Held at the Globe Theatre in London, the awards brought together more than 200 journalists from all sectors of the UK news media for a ceremony presented by ITV News’ Lucrezia Millarini and attended by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Michelle Donelan MP.
The event was organised by the Society of Editors in association with WeShop and with support from Camelot, Newsworks and the Google News Initiative.
The winners of the Media Freedom Awards 2022:
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
COMMENTATOR OF THE YEAR
Marina Hyde, The Guardian
Highly commended: James Marriott, The Times
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT OF THE YEAR
Christina Lamb, The Sunday Times
Highly commended: Alex Crawford, Sky News
FREELANCE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Ian Birrell, Daily Mail, UnHerd and The i
Highly commended: Lucy Osborne, The Guardian
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – BROADCAST
Alex Crawford, Sky News
Highly commended: Paul Brand, ITN
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL
Pippa Crerar, Daily Mirror
Highly commended: Gabriel Pogrund, The Sunday Times
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Conor Matchett, The Scotsman
Highly commended: Charles Thomson, Newsquest South East
NEWS PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Katie Goodman and Christina Michaels, Channel 5 News
PHOTO JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Jack Hill, The Times
Highly commended: Simon Townsley, The Telegraph
POLITICAL JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
Pippa Crerar, Daily Mirror
Highly commended: Paul Brand, ITN
YOUNG CAMPAIGNER OF THE YEAR
Isaan Khan, Daily Mail
Highly commended: Emily Braeger, Daily Express
YOUNG PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Rosie Dowsing, ITN News Central
Highly commended: Marta Santiváñez, Times Radio
GROUP AWARDS
JUDGES' SPECIAL AWARD
The Voice
BOB SATCHWELL AWARD
Cameras in Crown Courts
JUDGES' MEDIA FREEDOM AWARD
PA Media
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL
Smart Motorways, Daily Mail
Highly commended: Asylum and immigration, The Guardian and War on Food Waste, The Mail on Sunday
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Aquind campaign, The News, Portsmouth
Highly commended: Beat the Squeeze, Glasgow Times
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD
Police Let 22,000 suspects roam free, Daily Mail
Highly commended: Paedophile ring files, Newsquest South East
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR – BROADCAST
The Post Office Scandal, BBC Panorama
Highly commended: Maternity Scandal: Fighting for the Truth, BBC Panorama
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL
Partygate, Daily Mirror
Highly commended: Agnes Wanjiru, The Sunday Times
INVESTIGATION OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
South East Antrim UDA, Sunday Life
Highly commended: Shoebury Paedophile Ring, Newsquest South East
PODCAST OF THE YEAR
Bed of Lies, The Telegraph and Hot Money, Financial Times
Highly commended: Silenced, Article 19 and War on Truth, BBC Radio 4
INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Bellingcat
Highly commended: Bloomberg
NEWS MEDIA ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
Daily Mirror
Highly commended: The Sun and The Sunday Times
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