Talk:Paul Foot Award

2009 award
According to Private Eye (http://www.private-eye.co.uk/paul_foot.php?issue=1249), the 2009 award was made on Monday 2 November:

"THE Paul Foot Award for Campaigning Journalism 2009 has been won by Ian Cobain of the Guardian for his long-running investigation into Britain’s involvement in the torture of terror suspects detained overseas.

Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye, described Cobain’s work as “excellent – a real Footy campaign. Dogged pursuit of the uncomfortable but true.”

Alan Rusbridger, Cobain’s editor at the Guardian, added: “Ian Cobain has followed the allegations of torture with determination, an obsessive eye for detail and stamina. His investigation has taken many months of digging and chasing. I'm sure Paul would have admired it. Investigative journalism is not yet dead!”

The Paul Foot Award was set up jointly by Private Eye and the Guardian in memory of the journalist and left-wing campaigner who died in 2004. The 2009 prize was presented at The Spin Bar, Millbank Tower, on Monday 2 November, with £5,000 going to the winner. Five runners-up received £1,000 each. The evening was recorded for the eyePlayer - Footie would have been proud." Vandagard (talk) 10:54, 18 November 2009 (UTC)