Sun editor Victoria Newton has warned that investigative journalism like exposing the behaviour of BBC presenter Huw Edwards is expensive and news publishers must “work together to try and work out how we fund our future”. The Sun won both the Scoop of the Year and Investigation of the Year prizes at the British Journalism Awards in London on Thursday night. The Sun’s Scarlet Howes first revealed that a “top BBC star” had been taken off air after allegations he paid a teenager for sexual pictures in July 2023.
The newsbrand did not initially name Edwards but he was later identified by his wife Vicky Flind who also revealed he had undergone a serious mental health episode. The Sun was initially criticised over the fact it published the allegations, partly because there were no claims of criminality at that stage. However, a year later it was the first to reveal Edwards had been separately charged with having indecent images of children shared on Whatsapp , and he then pleaded guilty.
Speaking to Press Gazette shortly after The Sun’s two wins on Thursday, Newton said: “I feel really, really happy for The Sun’s journalists. We were under a lot of pressure when we wrote the first story. A lot of people attacked us, including the BBC , largely.
“So it was a difficult time, and we weren’t able to publish all of the evidence that we had at the time. So I am delighted that we won these awards tonight for our great journalism.” Newton added: “And I do hope that.
