Guardian Sport has been awarded publisher of the year at the Sports Journalists’ Association’s British Sports Journalism Awards, held at the London Palladium for the first time. The ceremony took place on Monday, with the Guardian also securing several individual accolades.
Jonathan Liew was named columnist of the year for the fifth time in eight years, and won bronze in the football journalist of the year category. Suzanne Wrack earned bronze in women’s football journalist of the year, while Andy Bull took bronze in sports feature writer of the year (long form).
The SJA judges praised the Guardian’s coverage as “a selection box of delights, consistently catering for many tastes”. Will Woodward, the Guardian’s head of sport, said: “It’s an exciting time to be working at the Guardian.” Liew added: “I wasn’t expecting to win this one, I respect the people on the shortlist so this one means a lot.”
Adam Crafton of The Athletic was named sports journalist of the year for the second time. The event was hosted by Jim White, Reshmin Chowdhury, Bela Shah and Joel Beya.
