The Daily Mail received more nominations than any other title at the London Press Club awards announced Sept. 16, with entries spanning major categories including Press Media Title of the Year and Scoop of the Year.
Judges singled out reporting across print and digital, nominating stories and reporters for investigations ranging from a large data leak affecting Afghans to allegations of sexual abuse within the Royal Navy’s submarine service.
Among the nominations, Chief Reporter Sam Greenhill and David Williams were shortlisted in the Scoop of the Year category for what the Daily Mail said was the first public account of a data leak that threatened the lives of thousands of Afghans and the subsequent legal fight to overturn a Ministry of Defence super-injunction. The outlet said the exclusive was published on Dailymail.co.uk to millions of digital readers.
Sam Greenhill was also nominated for Journalist of the Year. Deputy Chief Reporter Inderdeep Bains received a Journalist of the Year nomination for reporting that, the nomination materials say, exposed a culture of sexual abuse and misogyny in Britain’s Royal Navy submarines. Veteran reporter Stephen Wright was shortlisted for Specialist Journalist for his investigation into the wrongful conviction of Peter Sullivan.
Charlotte Griffiths was shortlisted in the Scoop of the Year category for an exclusive reporting that aides to King Charles and Prince Harry held a private reconciliation summit in central London. Showbusiness reporter Katie Hind was again nominated in the entertainment category, and the Mail on Sunday was also recognised among the paper’s entries. Political Editor Glen Owen received a politics nomination for coverage described by the judges as an "endless stream of stories which rocked Westminster."
Young journalists Abul Taher and Daisy Graham-Brown were both shortlisted in the Young Journalist category. The Daily Mail’s Palace Confidential podcast earned a nomination in the podcast category, reflecting recognition for the outlet’s multimedia royal coverage.
Pete Clifton, former editor-in-chief of the Press Association and chair of the judges, said, "It's been another exceptional year for news and the quality of the journalism has been remarkable."
The nominations were announced Sept. 16. Winners will be revealed at a ceremony in central London on Oct. 22.