Daily Mirror lauded for disability coverage

Wed,2 November 2022
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The Daily Mirror's coverage of disability issues has contributed to it being named Newspaper of the Year at the London Press Awards.

Judges singled out the paper's disability series – which was written entirely by Disabled people – and its coverage of the Partygate scandal for special mention.

With writers including DR UK's media and communications lead Anna Morell, the disability series was edited by Rachel Charlton-Dailey, founder of The UnWritten – a platform for Disabled people to tell their stories authentically.

The week-long coverage, under the banner Disabled Britain: Doing it for Ourselves, covered issues ranging from social attitudes to politics and social media.

DR UK's Head of Policy, Fazilet Hadi, said: "We look forward to the day when the voices of Disabled people are part of the daily national conversation. However, the Daily Mirror's coverage has educated many people about a range of important issues and helped shatter some stereotypes and myths. Congratulations to Anna and the other contributors."