Scottish Sun crowned ‘number one newsbrand' as publication scoops six gongs at prestigious press awards
Read on to discover what awards our first-class reporters took home
SUN-SATIONAL RESULT Scottish Sun crowned 'number one newsbrand' as publication scoops six gongs at prestigious press awards
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THE Scottish Sun was last night crowned Newsbrand of the Year at the 46th annual Scottish Press Awards.
Judges heaped praise on our excellent content across print, digital, audio and video as we were named Scotland's No1 Newsbrand.
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Award-winning crime reporter Graham Man bagged Scoop of the Year
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Sian Maher won Young Journalist of the Year for a string of exclusive stories
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The Scottish Sun editorial team celebrated being crowned Newsbrand of the Year
But it wasn't the only gong on the night. We also scooped five others.
Our amazing team won Best Coverage of a Live Event AND Journalism Team of the Year for our excellent coverage of Alex Salmond's death across all platforms.
Graham Mann won Scoop of the Year for his exclusive on the sensational arrest of rugby hero Stuart Hogg over domestic abuse.
Sian Maher won Young Journalist of the Year for a series of agenda-setting exclusives.
And Chris Musson, Associate Editor (Politics), was runner-up in Political Reporter of the year.
After the event at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Glasgow, Editor-in-Chief Gill Smith said: 'Winning Newsbrand of the Year is proof that we are the best in the business across all platforms day in, day out."
She added: "I'm delighted for the whole team.'
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