Scotsman takes top prize for Scottish newspaper of the year

The Scotsman has been named newspaper of the year at the Scottish Press Awards - just days after upheaval at the title that saw its editor-in-chief placed on leave. John McLellan - who has been editor-in-chief at the Scotsman for the past three years - picked up the award last night on behalf of the paper. The award for reporter of the year went to David Pratt, the foreign editor at the Herald, who was also runner-up in the newspaper feature writer category. The Sunday Herald picked up awards for scoop of the year and best front page, for "Censored" - in which it named Ryan Giggs as the footballer at the centre of a privacy injuction. The full list of winners is as follows: Sports photographer of the year Lynne Cameron, Press Association News photographer of the year Wattie Cheung, Freelance Cartoonist of the year Steven Camley, The Herald Young journalist of the year Matthew Holehouse, The Herald/Sunday Herald Website/digital product of the year Ewan Watt, Daily Record Weekly newspaper of the year The Northern Scot Arts/entertainment journalist of the year Aidan Smith, Scotland on Sunday Magazine writer of the year Peter Ross, Scotland on Sunday Political journalist of the year Alan Roden, Scottish Daily Mail Columnist of the year Ian Bell, Sunday Herald Financial/business journalist of the year Simon Bain, The Herald Newspaper feature writer of the year Jonathan Brocklebank, Scottish Daily Mail Sports feature writer of the year Aidan Smith, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday Sports news writer of the year Keith Jackson, Daily Record Front page of the year Sunday Herald, Censored Journalist team of the year Edinburgh Evening News, Edinburgh Trams Project Campaign of the year Evening Times, Streets Ahead Scoop of the year Richard Walker, Sunday Herald, Censored - The Madness of Privacy Laws Reporter of the year David Pratt, The Herald/Sunday Herald