Six titles shortlisted for Press Awards newspaper of the year
Organisers also unveil nominations for team awards, scoop of the year and best front page
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The Daily Telegraph, Mail, Guardian, Times, Sunday Times and i are the six titles shortlisted for newspaper of the year at the Press Awards, organisers announced today.
Nominations for the team awards, scoop of the year and best front page have also been unveiled.
The front page category includes two splashes relating to last summer's riots - the Telegraph's "Rule of the mob" and the Independent's similar "Mob rule". The Guardian front page on "The scandal that closed the News of the World" is also shortlisted.
The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 20 March.
Chairman of the judges Bob Satchwell said in a release: "Those who dismiss 2011 as less than a good year for the newspaper industry should take heed of the awards judges.
"They know from hours of reading and deliberations over entries that British national newspaper readers are still served by the world's most vibrant and diverse press.
"Despite unprecedented attention and negative comment the papers and their journalists produced many terrific stories that informed and entertained, playing a vital role in our democracy.
"Panels of independent judges and those nominated by their newspapers have pored over more than 650 entries to produce the shortlists. They have had the privilege of seeing and reading a mountain of brilliant journalism."
The nominations announced today are:
News Team
Daily Mail
The Daily Telegraph
The Times
Sports Team
The Daily Telegraph
The Sunday Times
The Times
Business and Finance Team
The Daily Telegraph
The Sunday Times
The Times
Production and Design Team
i
The Sunday Times
The Times
Front Page of the Year
Rule of the mob - The Daily Telegraph
The scandal that closed the News of the World – The Guardian
Mob rule - The Independent
Scoop of the Year
Cheating the system: how examiners tip off teachers - The Daily Telegraph
Milly Dowler phone hacked – The Guardian
Top minister quizzed over driving ban - The Sunday Times
Newspaper of the Year
Daily Mail
i
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Sunday Times
The Times
The rest of the shortlists, announced at the weekend, can be found here .
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