Shortlist for London Press Club Awards announced

The shortlists are announced today for the London Press Club 2022 Awards.

The winners will be announced at the annual awards lunch on Wednesday 26 October at Stationers’ Hall, with Michael Gove MP as the guest speaker.

Chair of the judges of the London Press Club Awards Nick Ferrari said: “Cracking exclusives, game-changing investigations, top level journalism – and a war to cover. Another hectic 12 months to challenge our media and, as this year’s submissions testify, they more than rose to the task.”

For the first time the prestigious Hugh Cudlipp Award for investigative and campaigning journalism is being held in conjunction with the London Press Club Awards.

Chair of the Hugh Cudlipp Award judges Bill Hagerty said: “We were delighted to consider an impressive array of high-quality investigative and campaigning journalism for the Cudlipp Award’s debut under the London Press Club banner. So much so that half-a-dozen excellent pieces of work were nominated for a shortlist bristling with talent.”

Shortlisted for the 2022 Hugh Cudlipp Award, sponsored by the British Journalism Review, are:

• Air pollution and dementia, The Times
• Inside Russia’s filtration camps, I News
• Menopause matters, Fabulous magazine, The Sun
• No work on full pay gridlocks drivers, The Times
• ‘Partygate’ scandal, Daily Mirror
• Skill Up Step Up campaign, London Evening Standard and The Independent

The full list of those shortlisted for the London Press Club awards:

Scoop of the Year

• The Sunday Times for its “cash for honours” exclusive
• Mail on Sunday for its exclusive on the Royal aide who allegedly pledged an honour to a Saudi billionaire
• The Mail for its exclusive by Stephen Wright on Ghislaine Maxwell
• The Sun for its exclusive breaking the story that Chris Pincher sensationally quit as Conservative deputy chief whip
• The Mirror for its Party Gate exclusive
• For Broadcaster of the Year:
• Paul Brand of ITV News exclusives included footage of Downing Street staff joking about a Christmas ‘party’ that secretly took place during lockdown.
• Ros Atkins, the BBC’s News Analysis Editor, developed snappy explainers covering issues such as COVID, Partygate and Ukraine.
• Clive Myrie anchored the BBC news coverage from the rooftops of Kyiv as the Russian advance first threatened the Ukrainian capital then faltered.
• Matt Chorley of Times Radio established his mid-morning show as a must listen, combining his own knowledge and humour with the firepower of his Times and Sunday Times colleagues.
• For Multi Media Journalist of the Year:
• Dean Kirby, investigations correspondent of the i paper, exposed one of the hidden stories of the Russian invasion: the forced deportation of Ukrainians to so-called ‘filtration’ camps.
• Roland Oliphant, senior foreign correspondent of the Telegraph, whose detailed knowledge and understanding of the Ukraine war shone through in his written dispatches, video reports and contributions.
• Jerome Starkey, Defense Editor of The Sun, who wrote eye-witness accounts of the war in the Ukraine for four months, investigated war crimes, filming his own reports at the heart of the action.
• Bel Trew, of the Independent, for her video, text, photographic and video reporting on conflicts from Ukraine to Syria, concentrating on lesser-reported stories.

For Journalist of the Year:

• Pippa Crerar, who produced for The Mirror exclusives including revelations about lockdown parties attended by Downing Street staff, MPs, and the Prime Minister.
• Kate Mansey of the Mail on Sunday whose exclusives included Charles and Camilla’s wish to be crowned side by side, Prince Harry wanting his bodyguards back, and the cash for honours allegations.
• Kim Sengupta, of the Independent, has been one of the country’s most respected foreign correspondents for 30 years now and in Ukraine he has more than sustained that reputation.
• Jerome Starkey, of The Sun, who went beyond the hubs of Kyiv and Lviv to endure indiscriminate bombardment of civilian areas and bring home to his readers the everyday reality of war with Russia.
• For Business Journalist of the Year:
• Mark Kleinman, Sky News City Editor Mark Kleinman had another amazing year in 2022 breaking scoop after scoop.
• Oliver Shah, Sunday Times Associate Editor Oliver Shah‘s column in Sunday Times Business is the ‘Must Read’ of the weekend for City folk. He is always topical and hard hitting.
• Ruth Sunderland, Mail Group Business Editor Ruth Sunderland continues to deliver her hard hitting pieces about the biggest business, investment and economics stories of the day.
• David Smith, Sunday Times Economics Editor David Smith’s much-admired columns in the Sunday Times interpret the economic scene with rare clarity. He has had much to write about over the last year.

For Sports Journalist of the year:

• Mike Atherton, The Times, has long been one of the country’s best cricket writers whose journalism brought out why cricket is considered the most unique of English games which resonates far beyond the field of play.
• Isaan Khan, The Mail for his excellent investigative reporting on racism in Yorkshire cricket, the reverberations of which continue to be felt both by the game and British society at large.
• Jonathan Liew, Guardian, the judges were impressed that his writing combined sharp reporting laced with wit and a wider perspective of the role of sport in society.
• Alyson Rudd, The Times, showed a wonderful ability to take the reader to the very centre of the story with a style that was both insightful and full of grace.