Watch the NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards virtual ceremony tonight via www.journalismawards.ie
The winners of the 2021 NewsBrands Ireland Journalism Awards will be announced in a virtual ceremony on Thursday, December 2nd. It will be broadcast from 6pm via www.journalismawards.ie
Hosted by Matt Cooper, the Awards will feature members of the independent judging panel who will announce the winners in each category.
The Journalism Awards feature a total of 23 categories spanning all areas and disciplines of modern journalism. Entry to the Journalism Awards is open to any work published in print, website, online, mobile, video, or audio from any NewsBrands Ireland member title.
The annual Journalism Awards seeks to recognise and honour news organisations and journalists who have produced outstanding journalism over the past year. This year’s awards received over 850 entries which were judged by a panel of independent judges, chaired by former Irish Examiner Editor, Tim Vaughan.
This year’s judging panel can be viewed here
Awards sponsored by the National Lottery
The awards continue to be sponsored by the National Lottery who are now in their sixth year of sponsorship of the awards.
Speaking about the awards, Andrew Algeo, Chief Executive of the National Lottery, said: ““We are delighted to once again sponsor these Awards and to be associated with the very best of journalism in Ireland. These awards are a recognition of the immense and valued role of journalism in our society and it is heartening to see such a high standard of entries evident in the Awards shortlist published today.”
The overall Journalist of the Year will also be announced at that event – a prestigious accolade which honours a journalist or team of journalists for exceptional services to journalism. Previous recipients of this award include the team behind Lives Lost in The Irish Times (2020), Mark Tighe from The Sunday Times (2019), Rosita Boland from The Irish Times (2018), Catherine Fegan from the Irish Daily Mail (2017), Michael Clifford from the Irish Examiner ( 2016), Kitty Holland from The Irish Times (2013), the Political Team from the Irish Independent for the Presidential Election coverage (2012), and Simon Carswell from The Irish Times (2011).
Speaking about the awards, Ann Marie Lenihan, CEO of NewsBrands Ireland, said:
“The shortlisted entries reflect a remarkable year of brilliant journalism produced by our member news publishers. Our members produce a diverse array of journalism with different audiences and views, but all share a commitment to responsible journalism whose reason for being is to probe, to inform, to educate, and to entertain. Sincere congratulations to all the finalists and we look forward to honouring them at the awards ceremony in November.
“Thank you to our sponsor, the National Lottery who has supported the awards for the past six years, and also to the members of our independent judging panel who dedicated a lot of time and commitment to judging the entries.”
Awards sponsored by the National Lottery
The awards continue to be sponsored by the National Lottery who are now in their sixth year of sponsorship of the awards.
For further details on the Journalism Awards, please visit www.journalismawards.ie
