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McKay won the 2021 British Journalism Award for photojournalism for her depiction of the notorious arrest of physics student Patsy Stevenson at the vigil.
She said that photojournalists were key toMcKay’s winning picture (below) showed police detaining a woman as people gathered and protested at a memorial site in London following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard.
Journalists at the vigil were accused by some of being inadequately sensitive to the occasion, in particular by taking up positions on the bandstand that was the focus of the event. Other critics said reporters had sensationalised or politicised the police response.
McKay said: “There was quite a lot of controversy over it at the time as Journalists at the vigil were accused by some of being inadequately sensitive to the occasion, in particular by taking up positions on the bandstand that was the focus of the event. Other critics said reporters had sensationalised or politicised the police response.
The judges said: “The winning image captured an iconic moment and will form an essential part of the historic record of British life in 2021.”
