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Nominations revealed ahead of Scottish Press Awards ceremony

Denise WestA record number of awards are up for grabs after nominations for the 42nd Scottish Press Awards were revealed.

A total of 33 categories are on offer at this year’s awards after nine new prizes were introduced for 2021.

Daily Newspaper of the Year, Sunday Newspaper of the Year and Journalist of the Year awards have not been announced, and instead the winners will be announced on the night.

The shortlist for the Weekly Newspaper of the Year will be revealed in August.

The awards ceremony and dinner will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Wednesday 29 September.

This year’s judging panel was led by Denise West who was joined by 36 independent judges – which comprised of 21 women and 15 men – from across the Scottish media, communications and public affairs industries.

Denise West, pictured, said: “Every sector has faced a crisis in the past 18 months and the Scottish press was no different.

“As the country went into lockdown the role of independent news publishing was to keep the supply of trusted news flowing nationally and locally, so people could understand what was happening to them and to maintain open accountability at a time when democracy itself was closing down.

“From the entries to this year’s Scottish Press Awards, it’s clear that this was a challenge fully met by Scottish journalists up and down the country in the most trying of circumstances.

“The shortlists contain the very best of 2020’s work, but we should applaud the achievement of everyone in the industry, not just our finalists.

“The judges face a daunting task to select winners from some superb entries and we very much hope to congratulate our winners in person at the presentation night on 29 September.”

Arts and Entertainment Journalist of the Year
Brian Beacom, The Herald
Murray Scougall, The Sunday Post
Iain Smith, Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald
Mike Wade, The Times

Best Coverage of a Live Event
Jack Aitchison, Glasgow Times
Shona Gossip, The Press and Journal/Evening Express
Ryan Macdonald, The Scottish Sun
Blaire Meikle, The Scottish Sun
Lisa Toner, Daily Record – West George Street
Lisa Toner, Daily Record – Stonehaven

Campaign of the Year
Daily Record, Addicted What Do We Do About Scotland’s Drug Deaths?
Sunday Mail, Anne’s Law – The Care Homes Residents Campaign
The Courier, First Aid Kids campaign
The Herald, The Herald Memorial Garden Campaign
The Sunday Post, Hear Our Voice

Columnist of the Year
Alex Bell, The Courier
Emma Cowing, Scottish Daily Mail
Chris Deerin, Press & Journal
Dani Garavelli, Scotland on Sunday
Alex Massie, The Times/Sunday Times

Feature Writer of the Year
Jonathan Brocklebank, Scottish Daily Mail
Dani Garavelli, Scotland on Sunday,/Tortoise
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Magazine
Patricia Kane, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Neil Mackay, The Herald/The Herald on Sunday

Financial Business Journalist of the Year
Greig Cameron, The Times
Rob McLaren, The Courier
Martyn McLaughlin, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday
Emma Newlands, Scotland on Sunday
Martin Williams, The Herald/Sunday Herald

Food and Drink Writer of the Year
Julia Bryce, The Press and Journal
Anna Burnside, Daily Record & Sunday Mail
Murray Chalmers, The Courier Menu Supplement
Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman
Alice Hinds, The Sunday Post

Front Page of the Year
Edinburgh Evening News, We’ll be Right Back After the Break
Press & Journal, Three Dead in North East Rail Tragedy
Scottish Daily Mail, Disgraced
Sunday National, Legends
The Scottish Sun on Sunday, Calderwood

Interviewer of the Year
Emma Cowing, Scottish Daily Mail
Teddy Jamieson, The Herald Magazine
Calum Ross, The Press and Journal
Stephen Stewart, Daily Record
Susan Swarbrick, The Herald

Journalism Team of the Year
Scottish Daily Mail, Covid-19 In Care Homes
The Orcadian, NHSO Chief Commute to Highland home
The Scottish Sun, Coronavirus Pandemic
The Scottish Sun, Derek Mackay
The Sunday Post, Amid the Darkness

Local Weekly Campaign of the Year
Ayrshire Post, Save Station 15
East Kilbride News, Save Our Hospice
Glasgow Times, Give Our OAPs a Shot
The Orcadian, Orkney Loves Local

Local Weekly Feature Writer of the Year
John Davidson, Inverness Courier
Shona Gossip, The Press and Journal
Jack Haugh, Glasgow Times
Christina O’Neill, Glasgow Live
Kirsteen Paterson, Sunday National
Iain Smith, Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser

