsored by Direct Line
| ‘The Derby Suicide Bomber’ |
DERBY EVENING TELEGRAPH |
*Publishing Innovation of the Year – Sponsored by The Press Association
HULL DAILY MAIL for video journalism and
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS for part-paid part free strategy
*The Chairman, Peter Sands said ‘Two genuine pioneers. It would have
been churlish and mean-spirited to make one of them second place so, in
an unprecedented step, we have two innovators of the year.”
|
Feature Writer of the Year
| JEREMY CLAY |
Leicester Mercury |
Reporter of the Year – Sponsored by Farrer & Co
| JON KIRK |
South West News Service |
Front Page of the Year – Sponsored by Newspaper Society
| ‘Goodbye’ |
BELFAST TELEGRAPH |
Weekly (paid for) Newspaper of the Year
| CROYDON ADVERTISER |
Free Newspaper of the Year
| KENT ON SUNDAY |
Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the Year
| BELFAST TELEGRAPH |
Regional Newspaper of the Year
| BELFAST TELEGRAPH |
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