Best Cancer Reporter Award

 

What is the Best Cancer Reporter Award?

 

The Best Cancer Reporter Award is an independent initiative of the European School of Oncology (ESO) that is funded by private donors. The School established the Award in 2006 to acknowledge excellence in cancer journalism.

 

Good cancer journalism helps people understand the experience of cancer patients, and that their chances of surviving with quality of life improve dramatically if cancer services are effective, from early detection to treatment, rehabilitation and long-term support. The media can raise awareness about ways of bridging gaps and addressing inequities in cancer, as well as portraying people’s experience of the disease in a more realistic light. High quality cancer journalism conveys important messages to the general public that cancer is not always a death sentence, early diagnosis saves lives, access to optimal treatment improves outcomes, and that life does not stop because you have cancer.

 
By establishing the Best Cancer Reporter Award ESO hopes to promote intelligent and critical coverage of cancer and acknowledge the many examples of excellence in reporting cancer by journalists across Europe.
More information is available at the Cancerworld magazine website

 

Which journalists have won ESO’s Best Cancer Reporter Award in previous years?

 

2012
Nominations are already open for the 2012 Best Cancer Reporter Award which acknowledges excellence in cancer journalism.
The BCRA winner will receive a cash prize of €10,000. There is also a runner-up prize of € 5,000 and a small number of Special Merit Awards. An article written by winning journalists will be published in ESO's Cancer World magazine.

Materials published in a newspaper, magazine or on a website between 30 April 2011 and 30 April 2012 will be accepted.
The closing date for nomination is 30 April 2012.

More information is available here.

 

2011
ESO is pleased to announce that in 2011 Best Cancer Reporter Awards were given to the following journalists:

Joint 1st PrizeMark 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. She will receive a Special Merit Award certificate that recognises the excellence of her reporting on cancer.


2010
In 2010 Best Cancer Reporter Awards were given to the following journalists:

1st PrizeNicola Kuhrt, Die Zeit, Germany 
2nd PrizeMark Henderson, The Times, United Kingdom


Romanian journalist Paula Herlo received a 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 certificate that recognises the excellence of his work.



2009
In 2009 Best Cancer Reporter Awards were given to the following journalists:

Joint 1st PrizeMargaret 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 certificate that recognises the excellence of their work.

 

  
2008
In 2008 Best Cancer Reporter Awards were given to the following journalists:

1st Prize Simon Crompton, The Times, United Kingdom
2nd Prize Ulrich Bahnsen, Die Zeit, Germany
3rd Prize  Päivi Repo, Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
           
In addition, Adrian Sudbury (UK) received a Special Merit Award in recognition of his willingness to write, through his blog (Baldy’s Blog), about his personal cancer experience in order to raise awareness about the need for bone and marrow donations.

 
2007

In 2007 Best Cancer Reporter Awards were given to the following journalists: 
 

1st Prize Pawel 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

The following journalists were given Best Cancer Reporter Awards in 2006. You can view examples of their work by clicking on the links.

1st Prize Sarah Boseley, The Guardian, UK   
2nd Prize  Catherine Kalamis, Guernsey Press, UK 
Simon Crompton, The Times, UK 
3rd Prize Paul Benkimoun, Le Monde, France