The <em>Catholic Herald </em>has been shortlisted for two awards at this year's Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards, which will be held in London on June 28. Selected for the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year categories, it is the first time <em>Herald</em> has been nominated at the mainstream PPA awards, which are open to all UK media companies, since becoming a magazine in 2014 after 126 years as a newspaper. The <em>Herald</em> won a best writing award at the 2022 PPA independent publisher awards for smaller publishers.
Now in its 43rd year, the PPA awards are regarded as the flagship event of the UK magazine industry. With 27 diverse categories, the awards celebrate the "outstanding achievements, innovation and progress made across the vibrant universe that is UK specialist media."
William Cash was nominated for Editor of the Year (Consumer Media) and also for Writer of the Year, for articles that included a report from Ukraine at the start of the war and coverage of various pilgrimages.
"To be shortlisted in a line-up that includes the publishers Hearst, Bauer Media, Condé Nast, the BBC, Future and Haymarket shows how the <em>Herald</em> has evolved into a world-leading media brand," Cash said. "The nominations are very much a team effort and reflect the exceptional calibre of our editorial staff."
