The winners were:

Yorkshire Journalist of the Year: Chris Bucktin, Hull Daily Mail.

News Reporter of the Year (dailies): Chris Bucktin; Runner-up - Steve Hewitt, Rotherham Star.

News Reporter of the Year (weeklies): Dan Howard, Morley Observer; Runner-up - Jon Ryder, The Barnsley Chronicle.

News Feature Writer of the Year (dailies): Sarah Walsh, Bradford T&A; Runner-up - Maggie Stratton, Yorkshire Post Newspapers.

News Feature Writer of the Year (weeklies): Richard Neale, Wetherby News; Runner-up - Richard Evans, The Barnsley Chronicle.

Columnist of the Year: Phil Rostron, Yorkshire Evening Post; Runner-up - Martin Dawes, Sheffield Star.

Community Reporter of the Year: Stan Szecowka, Hull Daily Mail; Runner-up - Alison Bellamy, Yorkshire Evening Post.

General Feature Writer of the Year (dailies): Anne Pickles, Yorkshire Evening Post; Runner-up - Maxine Gordon, York Evening Press.

General Feature Writer of the Year (weeklies): Margaret Watson, Dewsbury Reporter; Runner-up - Melanie Hill, Birstall News.

Graphic designer of the Year: Lisa Cook, York Evening Press.

Junior Journalist of the Year: Sarah Crabtree, Sheffield Star; Runner-up - Aeneas Rotsos, Doncaster Free Press.

Photographer of the Year: Dennis Lound, Sheffield Star; Runner-up - Anja Axelsson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner.

Sports Writer of the Year: Gavin Mairs, Yorkshire Post Newspapers; Runner-up - Tony Curtis, Ackrill Newspapers Ltd.

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