Paul Foot award shortlist announced
The shortlist for this year’s Paul Foot award, which aims to celebrate the very best in campaigning journalism, are as follows:
- Richard Brooks of Private Eye - for his articles investigating the government’s involvement with fund management company Actis
- Camilla Cavendish of The Times - for a series of pieces and a campaign against miscarriages of justice carried out under the Children’s Act 1989
- Andrew Gilligan of the Evening Standard - for his investigation into financial irregularities at London’s City Hall and the London Development Agency
- Warwick Mansell of The Times Educational Supplement - for his work on the SATS test marking scandal and educational opposition to the government’s league table system for schools
- Dan McDougall of The Observer - for investigating child labour in South Asia, particularly that perpetrated by clothing retailers Esprit, Primark and Gap Inc
- Jim Oldfield of Rossington Community Newsletter, South Yorkshire Newspapers - for coverage of opposition to the proposed construction of an ‘eco-town’ in Rossington
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