For journalists who didn’t attend university.

This year’s Breakthrough Award is presented in partnership with the John Schofield Trust. The John Schofield Trust helps aspiring and early career journalists access and navigate the profession by providing world-class mentorship and training. The Trust is offering mentoring to the winner of this award.

For journalists probing and investigating the biggest stories from the world the business. 

For journalists writing features and news stories rooted in the cultural trends that are shaping everyday life for their audiences. 

For journalists fighting disinformation in the newsroom. 

If you have submitted work in another category and it also falls under disinformation, there is an option to be automatically entered into this category.

For journalists telling the most important stories from around the world of healthcare, from consumer health trends through to breaking pharmaceutical news.

For journalists who produced impactful reporting on events, trends and stories taking place outside of the UK.

For journalists breaking the most incisive and revelatory public interest stories throughout the year.

For journalists who have produced outstanding reporting in the public interest across personal finance and consumer affairs, as consumers across the UK contend with rising costs and inflation. 

For journalists breaking the biggest stories from around Westminster, Holyrood, the Welsh Parliament or the regions.

For journalists working on the biggest stories via broadcast media, including TV, radio, podcasts and more. 

For journalists reporting on innovation and intrigue across science and technology, covering anything and everything from AI through to climate change through to new trends in gaming.