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21/03/2012
Daily Mail Wins Newspaper Of The Year
The Daily mail has been named newspaper of the year.
This years Press Awards commended British print journalism during a event which saw the Mail win a total of seven awards including campaign of the year for its coverage of the two men convicted of Stephen Lawrence's murder.
They also took home an award for feature writer and news team of the year and website of the year for the Mail Online.
Other awards included the Guardian taking the scoop of the year gong for breaking the phone hacking scandal.
Craig Brown won a trio of awards, for most popular columnist, the best of humorous writing and best critic for the Mail on Sunday.
Melanie Reid, who has been documenting her battle to walk again since she fell of a horse, was named best broadsheet columnist for The Times.
The newspaper also scooped sports journalist of the year, best cartoonist and business and finance team of the year.
There were two prizes for The Sunday Times newspaper and The Times Magazine was named supplement of the year.
The Daily Telegraph picked up four prizes, including sports team of the year and front page of the year for their London riots coverage in August.
This years Press Awards commended British print journalism during a event which saw the Mail win a total of seven awards including campaign of the year for its coverage of the two men convicted of Stephen Lawrence's murder.
They also took home an award for feature writer and news team of the year and website of the year for the Mail Online.
Other awards included the Guardian taking the scoop of the year gong for breaking the phone hacking scandal.
Craig Brown won a trio of awards, for most popular columnist, the best of humorous writing and best critic for the Mail on Sunday.
Melanie Reid, who has been documenting her battle to walk again since she fell of a horse, was named best broadsheet columnist for The Times.
The newspaper also scooped sports journalist of the year, best cartoonist and business and finance team of the year.
There were two prizes for The Sunday Times newspaper and The Times Magazine was named supplement of the year.
The Daily Telegraph picked up four prizes, including sports team of the year and front page of the year for their London riots coverage in August.
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Irish Eyes Smile At Oscars
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Irish Eyes Smile At Oscars
Irish luck prevailed at the 80th Academy Awards with Wicklow-based Daniel Day Lewis scooping the best actor award and Frames lead singer Glen Hansard sharing the best original song. Dark comedy ‘No Country For Old Men’ was a big winner with director brothers Joel and Ethan Coen picking up best picture, director and adapted screenplay.
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