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News UK has won an impressive 110 industry awards this year.
Here is the full month-by-month roll of honour for our award triumphs this year, won by teams and titles across the group.
JANUARY
Chartered Financial Analyst Society of the UK Journalism Awards – Publication of the Year: The Sunday Times Money section.
FEBRUARY
TripAdvisor 2016 Travellers’ Choice Awards – best travel magazine: The Sunday Times Travel Magazine. Mediatel Research Awards – best custom research project, best media owner research team and Grand Prix award: News UK Commercial Insight team. SJA British Sports Journalism Awards – sports scoop and investigative awards: The Sunday Times Insight team of Jonathan Calvert, George Arbuthnott and David Collins; sports feature writer, David Walsh (The Sunday Times); special sports edition, The Sunday Times; best cricket journalist, Mike Atherton (The Times) and top sports columnist, Matthew Syed (The Times). UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards – Press Photographer of the Year and Business Photographer of the Year: James Glossop (The Times); National Newspaper Photographer of the Year: Jack Hill (The Times). Data IQ 2016 Big Data 100 – Charlotte Richards (News UK).
MARCH
Pictures of the Year International – magazine editing award for excellence: Jon Jones (The Sunday Times Magazine). Broadcasting Press Guild Television and Radio Awards – best single documentary: My Son the Jihadi, produced by Richard Kerbaj of The Sunday Times. LSL Property Press Awards – National Newspaper Property Business Journalist of the Year, Oliver Shah (The Sunday Times); International Property Journalist of the Year and overall Property Journalist of the Year, Carol Lewis (The Times); Property Columnist of the Year, Anne Ashworth (The Times) and National Newspaper Property Supplement of the Year, Home (The Sunday Times). The Press Awards – Political Journalist of the Year, Rachel Sylvester (The Times); Sports Journalist of the Year, Matthew Syed (The Times); Specialist Journalist of the Year, Dan Jones (The Sun); Broadsheet Interviewer of the Year, Camilla Long (The Sunday Times); Broadsheet Feature Writer of the Year, Martin Fletcher (The Times); Broadsheet Columnist of the Year, Dominic Lawson (The Sunday Times); Photographer of the Year, Manu Brabo (The Sunday Times); Cartoonist of the Year, Morten Morland (The Times) and Front Page of the Year, The Sun with Busted (‘Lord Coke’).
APRIL
London Press Club Awards – Weekend Newspaper of the Year: The Times Saturday edition. Scottish Press Awards – Journalist of the Year and Reporter of the Year, Mark Macaskill (The Sunday Times); Team of the Year, The Scottish Sun; Arts and Entertainment Journalist of the Year, Matt Bendoris (The Scottish Sun) and Sports Photographer of the Year, Jeff Holmes (The Sunday Times). NewsAwards – National Newspaper Printer of the Year: Newsprinters Broxbourne and Commercial Advertising Initiative of the Year: The Times’ In the Heart of the Sea cover wrap. MHP 30 To Watch Awards – George Arbuthnott (The Sunday Times), Lucy Fisher (The Times), Lee Price (The Sun) and Lauren Probert (The Sun). SPS Stars of 2015 Awards – Team of the Year: News UK mailroom and loading bay team.
MAY
British Academy Television Awards – best single documentary: My Son the Jihadi, produced by Richard Kerbaj of The Sunday Times. Headlinemoney Awards – Pensions Journalist of the Year (Consumer): Ruth Emery (The Sunday Times). Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe Research Awards – Research and Data Innovation prize: News UK Commercial Insight for Project Footprint. Festival of Media Global Awards – best use of native advertising: The Sun Dear Deidre’s Macmillan Cancer Support campaign.
JUNE
British Society of Magazine Editors’ Rising Stars Awards – best picture editor: Kim Webb (Fabulous magazine). The Drum Online Media Awards – best campaigning/investigative journalism: The Sunday Times blood doping investigation and best commercial innovation: The Scottish Sun video platforms. Sandford St Martin Awards for religious broadcasting – best TV programme: My Son the Jihadi, produced by Richard Kerbaj of The Sunday Times. Cannes Lions Advertising Festival Awards – outdoor section: Silver for News UK marketing. Ireland Justice Media Awards – digital/online: Ellen Coyne (Ireland edition of The Times) and print court report award: Mark Tighe (The Sunday Times Ireland). Refugee Festival Scotland Media Awards – Print (News) category: Marc Horne (The Times Scotland).
