Best Cancer Reporter Award winners (2006 – 2015)

Best Cancer Reporter Award winners (2006 – 2015)

2015 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeMatthew Hill, BBC, UK
2nd Prize: Patrice Goldberg, Matière Grise, Belgium

 

2014 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeSteven Buist, Hamilton Spectator, Canada
Joint 2nd Prize:
Katrin Zoefel, Deutschlandfunk, Germany,
Jason Gale, Bloomberg Markets, Australia

In addition, American journalist Clifton Leaf received a Best Cancer Reporter Lifetime Achievement award for his outstanding contribution to cancer journalism.

 

2013 Best Cancer Reporter Award

Joint 1st Prize:
Tiffany O’Callaghan, New Scientist, United Kingdom
Joanne Silberner, Freelance journalist, US

Joint 2nd Prize:
Cristiane Hawranek & Marco Maurer, Freelance journalists, Germany
Ainhoa Iriberri, Revista Salud, Spain

In addition, the judges also recognised the work of Ugandan journalist Esther Nakkazi and Zimbabwe-based journalist Busani Bafana. These two journalists highlighted the struggle faced in addressing cancer in low-income countries and the role of the media in spotlighting specific problems.

 

2012 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeBernhard Albrecht, Der Spiegel, Germany
2nd PrizeClive Cookson, Financial Times, United Kingdom

In addition, British journalist Cassandra Jardine (Daily Telegraph) and British journalist Steve Connor (Independent) received a Special Merit Award certificate that recognises the excellence of their work.

 

2011 Best Cancer Reporter Award

Joint 1st Prize:
Mark Henderson, The Times, United Kingdom
Victoria Lambert, Freelance journalist, United Kingdom
2nd PrizeMartina Keller, Freelance journalist, Germany

In addition, the work of Silja Paavle who writes for Öhtuleht, one of Estonia’s highest circulation daily newspapers, was highly commended by the judges

 

2010 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeNicola Kuhrt, Die Zeit, Germany
2nd PrizeMark Henderson, The Times, United Kingdom
Romanian journalist Paula Herlo received a special BCRA Campaigner Award in recognition of her campaigning work of Romania’s Pro TV News.
In addition, Polish journalist Slawomir Zagorski who writes for Gazeta Wyborcza, received a Special Merit Award.

 

2009 Best Cancer Reporter Award

Joint 1st Prize:
Margaret McCartney, Financial Times, United Kingdom
Linda Geddes, New Scientist, United Kingdom
2nd PrizeRabiya Tuma, The Economist, US

In addition, Italian journalist Daniela Ovadia and Portuguese journalist Nelson Marques received a Special Merit Award.

 

2008 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeSimon Crompton, The Times, United Kingdom
2nd Prize: Ulrich Bahnsen, Die Zeit, Germany
3rd PrizePäivi Repo, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland

 

2007 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizePawel Walewski, Polityka, Poland
Joint 2nd Prize:
Maria Valerio Sainz, El Mundo, Spain
Linda Geddes, New Scientist, UK

In addition, Eric Baumann from the Tages-Anzeiger, Switzerland and Iva Shohova from the Prague Post, Czech Republic received a Special Merit Award in recognition of their willingness to write about their personal cancer experience in order to raise awareness about some of the difficulties faced by cancer patients as they progress through their cancer journey.

 

2006 Best Cancer Reporter Award

1st PrizeSarah Boseley, the Guardian, UK
2nd Prize:
Catherine Kalamis, Guernsey Press, UK
Simon Crompton, The Times, UK
3rd PrizePaul Benkimoun, Le Monde, France