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British Sports Journalism Awards Winners For Specialist Correspondent Of The Year
The British Sports Journalism Awards are given annually in a number of categories. The category "Specialist Correspondent of the Year" is awarded for sports writing. From 2016, it excluded football, cricket and rugby union correspondents, who had their own separate categories. Records date back to 2005. Specialist Correspondent of the Year winners * 2018: tbc * 2017: Sean Ingle – The Guardian and Observer * 2016: Sean Ingle – The Guardian and Observer * 2015: Alastair Down – Racing Post * 2014: Paul Mahoney – Freelance * 2013: Henry Winter – The Telegraph * 2012: Michael Atherton – The Times * 2011: Michael Atherton – The Times * 2010: Henry Winter – The Telegraph * 2009: Henry Winter – The Telegraph * 2008: Michael Atherton – The Times * 2007: Kevin Garside – The Telegraph * 2006: Doug Gillon – The Herald * 2005: Matt Dickinson Matt Dickinson is a film-maker and writer who is best known for his award-winning novels and his documentary work for Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Sports Journalism Awards
The British Sports Journalism Awards is an annual ceremony organised by the Sports Journalists' Association that recognise the best of sports journalism in Britain in the previous calendar year. The awards are widely considered the BAFTAs of the industry, and attract entries from all major domestic and international media outlets. History The first edition of the awards was held in 1976 with the Sports Writer of the Year given to celebrated journalists Ian Wooldridge and Hugh McIlvanney. More categories across broadcast and print have been added over the years. The ceremony is held at a gala dinner in London every February. Principal categories that have held constant since the awards' inception include the John Bromley Sportswriter of the Year, Sports Photographer of the Year, Sports Newspaper of the Year, and the Doug Gardner Award for outstanding contributions to the SJA. Categories John Bromley Sportswriter of the Year Ed Lacey Trophy for the Sports Photographer of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Ingle
Sean Ingle is a British sports journalist. He is currently the chief sports reporter and columnist for ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer''. He was previously the newspaper's athletics correspondent and online sports editor. Early life and education Ingle was born in Luton, UK. He was educated at Luton Sixth Form College before graduating from the University of Sheffield with a first-class degree in Political Science and Government in 1997. Career Ingle began his career in journalism as a sports writer for ''EMAP'' in 1998. He joined ''The Guardian'' a year and a half later in the same capacity until he was promoted to deputy sports editor and then sports editor of the website in 2004. He also launched the popular podcast Football Weekly, which was nominated for a Sony Award, Sony award. Ingle was posted to Germany to cover the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 World Cup for ''The Guardian''. In Baden-Baden, while at a restaurant with colleague Jonathan Wilson (writer), Jonathan Wilso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Observer
''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper. History Origins The first issue, published on 4 December 1791 by W.S. Bourne, was the world's first Sunday newspaper. Believing that the paper would be a means of wealth, Bourne instead soon found himself facing debts of nearly £1,600. Though early editions purported editorial independence, Bourne attempted to cut his losses and sell the title to the government. When this failed, Bourne's brother (a wealthy businessman) made an offer to the government, which also refused to buy the paper but agreed to subsidise it in return for influence over its editorial content. As a result, the paper soon took a strong line against radicals such as Thomas Paine, Francis Burdett and Joseph Priestley. 19th century In 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Racing Post
''Racing Post'' is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher which is published in print and digital formats. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday. , it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 copies. History Launched on 15 April 1987, the ''Racing Post'' is a daily national print and digital publisher specializing British horseracing industry and horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting. The paper was founded by UAE (United Arab Emirates) Prime Minister and Sheikh of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, a racehorse owner, and edited by Graham Rock, who was replaced by Michael Harris in 1988. In 1998, Sheikh Mohammed sold the license for the paper to Trinity Mirror, owners of '' The Sporting Life'', for £1; Sheikh Mohammed still retains ownership of the paper's name, and Trinity Mirror donated £10 million to four horseracing charities as a condition of the transfer. In 2007, Trinity Mirror sold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Winter
