The standard of the Day by day Mail’s journalism has been recognised for the second time in per week with a number of high honours on the British Journalism Awards.
The Mail, which on Wednesday secured extra nominations than some other paper for the Press Awards, netted three of probably the most prestigious prizes eventually night time’s glittering ceremony.
David Jones gained the award for options journalism for a collection of sensible articles, together with an investigation into the demise of Sheila Seleoane, the previous medical secretary whose physique lay undiscovered in her south London flat for 2 and a half years, and an unique interview with Savannah Brockhill, the remorseless assassin of child Star Hobson.
David Jones (pictured) acquired the options journalism award for a collection of sensible unique and investigative items
The panel praised Jones’s work as ‘splendidly evocative’ and mentioned that he ‘makes highly effective factors whereas writing with humour’.
Deputy chief sports activities author Ian Herbert took the prize for sports activities journalism after he travelled to Nepal to reveal human rights scandals on the coronary heart of the Qatar World Cup.
The judges mentioned: ‘This was high-class journalism investing money and time successfully to shine a lightweight on a few of the darkish secrets and techniques behind the world of sport.’
The Mail’s damning investigation into the hazards of good motorways – already a winner on the Media Freedom Awards – was named investigation of the 12 months after reporter Susie Coen spent an unprecedented six weeks undercover.
The judges mentioned it was an particularly ‘gruelling investigation’ which was ‘praised by the Transport Secretary himself’ who claimed it might ‘undoubtedly save lives’.
In addition to the three main awards, the Mail was extremely counseled in two additional classes. Reporter Stephen Wright – already shortlisted 3 times for the Press Awards – was picked out within the sought-after interviewer of the 12 months class, whereas Tom Kelly, Miles Dilworth and Victoria Bischoff have been recognised for private finance journalism.
Our brave Ukraine workforce was amongst these honoured with the general public service journalism award which went to all UK journalists who risked their lives reporting from the nation.
