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The Sunday Post wins Sunday Newspaper of the Year and is hailed by judges at the Scottish Press Awards

Our front-page at the start of Cop26 in October which was shortlisted at the Press Awards and today’s P.S. magazine including our new puzzle section
Our front-page at the start of Cop26 in October which was shortlisted at the Press Awards and today’s P.S. magazine including our new puzzle section

The Sunday Post has been hailed as Sunday Newspaper of the Year at the 43rd Scottish Press Awards.

Judges praised The Post at a ceremony celebrating the country’s best journalism when we were shortlisted in a number of categories, winning three and being named runner-up in three more.

Chair of the judges, Denise West, said they were unanimous in deciding The Post was Scotland’s Sunday best, adding: “Every week the title delivers a formidable package of hard-hitting exclusives, campaigning vigour, engaging features and confident news coverage.”

Our chief reporter Marion Scott was named Reporter of the Year and also won the Nicola Barry Award, named in honour of an acclaimed journalist and recognising outstanding work by women.

The judges hailed Marion as “fearless and fearsome, a long-time star of Scottish journalism”, adding: “This tenacious reporter is still knocking it out of the park making sure the marginalised and mistreated have a voice.

“Her relentless focus on justice for women deserves the very highest praise. An outstanding reporter.”

Marion also led our shortlisted Shaming campaign, a series of reports demanding justice for two victims of male violence against women. The judges called it: “Important, timely and often stark, it piled on the pressure for action. Packed with emotional intelligence. A vital and high-impact campaign with a compelling call to action.”

The Post was runner-up in the Campaign category and two others: Front Page of the Year for Cop26 and Team of the Year for our coverage of the climate summit in Glasgow last year.

Editor Jim Wilson said: “Our readers already know the quality of the The Sunday Post but being named Sunday Newspaper of the Year is deserved recognition for a talented, committed team of journalists inspired by the award-winning determination of our chief reporter to tell stories that matter.”

Our sister titles at DC Thomson were also big winners at the awards on Wednesday with the Press and Journal winning Daily Newspaper of the Year and the Courier’s website being named Scotland’s best.

Sports journalist Heather Dewar, of the Daily Mail, was named Journalist of the Year while, after a career spanning more than 40 years that started at The Post, crime writer Norman Silvester received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

There were 36 judges from across the media and communications industries. Broadcaster Jackie Bird hosted the event at the DoubleTree by Hilton, in Glasgow, who were award sponsors along with Royal Bank of Scotland, Diageo, VisitScotland, SGN, Edrington, Openreach, Law Society of Scotland, Amazon, Glenmorangie, Big Partnership, Women in Journalism Scotland, and Beeline PR.

Scottish Newspaper Society director John McLellan said: “Because of the unpredictability, 2021 was in many ways as difficult as 2020, but the speed with which journalists and publishers adapted to pandemic conditions ensured they were in good shape to meet the challenge and continue serving readers with trusted, reliable news and information.”