The Guardian has been honoured with five awards at the 2020 British Journalism Awards.
The British Journalism Awards aim to celebrate and promote journalism that is both interesting to the public and in the public interest.
‘Scoop of the Year’ was jointly awarded to the Guardian’s Matthew Weaver and the Daily Mirror’s Pippa Crerar and Jeremy Armstrong for revelations that former top political aide Dominic Cummings breached lockdown rules. The judges said: “this was the must-read story of the pandemic and the one which made readers choke on their cornflakes.”
The Guardian also picked up ‘Anti-corruption Investigation of the Year’ for its Luanda Leaks stories by Juliette Garside, David Pegg, Hilary Osborne, Jason Burke, Caelainn Barr and Paul Lewis. The judges described it as a “thorough investigation” which “tested the relationship between first-world businesses and government officials”.
Marina Hyde won the ‘Comment Journalism’ prize for a second year in a row, with the judges describing her work as “sheer joy” and “the one must-read of the weekend”. Marina was recognised for her writing on subjects including the fallout from Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach, Boris Johnson’s response to coronavirus and Marcus Rashford.
Stephanie Kirchgaessner was awarded the ‘Technology’ prize, with the judges describing her story on the allegations that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ mobile phone was hacked by Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, as both “powerful” and as “important well-researched journalism, creating a powerful narrative”.
Sophie Elmhirst also won the ‘Features Journalism’ award for her work in the Guardian, which the judges said gave “moving, sometimes harrowing accounts of people usually overlooked”. Sophie was recognised for her Guardian Long Read stories about a hospital cleaner’s journey through the Covid-19 pandemic and the Tampax empire.
For a full list of winners please see here.