Eleven journalists working for the Welsh arm of a regional publisher have been nominated in the 2016 Wales Media Awards.

Trinity Mirror-owned Media Wales, which runs titles including the South Wales Echo and Western Mail, has dominated the shortlist ahead of the awards’ forthcoming ceremony.

Media Wales’s nominations include a clean sweep in the Sports Journalist of the Year category – where Carolyn Hitt, Paul Abbandonato and Simon Thomas are the only names shortlisted.

Elsewhere, the Mail is nominated in its own right under the Daily and Sunday Newspaper of the Year category alongside the North Wales Daily Post and South Wales Evening Post.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Cardiff 4 March, hosted by BBC News presenter Huw Edwards, pictured above left.

Judges received almost 240 entries in 19 categories. The full shortlist is as follows:

News Photographer of the Year

Adrian White, South West Wales Media
Chris Fairweather, Huw Evans Picture Agency
Rob Browne, Media Wales

Camera Operator of the Year

Dai Baker, Channel 4 News
Jenny Casterton, BBC Cymru Wales
Mark Doleman, ITV Cymru Wales

Radio News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year

BBC Cymru Wales, Manylu
BBC Cymru Wales, Post Cyntaf
BBC Cymru Wales, Wales at Work

TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year

BBC Cymru Wales, The Last Tour
ITV Cymru Wales, Love Hurts
BBC Cymru Wales, 13 Years A Slave; Darrell’s Story

Independent Community News Service of the Year

Aberystwyth EGO
Caerphilly Observer
MyWelshpool & MyNewtown

News Website of the Year

BBC Wales Cymru Fyw
South Wales Argus
WalesOnline

Weekly Newspaper of the Year

Cambrian News
Carmarthen Journal
Powys County Times

Daily and Sunday Newspaper of the Year

Daily Post
South Wales Evening Post
Western Mail

Student Journalist of the Year

Aimee Louise, Thomas University of South Wales
Caleb Spencer, The Cardiffian
Inge-Helene Pello, Cardiff University

Young Journalist of the Year

Katie Sands, Media Wales
Thomas Davidson, Daily Post
Tyler Mears, Media Wales

Sports Journalist of the Year

Carolyn Hitt, Media Wales
Paul Abbandonato, Media Wales
Simon Thomas, Media Wales

Feature Writer of the Year

Abbie Wightwick, Media Wales
Carolyn Hitt, Media Wales
Elin Llwyd Morgan, Cylchgrawn Barn

Business Journalist of the Year

Brian Meechan, BBC Cymru Wales
Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Cymru Wales
Sion Barry, Media Wales

Political Journalist of the Year

Catrin Haf Jones, ITV Cymru Wales
Chris Betteley, Cambrian News
Rachel Flint, Daily Post

Online News Reporter of the Year

Cathy Owen, Media Wales
Steffan Storch, South West Wales Media
Tyler Mears, Media Wales

Radio News Reporter of the Year

Brendon Williams, BBC Cymru Wales
David Grundy, BBC Cymru Wales
Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Cymru Wales

TV News Reporter of the Year

Caroline Evans, BBC Cymru Wales
Iolo ap Dafydd, BBC Cymru Wales
Owain Clarke, BBC Cymru Wales

Print News Reporter of the Year

Chris Betteley, Cambrian News
Geraint Thomas, South West Wales Media
Guto Llewelyn, South West Wales Media

Scoop of the Year

Week In Week Out
Bellis Media North Wales
Daily Post