The shortlist for the 43rd Scottish Press Awards has been announced today (June 23, 2022), recognising excellence across national, regional and digital journalism from across the country.
The awards, which span 33 categories have seen entries flood in, representing the very best talent from across the sector.
Shortlists for the sought-after Daily newspaper of the year, Sunday newspaper of the year and Journalist of the year awards have not been announced, as the winners will be announced on the night of the ceremony. The shortlist for the Weekly newspaper of the year will be revealed in July.
This year’s judging panel was led by Denise West – previous Managing Director of Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd, and Chief Commercial Officer of DC Thomson Media.
Denise was joined by 36 independent judges – which comprised of 21 women and 15 men – from across the Scottish media, communications and public affairs industries.
Denise West, chair of the Scottish Press Awards judges, said: “2021 was every bit as challenging for the Scottish Press as 2020, but hard-won government investment gave publishers and editors a solid base on which to keep the public properly informed. The evidence from this year’s Scottish Press Awards entries is that Scotland’s journalists continued to meet and exceed the challenge with customary style and passion.
The 43rd Scottish Press Awards are sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland, Diageo, VisitScotland, Edrington, Openreach, SGN, Glenmorangie, Amazon, The Law Society of Scotland, Women in Journalism Scotland, BIG Partnership, Event Consultants Scotland and Scottish Newspaper Society.
The awards ceremony and dinner will take place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central on Wednesday 21 September 2022.
The shortlist can be found here