The Guardian and The Observer have been honoured at The Press Awards in a ceremony held in London last night (Tuesday 13 March 2018).
The Press Awards celebrate the best of UK national journalism and are organised by the Society of Editors.
Guardian and Observer journalists won nine awards in total, and were highly commended in four categories. The Guardian and The Observer received 21 nominations in total.
The Journalists’ Charity Award was given posthumously to former Guardian editor Peter Preston.
Won:
- Political Commentator of the Year - John Harris, The Guardian
- Foreign Reporter of the Year - Emma Graham-Harrison, The Guardian and The Observer
- Fashion Journalist of the Year - Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian
- Specialist Journalist of the Year - Carole Cadwalladr, The Observer
- Sports Journalist of the Year - Martha Kelner, The Guardian
- Interviewer of the Year Broadsheet - Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian
- Feature Writer of the Year Broadsheet - Gary Younge, The Guardian
- News Reporter of the Year - Mark Townsend, The Observer
- Journalists’ Charity Award - Peter Preston, former editor of The Guardian
Highly commended:
- Sports Journalist of the Year - Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
- Interviewer of the Year Broadsheet - Emma Brockes, The Guardian
- Critic of the Year - Rowan Moore, The Observer
- Political Commentator of the Year - Marina Hyde, The Guardian
- News Website of the Year - theguardian.com
The full list of winners can be found here.
