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| Suzanne Moore of the Guardian wins Orwell prize for journalism | Suzanne Moore of the Guardian wins Orwell prize for journalism |
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| The Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has won the Orwell prize for journalism for her “stubborn and brave commentary” on the aftermath of Brexit, #metoo and the politics of remembrance. | The Guardian columnist Suzanne Moore has won the Orwell prize for journalism for her “stubborn and brave commentary” on the aftermath of Brexit, #metoo and the politics of remembrance. |
| Moore won the prize for articles on attitudes to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky in the wake of the #MeToo movement; why she was wrong to refuse to wear a poppy for remembrance; and why she did not take part in the march for a People’s Vote. | |
| The prize is awarded for commentary or reporting which comes closest to the writer George Orwell’s ambition to “make political writing into an art”. | |
| The judges were Tim Marshall, a former diplomatic editor at Sky, Sam Taylor, editor of the Lady magazine, and Vaughan Smith, the founder of the Frontline Club. | |
| Moore was awarded the journalism prize jointly with the deputy editor of Prospect magazine, Steve Bloomfield, at a ceremony at Jeffery Hall in central London on Tuesday. | |
| The judges said: “The journalism that has won these two prizes represents the best of the Orwell tradition, incisive, relevant and human. It also represents the two sides of his journalism: there is Suzanne Moore’s stubborn and brave commentary, and Steve Bloomfield’s forensic research and reporting.” | The judges said: “The journalism that has won these two prizes represents the best of the Orwell tradition, incisive, relevant and human. It also represents the two sides of his journalism: there is Suzanne Moore’s stubborn and brave commentary, and Steve Bloomfield’s forensic research and reporting.” |
| In their acceptance speeches both Moore and Bloomfield lamented the lack of diversity in the media. | In their acceptance speeches both Moore and Bloomfield lamented the lack of diversity in the media. |
| Totally thrilled by this @TheOrwellPrize and sharing it with @bloomfieldSJ . It was a strange and wonderful synergy . we both talked about class . As an issue. A couple of people said well co-ordinated. Never met him before. Maybe good journalism is instinct about what matters x | Totally thrilled by this @TheOrwellPrize and sharing it with @bloomfieldSJ . It was a strange and wonderful synergy . we both talked about class . As an issue. A couple of people said well co-ordinated. Never met him before. Maybe good journalism is instinct about what matters x |
| .@suzanne_moore @guardian and Steve Bloomfield @prospect_uk both win @TheOrwellPrize and both call out lack of diversity in media; class is a big issue in journalism #orwellprize pic.twitter.com/ygAQwWs4Bh | .@suzanne_moore @guardian and Steve Bloomfield @prospect_uk both win @TheOrwellPrize and both call out lack of diversity in media; class is a big issue in journalism #orwellprize pic.twitter.com/ygAQwWs4Bh |
| After the ceremony Moore said she planned to celebrate with the “biggest G and T you have ever seen”. | After the ceremony Moore said she planned to celebrate with the “biggest G and T you have ever seen”. |
| Tomorrow I will thank you properly. Especially the people who dont even agree with me cos thats really generous of you. NOW the biggest g and t you have ever seen xx | Tomorrow I will thank you properly. Especially the people who dont even agree with me cos thats really generous of you. NOW the biggest g and t you have ever seen xx |
| Last year’s winner was the Observer’s Carole Cadwalladr for her investigation of the collapsed political consultancy Cambridge Analytica. Cadwalladr gave a presentation at Tuesday night’s ceremony on the legacy of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, which was published 70 years ago this month. | |
| The prize is awarded by the Orwell Foundation with the support of Orwell’s family. | The prize is awarded by the Orwell Foundation with the support of Orwell’s family. |
| Moore was presented with a folio edition of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, signed by Richard Blair, George Orwell’s son. She also picked up a cheque for £3,000. | |
| Two books about the Troubles in Northern Ireland were announced as winners of the Orwell prize for political writing and political fiction. | Two books about the Troubles in Northern Ireland were announced as winners of the Orwell prize for political writing and political fiction. |
| Anna Burns’s experimental novel Milkman won the inaugural prize for political fiction, while the prize for political writing was awarded to Patrick Radden Keefe for his book Say Nothing. | |
| The Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils went to Max Day for his investigations for Vice linking missing children to county lines drug selling. | The Orwell prize for exposing Britain’s social evils went to Max Day for his investigations for Vice linking missing children to county lines drug selling. |
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