Henry Winter (born 18 February 1963) is an English sports journalist. He is currently the Chief Football Writer for ''The Times'', and previously a Football Correspondent for ''The Daily Telegraph''. Education Winter was educated at Westminster School, before graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. Career Winter spent a year producing a magazine on sport in London after graduation before joining ''The Independent'' at its launch in 1986, writing a sports and schools column. He moved to ''The Daily Telegraph'' in 1994, and produced a daily webcast on the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, giving specific information on the England team. He joined ''The Times'' in 2015 to become Chief Football Writer. Over the course of his career, Winter wrote ''FA Confidential'' with former FA chief executive David Davies, and ghost-wrote the autobiographies of Liverpool F.C. players Kenny Dalglish, John Barnes and Steven Gerrard. He wrote Fifty Years of Hurt: The Story of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Telegraph
''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as ''The Daily Telegraph & Courier''. Considered a newspaper of record over ''The Times'' in the UK in the years up to 1997, ''The Telegraph'' generally has a reputation for high-quality journalism, and has been described as being "one of the world's great titles". The paper's motto, "Was, is, and will be", appears in the editorial pages and has featured in every edition of the newspaper since 19 April 1858. The paper had a circulation of 363,183 in December 2018, descending further until it withdrew from newspaper circulation audits in 2019, having declined almost 80%, from 1.4 million in 1980.United Newspapers PLC and Fleet Holdings PLC', Monopolies and Mergers Commission (1985), pp. 5–16. Its si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Atherton
Michael Andrew Atherton (born 23 March 1968) is a broadcaster, journalist and a former England international first-class cricketer. A right-handed opening batsman for Lancashire and England, and occasional leg-break bowler, he achieved the captaincy of England at the age of 25 and led the side in a record 54 Test matches. Known for his stubborn resistance during an era of hostile fast bowling, Atherton was described in 2001 as a determined defensive opener who made "batting look like trench warfare". He had several famed bouts with bowlers including South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Glenn McGrath. Atherton often played the anchor role at a time when England batting performances lacked consistency. His playing career included controversy, including ball tampering, and several brushes with the media with whom, by Atherton's own admission, he did not have a good understanding when he was a player. Often hampered by a chronic back complaint which was to contribute to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'', which do not share editorial staff, were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1966. In general, the political position of ''The Times'' is considered to be centre-right. ''The Times'' is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, such as ''The Times of India'', ''The New York Times'', and more recently, digital-first publications such as TheTimesBlog.com (Since 2017). In countries where these other titles are popular, the newspaper is often referred to as , or as , although the newspaper is of nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald (Glasgow)
''The Herald'' is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. ''The Herald'' is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world. The title was simplified from ''The Glasgow Herald'' in 1992. Following the closure of the ''Sunday Herald'', the ''Herald on Sunday'' was launched as a Sunday edition on 9 September 2018. History Founding The newspaper was founded by an Edinburgh-born printer called John Mennons in January 1783 as a weekly publication called the ''Glasgow Advertiser''. Mennons' first edition had a global scoop: news of the treaties of Versailles reached Mennons via the Lord Provost of Glasgow just as he was putting the paper together. War had ended with the American colonies, he revealed. ''The Herald'', therefore, is as old as the United States of America, give or take an hour or two. The story was, however, only carried on the back page. Mennons, using the larger of two fonts available to him, put it in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dickinson (journalist)
Matt Dickinson (born 16 November 1968) is an English sports journalist, who is currently chief football correspondent of ''The Times''. Education Dickinson was educated at The Perse School and received a B.A. in Law from Robinson College, Cambridge. Dickinson has also completed a post graduate degree at Cardiff University. Career Dickinson worked for the ''Cambridge Evening News'' until he joined the ''Daily Express'' in 1991. He joined ''The Times'' in 1997. He was appointed football correspondent and, in 1999, conducted an interview with England manager, Glenn Hoddle, which led to his resignation. Hoddle had expressed controversial views on reincarnation and the disabled. Dickinson was made chief football correspondent in 2002. In 2014 his book, ''"Bobby Moore, The Man in Full",'' was published. Awards Dickinson was named Young Sports Writer of the Year at the British Sports Journalism Awards The British Sports Journalism Awards is an annual ceremony organised by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
