Gabriel Pogrund Explained

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Gabriel Pogrund (born 1993 or 1994[1]) is a journalist who is currently Whitehall editor at The Sunday Times.[2]

He graduated with a BA in Geography from University College London in 2016.

He won 2017 Young Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards and in 2018 was a Stern Fellow at The Washington Post.[3] In 2020, Pogrund and Patrick Maguire published Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn.

In 2021, Pogrund and John Collingridge won a British Journalism Award for anti-corruption journalism for their reporting on the Greensill scandal.[4] [3] In 2022 he made the shortlist for the Paul Foot Award, for reporting on how Prince Charles's household had allegedly promised honours in exchange for donations to the Prince's charities.[5]

Pogrund also broke the story of BBC chairman Richard Sharp failing to declare perceived conflicts of interest, which ultimately resulted in Sharp's resignation in April 2023.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriel Pogrund named 2018 Stern Fellow at The Post . . 15 September 2022.
  2. Web site: UK Media Moves including The Sunday Times, Reach, Wales Online and more . . 15 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Gabriel Pogrund . . 15 September 2022.
  4. Web site: British Journalism Awards 2021 – winners announced . InPublishing . 14 October 2022.
  5. Web site: The Paul Foot Award | Private Eye Online. www.private-eye.co.uk.
  6. News: BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigns after Boris Johnson loan row . 28 April 2023 . BBC News .