Three Guardian and the Observer journalists have won British Journalism Awards at a ceremony held in London yesterday (Monday 11 December 2017).
The Press Gazette British Journalism Awards are open to all journalists and aim to celebrate and promote journalism, which is both interesting to the public and in the public’s interest.
Guardian chief football writer Daniel Taylor was honoured in the sport journalism category for his groundbreaking reporting on child abuse in the professional football industry, which started with an interview with former Crewe Alexandra and Bury footballer Andy Woodward and exposed a series of abuse scandals and coverups. Judges commended his win saying
“Daniel Taylor’s journalism opened the floodgates and gave people the courage to speak out. These were compelling interviews, brilliantly researched which exposed a cancer at the heart of the national game.”
Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty won the award for comment journalism with judges commenting that “Aditya Chakrabortty’s work is erudite and he uncovers the facts to back up his arguments.”
The Observer’s Carole Cadwalladr won the technology journalism award for her investigative reporting into the role of tech companies and data in elections. Judges commented that Cadwalladr’s reporting “was outstanding journalism which raised a huge number of important issues for democracy and society.”
The full list of winners can be found here.