Local Weekly Reporter of the Year
Nicola Findlay, East Kilbride News
Jenny Foulds, Lennox Herald
David Goodwin, Greenock Telegraph
Dale Haslam, Evening Express
Sarah Sutherland, The Orcadian

News Photographer of the Year
Jane Barlow, Press Association
Wattie Cheung. Freelance
Mhairi Edwards. The Courier & Evening Telegraph
James Glossop. The Times
Robert Perry. The Scottish Sun, The Guardian, The Telegraphs

News Website of the Year
Daily Record, Dailyrecord.co.uk
Glasgow Times, www.glasgowtimes.co.uk
The Inverness Courier, www.inverness-courier.co.uk
The Scotsman, Scotsman.com
The Scottish Sun, www.thescottishsun.co.uk

Nicola Barry Award
Shona Craven, The National
Helen McArdle, The Herald
Kirsteen Paterson, The National/Sunday National
Laura Smith, The Sunday Post
Catriona Stewart, The Herald

Podcast of the Year
Ryan Cryle, The Press and Journal/Evening Express
Mark Lammey, Energy Voice Out Loud
Morven McIntyre, Scran – (The Scotsman/Laudable)
Morven McIntyre, Weekend Bigots

Political Journalist of the Year
Jason Allardyce, Sunday Times
Kieran Andrews, The Times
John Ferguson, Sunday Mail
Chris Musson, The Scottish Sun
Calum Ross, The Press and Journal

Reporter of the Year
Gordon Blackstock, Sunday Mail
Sally Hind, Daily Record
Graham Mann, The Scottish Sun
Chris Musson, The Scottish Sun
Oliver Norton, The Scottish Sun
Peter Swindon, The Sunday Post

Scoop of the Year
Jason Allardyce, Sunday Times
Chris Musson and Graham Mann, The Scottish Sun – Chris Musson and Graham Mann
Chris Musson, The Scottish Sun – My Stupid Mistake
Oliver Norton, The Scottish Sun on Sunday
Peter Swindon, The Sunday Post

Specialist Reporter of the Year
Vivienne Aitken, Daily Record
Jane Hamilton, Daily Record
Lesley-Anne Kelly, DC Thomson Media
Helen McArdle, The Herald
Helen Puttick, The Times
Allister Thomas, Energy Voice

Sports Columnist of the Year
Michael Grant, The Times
Gary Keown, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Graeme McGarry, The Herald
Alasdair Reid, The Times
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman

Sports Feature of the Year
Gary Keown, Scottish Daily Mail
Hugh MacDonald, Scottish Daily Mail
Scott McDermott, Sunday Mail
Alan Pattullo, The Scotsman
Aidan Smith, The Scotsman

Sports News Writer of the Year
Graeme Croser, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Robert Grieve, The Scottish Sun
Stephen McGowan, Scottish Daily Mail
Mark Palmer, The Sunday Times
Rob Robertson, Scottish Daily Mail

Sports Photographer of Year
Daniel Forsyth, Highland News and Media
Ian MacNicol, Getty Images
William Murray, SNS Group
Craig Williamson , SNS Group

Student of the Year
Anna Bryan, The Strathclyde Telegraph and The Byline Club
Erin Devlin, Glasgow Guardian, Qmunicate Magazine, TruePublica
Daniella Theis, Strathclyde Telegraph

Travel Writer of the Year sponsored by Johnnie Walker Princes Street
Gabriella Bennett, The Times
Mike MacEacheran, The Guardian, BBC Travel and The Independent
Patrick McPartlin, Scotland on Sunday
Emma Newlands, Scotland on Sunday/The Scotsman
Jeremy Watson, The Times

Young Journalist of the Year sponsored by SGN
Jack Aitchison, Glasgow Times
Jordan Campbell, The Athletic UK
Georgia Edkins, Scottish Mail on Sunday
Conor Matchett, The Scotsman/Edinburgh Evening News
Amy Shearer, Greenock Telegraph

Weekly Newspaper of the Year
The shortlist will be announced mid August

Journalist of the Year sponsored by The Big Partnership
The winner will be announced at The Scottish Press Awards on 29 September 2021

Daily Newspaper of the Year
The winner will be announced at The Scottish Press Awards on 29 September 2021

Sunday Newspaper of the Year sponsored by Scottish Newspaper Society
The winner will be announced at The Scottish Press Awards on 29 September 2021