AWARDS & events

Observer Awards 2005/06 • Roger Alton was named Editor of the Year at the GQ Awards The Guardian, Observer and Guardian Unlimited have won a plethora • Peter Preston received a special Lifetime Achievement award at the of awards in the past year. What the Papers Say Awards While we consistently win awards for our editorial coverage and • Peter Beaumont won the National Newspaper Prize at the Amnesty photography, this year was notable for the number of design awards Media Awards 2006. we scooped as a result of the new Berliner papers. Guardian Unlimited • Alex Renton won Food Writer of the Year and Tim Atkin was named continues to be recognised as the number one newspaper website in Wine Writer of the Year Award at the Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards the world. • Observer Sport Monthly was named Best Magazine at the Sport Industry Awards. GNM Social responsibility awards • Observer Food Monthly won Supplement of the Year, Rachel Cooke won Interviewer of the Year and Jay Rayner won Critic of the Year at the • Innovation in Social Reporting award at the 2006 ACCA awards British Press Awards 2006 • Winner at the 2006 IVCA Clarion Awards, recognising creative and • Mark King from Money Observer won the award for Best Consumer effective communications of corporate social responsibility Financial Journalist at the AITC awards. He was also runner-up in the • Highly commended in CSR-Environmental Newspaper Company of British Insurance Brokers’ Association Journalism Awards. the Year category at the Newspaper Awards 2006 • The Observer won a bronze award at the Malofiej Awards for • Gold award in Race for Opportunity diversity benchmarking 2005 and Information Graphic Design 2006 • Observer Music Monthly won a gold award at the British Television • Silver award in Opportunity Now gender diversity benchmarking Advertising Awards for its Abba to Zappa campaign. Observer Sport 2006 Monthly also won the Best 10-second TV Commercial • Gold award for payroll giving from the Institute of Fundraising • Newspaper design of the year at the Production Journal Newspaper Awards The Guardian Guardian Unlimited • Newspaper of the Year at the British Press Awards 2006. Tom Jenkins also won Sports Photographer of the Year. • Best electronic daily newspaper at the PJ Newspaper Awards • The Guardian was named the World’s Best-Designed Newspaper by • Best newspaper on the web at the Webby awards the US-based Society for News Design • Gold award for information graphic design at the Malofiej awards. • Alan Rusbridger won the judges award in recognition of the Berliner • Consumer online publisher award and the award for consumer Guardian and the success of Guardian Unlimited in the What the Papers editorial team for sporting websites at the AOP awards Say Awards. Dan Chung was also named Photographer of the Year. • Best daily newspaper on the world wide web at the 2005 Newspaper • Best-Designed National Newspaper in Europe in the European Awards Newspaper Awards. • Daily Newspaper of the Year at the London Press Club Awards • Best National Newspaper in the Plain English Campaign awards. Major conferences • Nick Paton Walsh won the Gaby Rado memorial award 2006 at the Amnesty International Media awards 2006 • The Guardian picked up a yellow pencil in the Best-Designed organised by GNM Newspaper and a black pencil for Best Overall Design at the D&AD awards • Guardian Money was voted Best National Newspaper Consumer • Diversity in Practice Conference Finance Section at the HeadlineMoney/Halifax awards • Oxford Media Convention • Ghaith Abdul Ahad won the Martha Gellhorn Award • Public Services Summit • Timothy Garton Ash won the Orwell Prize • Managing New Realities — health, housing and social care • The Guardian picked up two silver awards at the Malofiej Awards for • Changing Media Summit Information Graphic Design • Dan Chung was awarded a special prize at the James Cameron Other key events we sponsored Memorial Awards for his press photography • Donald Macleod and Polly Curtis both received Education Journalist • Observer Ethical Awards of the Year awards from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. • Guardian Charity Awards • Miles Brignall won the Most Outstanding Newcomer at the Bradford • News Ombudsmen Annual Conference and Bingley Personal Finance Awards. • Hay Festival • Steve Bell was named Political Cartoonist of the Year at the Cartoon • Teaching Awards Arts Trust Awards • Fawcett Society – Inspiring Women • The Guardian Print Centre was named Newspaper Printer of the Year • Mental Health Today at this year’s Newspaper Awards. • Learning Disability Today • The Circulation team won the Gold Award for Circulation Excellence • Public Services Awards and Endeavour by a National Newspaper • Debates on subjects including Freedom of Expression and the G8 • Best Print Launch and Best Digital Marketing Campaign (River Cafe and Beyond book’s Pasta Mailing) in Campaign’s annual round-up. Stuart Taylor was also named Best Sales Director. • Best UK newspaper distributed internationally, ACE International Circulation Awards.

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