In light of the publication of the Scottish Press Awards Shortlist 2020 (an annual exercise in mutual back-slapping for hacks) we’re delighted to announce the first annual Worst Scottish Media Awards (The Bawbags).

The categories include: Worst TV Show, Worst Newspaper, Worst Radio Programme, Worst Editorial Judgement, Worst Columnist, Worst single Column in the last year, Worst Blog, Worst Radio Station, Worst Sports Reporter, Worst Magazine, Worst Twitter account, Worst Business Journalist and Worst Journalist of the Year.

The awards are a celebration of the very worst in Scottish press print journalism and broadcast media, but there is room for UK and international examples if they are truly dire.

Who has reached new depths of ineptitude? Who delivers a truly terrible production week in week out? Who indulges in churnalism, clickbait, fake news and chumocracy? Who’s been embedded too long?

Your nominations please by Friday 20 March.

Email us here or DM on Twitter your suggestions.

The longlist will be updated daily.

Longlist for 2020:

Worst TV Show

The Andrew Neil Show

BBC Question Time

Good Morning Britain

Worst Newspaper

The Scottish Sun

The Daily Mail

Worst Radio Programme

Call Kaye, BBC Radio Scotland

Worst Editorial Judgement

Neil Mackay

Alison Fuller Pedley

Brendan O’Neill

Fraser Nelson

Rob Burley

Iain Martin

Mandy Rhodes

Worst Columnist

Iain Macwhirter

Stephen Daisley

Brian Beacom

Brendan O’Neill

Worst single Column in the last year

Stuart Waiton

Brian Beacom

Craig Murray

Worst Blog

Craig Murray

Wings over Scotland

Guido Fawkes

Barrhead Boy

UniversalCreditSuffercom

These Islands



Worst Radio Station

BBC Radio Scotland



Worst Sports Reporter

Keith Jackson

Worst Magazine

The Spectator

Spiked

Worst Twitter account

Dan Hodges

Piers Morgan

Duncan Hothersall

Stuart Campbell

Tom Gallagher

Alex Tiffin @RespectIsVital

Kevin Hague @kevverage

Worst Business Journalist

Worst Journalist of the Year

Laura Kuenssberg

Robert Peston