JULY
Charities Aid Foundation silver payroll giving quality mark – News UK. Willis Towers Watson Media Awards – Pensions Journalist of the Year, national media: Ruth Emery (The Sunday Times).
AUGUST
Great British Food magazine awards 2016 – best food writer: Giles Coren (The Times Magazine).
SEPTEMBER
European Lung Foundation/European Respiratory Society annual award – The Sunday Times Clean Air Campaign. Jim Rodger Memorial Award for the best young sports writer in Scotland: Gareth Law (The Scottish Sun). Institute of Internal Communication national awards – best news writer: Neal Harrington (News UK Corporate Affairs). AIC (Association of Investment Companies) Media Awards – best national journalist: Mark Atherton (The Times). Marketing’s New Thinking Awards – content branding: The Sun Dear Deidre’s Macmillan Cancer Support campaign.
OCTOBER
AITO Travel Writer of the Year Awards – Travel Writer of the Year over 1,500 words: Liz Edwards (The Sunday Times Travel Magazine) and Young Travel Writer of the Year: Francesca Angelini (The Sunday Times). James Cameron Memorial Lecture special award for journalism excellence: David Walsh (The Sunday Times). Travel Media Awards – consumer travel publication of the year: The Sunday Times Travel Magazine; national broadsheet newspaper travel section of the year, The Sunday Times and travel and tourism photography, Sergio Villalba (The Sunday Times Travel Magazine). The Drum Awards for the Digital Industries – best campaign that went viral: The Sun Dream Team. Field Marketing and Brand Experience Awards – Team of the Year: News UK. 2016 CIO 100 list: Christina Scott (News UK).
NOVEMBER
The Investment Association – Journalist of the Year: Mark Atherton (The Times). Newsbrands Ireland Journalism Awards – Showbiz Journalist of the Year: Ken Sweeney (The Irish Sun) and Headline of the Year: The Irish Sun. Association for International Broadcasting Awards – domestic current affairs documentary: Richard Kerbaj (The Sunday Times). Society of Pension Professionals – National Journalist of the Year: Ruth Emery (The Sunday Times). British Society of Magazine Editors Awards – best newspaper/current affairs brand: Nicola Jeal (The Times Magazine) and Cover of the Year – Consumer: Dan Biddulph (The Sunday Times Magazine). Santander Media Awards – Financial Consumer Journalist of the Year, Andrew Ellson (The Times); Financial National Title of the Year, The Times Money section and Financial Freelance Journalist of the Year, John Arlidge (The Sunday Times). Comment Awards – Sports Commentator of the Year, Matthew Syed (The Times); Economics Commentator of the Year, Ed Conway (The Times) and Chair’s Choice Award, Libby Purves (The Times). The Drum Creative Out of Home Awards – Grand Prix, Traditional: 48 or 96 sheet poster, Out of Home campaign, digital advert and innovation category wins, The Sun Tournamental team. Cartoon Art Trust Awards – Pocket Cartoonist of the Year: Nick Newman (The Sunday Times). NCTJ Student Journalist of the Year – Sara Oldfield (Fabulous magazine). Political Studies Association Journalist of the Year – Rachel Sylvester (The Times). Foreign Press Association in London Media Awards – Print and Web News Story of the Year: Anthony Loyd (The Times) and Print and Web Feature Story of the Year: Christina Lamb (The Sunday Times Magazine). Amnesty International UK Media Awards – Impact Award: the late Marie Colvin (The Sunday Times) and photojournalism: Robin Hammond (The Sunday Times Magazine). Political Cartoon Awards – Political Cartoonist of the Year: Morten Morland (The Times) and Political Cartoon of the Year: Peter Brookes (The Times). Kames Capital Journalism Awards – National Journalist of the Year: Mark Atherton (The Times).
DECEMBER
Digiday Europe Awards – Best Native Advertising Campaign: News UK. British Journalism Awards – politics journalism: Rachel Sylvester (The Times); science and technology journalism: Billy Kenber (The Times); popular journalism: Dan Jones (The Sun) and new journalist of the year: Louise Callaghan (The Sunday Times). UKtech50 (the most influential people in UK IT from Computer Weekly): Christina Scott (News UK CTO). Event 100 Club (the index of the most influential people in the events industry): Natasha Banjo, nee Warren (News UK Head of Group Events). Newsstand Star Performer from Retail Newsagent: The Times. Campaign’s Top 10 Commercial Chiefs of 2016: Dominic Carter (News UK Chief Commercial Officer).