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News UK wins a record 110 industry awards in 2016

 
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The Sun Tournamental team celebrate at The Drum Creative Out of Home Awards in November

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).