Mail writers again star in trio of top honors at British Journalism Awards
- David Jones won the features journalism award for a series of brilliant articles
- It is the second time in a week that The Mail has been awarded for its quality
- The Mail garnered more nominations than any other newspaper at the Press Awards
The quality of the Daily Mail’s journalism has been recognized for the second time in a week with a host of honors at the British Journalism Awards.
The Mail, which garnered more nominations than any other newspaper for the Press Awards on Wednesday, garnered three of the most prestigious awards at last night’s glittering ceremony.
David Jones won the outstanding journalism award for a series of brilliant articles, including an investigation into the death of Sheila Seleoane, the former medical secretary whose body was hidden in her south London apartment for two and a half years, and an exclusive interview with Savannah Brockhill, the ruthless killer of baby Star Hobson.
David Jones (pictured) received the Feature Journalism Award for a series of brilliant investigative and exclusive articles.
The panel praised Jones’ work as “wonderfully evocative”, saying that he “makes powerful points while writing with humor”.
Deputy Sports Editor-in-Chief Ian Herbert received the sports journalism award after traveling to Nepal to expose the human rights scandals at the heart of the World Cup in Qatar.
The judges said: “This was first-class journalism that effectively invested time and money to shed light on some of the dark secrets behind the world of sport.”
The Mail’s damning investigation into the dangers of smart highways, which has already won Media Freedom Awards, was named investigation of the year after reporter Susie Coen spent an unprecedented six weeks undercover.
The judges said it was a “particularly grueling investigation” that was “praised by the Secretary of Transport himself”, who stated that it would “certainly save lives”.
In addition to the three main awards, the Mail received high praise in two other categories. Reporter Stephen Wright, who has already been shortlisted three times for the Press Awards, was selected in the wanted interviewer of the year category, while Tom Kelly, Miles Dilworth and Victoria Bischoff were recognized for their personal finance journalism.
Our brave team from Ukraine were one of the recipients of the public service journalism award given to all UK journalists who risked their lives reporting from the UK.
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