Editorial Intelligence announces
The Comment Awards 2011
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London, 20th October, 2011
The media, analysis and networking business
(www.editorialintelligence.com), has announced
2011. In their third year, The Comment Awards
online commentators and their editors over the
The winners of the 15 categories, and the Chair’s Choice award
special breakfast at RIBA, London this morning in front of
shortlisted candidates, category judges and
business, academia and public life.
The ceremony was hosted by social commentator a
Harvey Goldsmith CBE, Chair of the judges.
Category judges included Rory Cellan-Jones, Business Correspondent, BBC Economics & Business Unit;
Damian Collins MP, MP for Folkestone & Hythe; Howell James CBE,
Affairs; Baroness Oona King, Diversity Executive, Channel 4; Alexan
The ceremony was filmed and will be available on eiTV
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The Comment Awards were held in association with
as the category sponsors as listed below.
See www.commentawards.com for further information on our category judges and sponsors.
The Comment Awards 2011 – Winners
Best Online Comment Site sponsored by Alpine Interactive UK
Winner: Mumsnet
Business Commentator sponsored by Vodafone
Winner: John Gapper, Financial Times
Cultural Commentator
Winner: Simon Kuper, Financial Times
Economics Commentator sponsored by ICAP plc
Winner: Irwin Stelzer, The Sunday Times
Foreign Commentator sponsored by Investcorp
Winner: David Pilling, Financial Times
the winners of
at RIBA, London.
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the winners of The Comment Awards
celebrate the work of the finest print and
itors last twelve months.
award, were announced over a
reakfast over 250 guests including the
key opinion formers across media, politics,
and ei associate Peter York and attended by
Vice Chairman, Barclays Corporate
Alexandra Shulman OBE, Editor, Vogue.
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lead partners Barclays and Jaguar Land Rover, as well
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Independent Blogger
Winner: Sunny Hundal, www.liberalconspiracy.org & www.pickledpolitics.com
Mainstream Media Blogger
Winner: Robert Peston, BBC
Media Commentator sponsored by Vodafone
Winner: Peter Wilby, New Statesman
Political Commentator sponsored by Weber Shandwick
Winner: Daniel Finkelstein, The Times
Sketch Commentator
Winner: Ann Treneman, The Times
Sports Commentator
Winner: Mike Atherton, The Times
Twitter Commentator sponsored by Wardour
Winner: David Aaronovitch, @DAaronovitch
Columnist of the Year sponsored by Chartwell
Winner: Hugo Rifkind, The Times
Best Comment Pages sponsored by the ei Digest
Winner: Financial Times
Commentariat of the Year sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover
Winner: Matthew d’Ancona, The Sunday Telegraph & London Evening Standard
Chair’s Choice chosen by Harvey Goldsmith CBE as Chair of the Judges
Winner: London Evening Standard
ENDS
For more information, please contact Emma Fisher, Managing Director
emma@editorialintelligence.com / DL: 020 7759 1850
Notes to Editors:
1) Editorial Intelligence is a media, analysis and networking business which runs an opinion former network including a range
of thought leader events – the eiClub - for individuals and corporate members alike, and has a varied annual special events and
publishing programme: www.editorialintelligence.com.
2) Further details for the The Comment Awards 2011 including eligibility and judging criteria are on
www.commentawards.com. Nominations were open 1st June 2011 – 31st July 2011 inclusive.
3) The judging process has been monitored for fairness by Chair of the Judges Harvey Goldsmith CBE and Editorial Intelligence’s
Editorial Director, Charlie Burgess
4) Awards partners: Barclays & Jaguar Land Rover. Category sponsors include: Alpine Interactive UK, Chartwell, ei Digest, ICAP
plc, Investcorp, Vodafone, Wardour & Weber Shandwick.