Andrew Sparrow

{{Short description|British journalist}}

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Andrew Sparrow is a British journalist and member of the Lobby – the political journalists with privileged access to the Members' Lobby of the House of Commons. He writes a live blog for The Guardian, for which he was nominated for the Orwell Prize in 2010. In 2011, he won The Press Awards for Political Journalist, and was praised for his live general election blog,{{cite journal|url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/press-awards-2011-guardian-wins-newspaper-of-the-year/|title=Press Awards 2011: Guardian wins newspaper of the year|first=Paul |last=McNally|journal= Press Gazette|date=5 April 2011|access-date=29 January 2021}} and in 2012 won the Editorial Intelligence Comment Award for mainstream media blogger.{{cite journal|url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/late-marie-colvin-among-seven-times-and-sunday-times-winners-comment-awards/|title=The late Marie Colvin among seven Times and Sunday Times winners at Comment Awards|journal=Press Gazette|first=William |last=Turvill|date=18 October 2012|access-date=29 January 2021}} His career in journalism started at the South Wales Echo and he then worked as a political correspondent for other newspapers including the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph.