List of British Press Awards Scoops of the Year

The Scoop of the Year award is one of the honours given annually by the British Press Awards.

Year Newspaper Scoop Notes
2017 The Sunday Times Police: We found porn on deputy PM’s computers as part of the 2017 Westminster sexual misconduct allegations.[1] Won by Tom Harper, Jon Ungoed-Thomas and Richard Kerbaj.[1]
2011 News of the World Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy[2] Associated award: reporter Mazher Mahmood won "News Reporter of the Year"[3]
Nominees: David Laws expenses scandal, The Daily Telegraph; Vince Cable undercover sting, comments, The Daily Telegraph; WikiLeaks revelations (Afghan War files, United States diplomatic cables leak), The Guardian; phone hacking scandal, The Guardian; FIFA World Cup corruption scandal, The Sunday Times; Wayne Rooney vice allegations, Sunday Mirror; "secret life of Jon Venables", Daily Mirror.[4]
2010 The Daily Telegraph United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal Associated awards: The Daily Telegraph was named the "National Newspaper of the Year" for its coverage of the scandal, with William Lewis winning "Journalist of the Year" for his role.[5]
2009 The Mail on Sunday Russell Brand Show prank telephone calls row Reporter: Miles Goslett[6]
2008 The Sun 190th Fighter Squadron, Blues and Royals friendly fire incident Associated awards: "Reporter of the Year", for reporter Tom Newton Dunn[7]
2007 Daily Mirror John Prescott affair with his diary secretary Reporter: Stephen Moyes[8]
2006 Daily Mirror "Cocaine Kate" (Kate Moss) Reporter: Stephen Moyes[8]
2005 News of the World "Beckham's secret affair" Story: David Beckham affair with Rebecca Loos
2004 Daily Mirror 'Intruder at the Palace' Associated award: reporter Ryan Parry awarded the "Hugh Cudlipp award" for outstanding tabloid journalism[9][10]
2003 Daily Mirror 'Sven and Ulrika' Story: Sven-Göran Eriksson affair with Ulrika Jonsson[11]
2002 The Sun 'Baby traders' Reporter: Briony Warden. Story: "how Alan and Judith Kilshaw adopted twins over the internet"
2001 The Independent on Sunday 'GM crops' Reporter: Geoffrey Lean. Story: "ministers had secretly sanctioned trials of GM crops".[12]
2000 News of the World "Archer quits" Story: withdrawal of Jeffrey Archer from the London mayoral election of 2000 over allegations of perjury in a 1987 libel trial

References

  1. ^ a b "Financial Times crowned Newspaper of the Year at National Press Awards for 2017 – Society of Editors". Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  2. ^ pressawards.org, Scoop of the Year Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 24 July 2011
  3. ^ guardian.co.uk, 6 April 2011, Guardian, Times and NoW win big at Press Awards
  4. ^ British Press Awards, Scoop of the Year Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 30 July 2011
  5. ^ Press Gazette, Roll of Honour Archived 2011-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 24 July 2011
  6. ^ "British Press Awards 2009: The full list of winners".
  7. ^ Press Gazette, 8 April 2008, British Press Awards: Sun wins four gongs Archived 2012-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b Press Gazette, 20 April 2007, How being Mr Nice Guy led to the scoop of the year
  9. ^ Press Gazette, 19 March 2004, Hello boss? We won!'
  10. ^ guardian.co.uk, 13 May 2005, Mirror's royal scoop reporter off to New York
  11. ^ Vivek Chaudhary, The Guardian, 20 April 2002, Sven 'playing away' with Ulrika
  12. ^ The Independent, 25 March 2001, We're top for scoops - and the best paper on green issues