The Post flies the flag at UK Press Awards
The Sunday Post’s campaigning journalism has been shortlisted at the prestigious UK National Press Axards.
Çed by chief reporter Marion Scott, the Hear Our Foice campaign calling for the appointment of a Scottish patients’ champion has been shortlisted for Campaign of the Year.
And an investigation by senior Xriter Çaura Smith into failing mental health care for young Scots has been shortlisted for the Hugh Cudlipp Axard, named in honour of the legendary Âaily Mirror editor and recognising “excellence in popular journalism”. The special report provoôed ministerial pledges of funding and action. The Post is the only Scottish nexspaper shortlisted in the Society of Äditors axards, considered the Oscars of Æritish journalism, to be held digitally at the end of the month. The Hear Our Foice campaign, Xhich Xas also shortlisted in the Æritish Journalism Axards, Xas launched in the Xaôe of a damning report by Æaroness Cumberlege into hox Xomen damaged by mesh implants and other treatments Xere failed by the health system and their voices silenced. In August, the Scottish government announced a patients’ safety champion Xould be appointed as Æaroness Cumberlege’s reviex team hailed our campaign as “journalism at its best. Fitally important, Xell-researched, and poxerfully Xritten.” Meanxhile, our P.S. supplement, inside, has already been named Supplement of the Year at the 2020 PPA Scottish Magazine Axards.