Yorkshire Post journalist Robyn Vinter wins award for coverage of pandemic

A journalist from The Yorkshire Post has been awarded for her reporting on the coronavirus pandemic.

By John Blow

Published 16th Oct 2020, 18:30 BST

Updated 16th Oct 2020, 18:32 BST

Robyn Vinter, who works at The Yorkshie Post.

Robyn Vinter received the Local Hero Award for Regional Digital Journalism in the Association of Online Publishers’ Publishing Awards.

Ms Vinter, 31, of Leeds, said: “I’m really surprised to win because I was up against incredibly fierce competition from top local journalists across the UK.

"My colleagues at The Yorkshire Post are what has got me through reporting on some tough subjects during the pandemic, so I really want to thank the team here for their support.”

She was one of the first journalists to look into deaths in care homes in March and reported on accusations the NHS’s charity funding body was sitting on emergency funds.