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September 18, 2018updated 19 Sep 2018 11:39am

British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018: Inside Housing named publication of the year + full list of winners

By Charlotte Tobitt

Inside Housing and its news editor Peter Apps won the top prizes at the inaugural British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media last night.

The title was named Publication of the Year while Apps was named Journalist of the Year at the awards held last night at Stationers’ Hall in London.

The prize for Investigation of the Year went to James Illman of the Health Service Journal for his work looking at the East of England Ambulance Services Trust, one of the worst performers in the country on the most urgent response times.

The awards were launched this year as a subset of the British Journalism Awards to recognise great journalism being carried out on specialist and B2B titles and by specialist journalists working in the mainstream media.

Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford said: “Business to business and specialist media is a huge industry and one which we are determined to ensure is known to the public at large for more than just being the butt of jokes in the headline round of Have I Got News for You.

“We are also delighted to have so many entries from specialist journalists working in the mainstream media.

“Like local newspapers, specialist titles are where the news is made. They are where much of the original reporting goes on that uncovers stories and adds to the sum total of human knowledge. A noble journalistic mission if ever there was one.”

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Full list of winners and citations:

Built Environment

Winner: Luke Barratt – Inside Housing

Inside Housing reporter Luke Barratt, winner of the Built Environment category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Built Environment was one of the highest quality categories but Luke Barratt’s entry stood out due to the quality of his writing, the depth of his research and the size of the importance of the targets picked for his investigations.”

Food and Agriculture

Winner: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “The Bureau of Investigative Journalism delivered a series of dramatic exposes on the industrial scale of much farming in the UK, providing a huge public service for both consumers and the farming industry.”

Highly commended: The Farmers Guardian team for a series of articles on Bovine TB

Health and Science

Winner: Gareth Iacobucci – The BMJ

Gareth Iacobucci of the BMJ who won the Health/Science category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Gareth’s work was thoroughly investigated and showed huge amounts of research on matters of genuine public interest.”

Finance sponsored by the University of Oxford Said business school

Winner: Elliot Smith – Citywire New Model Adviser

Elliot Smith of Citywire, New Model Adviser who won the Finance category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Elliot was three or four weeks ahead of where the FT was on this story. It was a shocking scandal which had real impact.”

Technology and Manufacturing

Winner: Ben Heather – HSJ

Ben Heather of HSJ, winner of the Technology/Manufacturing award at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Ben submitted a great range of stories which were widely followed and clearly served the public interest by holding the UK’s most important public service to account.”

Education

Winner: Charlotte Santry – TES

The judges said: “The level of detail and research in her pieces was excellent. This was spectacular work which had it all.”

Public Sector and Charities

Winner: Ian Weinfass – Police Oracle

Ian Weinfass of Police Oracle, winner of the Public Sector and Charities category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Weinfass makes great use of contacts and obviously has a good nose for news. He uncovers stories which otherwise would never get told.”

Energy and Commodities

Winner: Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief, winners of the Energy and Commodities award at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Carbon Brief is a site which uses the latest data and visualisation methods to bring important public interest stories to light and tell them to a new audience.”

Motoring

Winner: Nick Rufford – Sunday Times

The judges said: “He casts a probing eye over the world of motoring, providing a different take on the big issues affecting the industry. His work is enormously readable.”

Transport sponsored by Uber

Winner: Carlton Reid – Bikebiz

Carlton Reid of Bikebiz, winner of the Transport category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “This story was researched in huge detail to shine a light on one of the most serious issues in the cycling industry – counterfeiting. This was excellent writing expertly targeted at a specialist market.”

Legal

Winner: Matthew Holehouse – MLex

Matthew Holehouse of MLex, winner of the Legal category at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Matthew writes with confidence, nimbly explaining the importance of major issues to his specialist audience.”

Business sustainability sponsored by University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability in Leadership

Winner: Madeleine Cuff – Business Green

The judges said: “She is able to not just deliver the facts but she also provides conclusions. She provided real insight into what she was investigating.”

Highly commended: Emma Newlands form The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday and Marina Gerner, freelance for Money Observer

Specialist media investigation of the year

Winner: James Illman – HSJ for investigation into East of England Ambulance Services Trust

James Illman of HSJ who won Investigation of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “This was important reading on a matter of huge public interest. It demonstrated that this title is a trusted source for its readership and an important watchdog for one of the most important public institutions in the UK.”

Highly commended: Nick Linford, Paul Offord, Billy Camden and John Dickens – FE Week for Learndirect: Catastrophic mismanagement and betrayal of students exposed

Specialist media publication of the year

Winner: Inside Housing

The judges said: “Inside Housing is the exemplar of a tough B2B title which knows its patch well and does not pull its punches.

“It led the way on exposing issues around fire safety in tower blocks, sticking with the story both before the mainstream media became interested in it and after it had largely lost interest.

“It has performed a huge service to tower block residents across the country and completely owned the Grenfell Tower story.

“It is a hugely deserving winner of our inaugural British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media publication of the year prize.”

Journalist of the year

Winner: Peter Apps – news editor, Inside Housing

Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford with Inside Housing news editor Peter Apps, Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018.

The judges said: “Peter Apps has consistently and doggedly led the way on exposing the scandal around fire safety in tower blocks.

“Uniquely he flagged up the issue of flammable panels in advance of the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

“He has then consistently led the way not just with his own reporting but leading the news team at Inside Housing.

“All the judges had a vote on journalist of the year and Peter was the deserving and popular winner.”

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