Arts & Entertainment

➤ For the journalist who has done the most to probe and investigate the worlds of showbiz, the arts and entertainment [read more].

Business, Finance & Economics Journalism

➤ For the journalist who has done the most to probe and investigate the world of business [read more].

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Comment Journalism

➤This category recognises the best comment journalist of the year. The judges are looking for the most incisive comment which has brought new ideas and thinking to bear when discussing a matter of public interest [read more].

Energy & Environment Journalism

➤ For the journalist, or team, who have done the most to scrutinise and report on these important and interconnected subjects. Work can be purely about energy, purely about the environment, or about both [read more].

Foreign Affairs Journalism

➤ For the journalist working for a UK audience, whose reports from overseas have done the most to serve the public interest. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Innovation of the Year

➤ This category is for the best journalism innovation of the year. The judges are looking for a project which brings new information to light on a matter of public interest either directly or indirectly by creating a new stream of revenue [read more].

Investigation of the Year

➤ This award is for the most incisive and revelatory public interest investigation of the year. The judges will be looking for work which is compelling, and which brings significant new information to light on a matter of public interest. You cannot enter the same work in the Campaign and Investigation categories [read more].

Local Journalism

➤ This category is for the best journalism at a local and regional level. It is open to local newspapers, websites and broadcast outlets. Those working for news outlets aimed at a national audience cannot enter this category. Journalists can enter this category as individuals or teams. They may want to highlight one particular project, investigation, campaign or a linked series of news stories [read more].

New Journalist of the Year

➤ This award is for a relative newcomer to the industry (who may have worked in other jobs before) and has been a journalist for fewer than 36 months. The judges will be looking for work which is compelling, and which brings significant new information to light on a matter of public interest [read more].

Photojournalism

➤ For the photographer whose work has done the most to serve the public interest [read more].

Politics Journalism

➤ This category is for the best politics journalism published in any format aimed at a mainly UK audience. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Public Service Journalism

➤ This special award takes its lead from the Pulitzer Prize and aims to recognise the outstanding act of public service journalism of the last year.

Entries cannot be submitted for this category; the winner will be chosen by the judges from across all submitted entries [see past winners].

Social Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion Journalism

➤ This new category aims to highlight the best journalism from journalist working on the social affairs beat and encompasses the lively issues of diversity and inclusion. The judges are looking for work which shines a light on diversity issues and inequality as well as the broader social affairs beat, and which has a positive impact [read more].

Sports Journalism

➤ This is for the sports journalist who has done the most to investigate the world of sport and serve the public interest. The judges are looking for work which shows journalistic skill and rigour, is revelatory and which serves the public interest [read more].

Travel Journalism

➤ For the journalist who has done the most proving and investigative public interest travel journalism of the last year. [read more]

Georgina Henry Award

➤ Women in Journalism is proud to support the brightest new ideas with an annual £4,000 prize, in memory of the Guardian’s late deputy editor, Georgina Henry, also a former Women in Journalism chair.
This prize is used to support an initiative presented by the applicant. Applicants can be any age, working in either print or multimedia [read more]

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