Tony Collins, Computer Weekly's executive
editor, was named Digital Journalist of the
Year at the Press Gazette's Magazine Design and Journalism Awards
in London last week.
The awards, which recognise excellence among UK magazine
journalists, received 436 entries. The organisers said that
competition was "particularly stiff this year". In the digital
journalism category, Computer Weekly was up against Stuff and the
Radio Times.
After receiving the award, Collins said, "I think the judges
were impressed with the breaking of stories online, which for some
traditional print journalists may be regarded as a step too
far."
Computer Weekly editor Brian McKenna said, "This Press Gazette
award is especially pleasing since it is in the digital category.
It is a sign that Computer Weekly is transforming itself into a
new-media title.
"It also shows that original, well-researched journalism will
win out, irrespective of platform."
The winning stories, all of which first appeared online,
included:
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Treasury officials ordering the destruction of Gateway internal
reports into risky government IT schemes.
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How a software upgrade under the NHS's National Programme for IT
led to hundreds of incorrect duplicate patient records being
created every day at NHS sites in Greater Manchester.
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A blog post on the IT lessons learned by the Identity and Passport
Service, with extensive links to audio and written content on the
web.