Guardian Journalists Win Multiple Awards at Press Awards in London

The Guardian’s political editor, a prominent features writer, and a young Palestinian reporter were among those honored at the Press Awards in London.

The awards recognize outstanding journalism across all UK news media publishers.

Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, won Political Journalist of the Year for her exclusive report in 2025 on Downing Street’s reconsideration of winter fuel payment cuts following Labour’s losses in local elections.

Simon Hattenstone, a features writer for the Guardian, won Broadsheet Feature Writer of the Year, with judges highlighting his moving account of the decline of gifted musician Joe Black, who was poorly served by his homeless hostel.

Malak A Tantesh received Young Journalist of the Year for her harrowing report on two years in besieged Gaza, where she described living in perpetual fear and uncertainty in what she called a “war that became a gateway to hell”.

Tantesh regularly reported from Gaza for the Guardian after the Oct. 7 attack, providing a vital and rare perspective at a time when international journalists were largely barred from entering Gaza.

Other Guardian winners included data projects editor Pamela Duncan, who won Data Journalist of the Year for her investigation into how everyday Facebook networks fuel right-wing ideas, and Saturday magazine’s Charlotte Edwardes, who won Broadsheet Interviewer of the Year.

The Guardian’s podcast team won News Podcast of the Year for “Missing in the Amazon,” which investigated the disappearance and murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote Javari Valley in 2022. Phillips had reported for the Guardian from Brazil.

The Guardian also won Broadsheet Front Page of the Year for “American Dread.” Daily Newspaper of the Year was won by The Times.