The shortlist for the 2020 Journalists’ Charity Wales Media Awards has been unveiled after judges whittle down a total of 240 entires across 20 categories.

Prizes on offer include Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the Year, which will be fought over by the Western Mail, South Wales Echo, North Wales Daily Post and The Leader.

The equivalent category for weeklies includes nominations for the Powys County Times, Cambrian News and Western Telegraph.

The winners of each category, along with the winners of the Journalist of the Year and Outstanding Contribution Awards, will be announced at a black tie ceremony at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff.

The ceremony, on 20 March will be hosted by BBC Cymru Wales presenter Lucy Owen, pictured, and ITV Cymru Wales’ Jonathan Hill.

Further details can be found here.

The full shortlist is as follows:

Magazine of the Year, sponsored by Journalists’ Charity
Swansea Bay Business Life
Weekend Magazine, Western Mail
Wales Business Insider
The Business

Camera Operator of the Year, sponsored by Celf
James Harries, ITV Cymru Wales
Max Evans, BBC Cymru Wales
Geraint Thomas, BBC Cymru Wales

Community Journalism of the Year, sponsored by ITV Cymru Wales
Grangetown Community News
Caerphilly Observer
Cwmbran Life

Feature Writer of the Year, sponsored by S4C Clic
Anna Lewis, Wales Online
Will Hayward, Media Wales
Kitty Corrigan, Country Living magazine
Estel Farell-Roig, Wales Online
Robert Harries, Wales Online

Columnist of the Year, sponsored by Mercure Hotels, Cardiff
Lynne Barrett-Lee, Western Mail
Carolyn Hitt, Western Mail
Professor Laura McAllister, Western Mail
Matthew Paul, Pembrokeshire Herald

Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Natasha Hirst Photography
Rob Browne, Media Wales
Matthew Lofthouse, Y Clwb Pêl Droed
Ian Cooper, North Wales Daily Post
Jonathan Myers, South Wales Evening Post
Chris Fairweather, Huw Evans Picture Agency

Vlog/Blog of the Year, sponsored by Liberty
Welsh Rugby Podcast
Dai Sport
Cardiff Rugby Web
Gourmet Gorro

Newspaper Journalist of the Year, sponsored by University of South Wales
Kelly Williams, Daily Post
Chris Pyke, Media Wales
Cathy Owen, Media Wales
Liz Perkins, South Wales Evening Post
Mari Jones, Daily Post
Marcus Hughes, Wales Online

Audio News Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Journalists’ Charity
Stephen Fairclough, BBC Cymru Wales
Colette Hume, BBC Cymru Wales
Kayley Thomas, BBC Cymru Wales

Television News Journalist of the Year, sponsored by NUJ Training Wales
Nick Hartley, BBC Cymru Wales
Hannah Thomas, ITV Cymru Wales
James Crichton-Smith, ITV Cymru Wales
Geraint Thomas , BBC Cymru Wales
Rob Osborne, ITV Cymru Wales

News Website of the Year, sponsored by Openreach
ITV Cymru Wales
Wales Online
Caerphilly Observer
Leader Live
North Wales Live

Daily/Sunday Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Western Power Distribution
Western Mail
South Wales Echo
Daily Post
The Leader

Weekly Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by Western Power Distribution
Powys County Times
Cambrian News
Western Telegraph

Specialist Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Welsh Government
Estel Farell-Roig, Wales Online
Caleb Spencer, BBC Cymru Wales
Liz Day, Media Wales
Geraint Thomas, BBC Cymru Wales
Aled Dyfed Scourfield, BBC Cymru Wales
Abbie Wightwick, Media Wales

Political Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Grayling
Mark Hutchings, BBC Cymru Wales
Will Hayward, Media Wales
Martin Shipton, Media Wales
Owain Phillips, ITV Cymru Wales

Audio News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year, sponsored by Cleartech
Manylu, BBC Radio Cymru
Post Cyntaf, BBC Radio Cymru
Eye on Wales, BBC Radio Wales

Sports Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Cardiff University
Carolyn Hitt, Western Mail
Paul Abbandonato, Media Wales
Simon Thomas, Wales Online
Fraser Watson, Western Telegraph
Tom Coleman, Media Wales
Dafydd Pritchard, BBC Cymru Wales

The Ed Townsend Student of the Year, sponsored by National Union of Journalists
Daniel Bevan, University of South Wales
Peter Gillibrand, Cardiff University
Greg Caine, Cardiff Metropolitan University
Nest Jenkins, Cardiff University

TV News & Current Affairs Programme of the Year, sponsored by Spencer David
Code Blue: Murder, ITV Cymru Wales
Y Byd ar Bedwar, S4C
BBC Wales Investigates, BBC Cymru Wales
Wales This Week, ITV Cymru Wales

Young Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Aston Martin
Ben James, Wales Online
Elen Hannah Davies, ITV Cymru Wales
Marcus Hughes, Wales Online
Anna Lewis, Wales Online