News Corp’s The Australian took out the top award at the PANPA Newspaper of the Year Awards on Friday night, winning Daily Newspaper of the Year in the National/Metro category.
Other winners of the night included Fairfax Media’s AFR Weekend, which won the Weekend Newspaper of the Year, Fairfax’s Newcastle Herald took home the Regional Daily Newspaper of the Year for the second year, and the Community Daily Newspaper of the Year went to News Corp’s Manly Daily. For the fourth year in the row, The Newcastle Herald won the regional award.
Fairfax dominated the digital news media and innovation categories, achieving 11 wins at the industry-run event held at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney.
Fairfax took home the Digital Destinations of the Year category, with Digital News Site of the Year awarded to The Sydney Morning Herald (national/metropolitan), the Newcastle Herald (regional), and The Maitland Mercury (community).
Fairfax's digital presence continued with The Australian Financial Review’s iPad app winning Best Mobile Site or App; The Age’s “The Big Sleep” named Best Niche/Specialty App or Microsite; and Financial Review’s “AFR Innovation Surver” taking out Digital Publishing Innovation of the Year.
“Fairfax’s winning streak was such that some thought they were at ‘the Fairfax Media awards’ - but these awards aren’t some sort of company-run backslapping,” a Fairfax Media spokesperson said.
“We’re thrilled to have our peers and colleagues in the news media industry paying tribute to the genuine competitive edge that Fairfax has - particularly in digital news media - and the unmatched pace we are setting in delivering publishing innovation across Australia and New Zealand."
More than 400 guests attended the awards held to recognise excellence in print and digital publishing, photography, environmental initiatives and print and production. The event concludes the industry’s annual conference, Future Forum.
NewMediaWorks CEO Mark Hollands says: “Our news media brands are among the best in the world and this year’s award winners were no exception. Our judges overwhelmingly remarked on the high quality of influential journalism and the diversity of entertaining, provocative and often courageous ways in which news media is engaging audiences."
See all the winners below:
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community
Manly Daily - News Corp Australia
Regional
Newcastle Herald - Fairfax Media
National/Metropolitan
The Australian - News Corp Australia
WEEKEND NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
AFR Weekend - Fairfax Media
NON-DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community
Mandurah Mail - Fairfax Media
Regional
The Land - Fairfax Media
DIGITAL NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR
Community
The Maitland Mercury www.maitlandmercury.com.au
Regional
Newcastle Herald www.herald.com.au
National / Metropolitan
The Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au
PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT
Community
Smoking Actor - Jon Hewson, Fremantle Gazette
Regional
Playing in Ash - Wesley Monts, Townsville Bulletin
National / Metropolitan
Ahmed Kelly - Alexander Coppel, Herald Sun
FEATURES AND LIFESTYLE
Community
High Fliers - Sitthixay Ditthavong, Riverine Herald
Regional
Nudist Nomads… No Tan Lines Here - Elise Derwin, NT News
National / Metropolitan
Stories of Hope - Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
SPORT
Community
Title Defence - Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Regional
White Water Wonder - Jon Gellweiler, South Western Times
National / Metropolitan
Fernando Alonso’s Exit - Alexander Coppel, Herald Sun
NEWS
Community
The Crop - Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Regional
Pot of Gold - Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin
National / Metropolitan
Storm Front on Bondi Beach – Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph
ENVIRONMENT
Sydney Print Centre, News Corp Australia - Zero Waste Program
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
SINGLE-WIDTH
Community
Sharp Daily, Taiwan
Regional
Apple Daily Publications - Apple Daily, Taiwan
National / Metropolitan
Apple Daily, Hong Kong
DOUBLE-WIDTH
Community
Ormiston Print Centre, Fairfax Media - World News Weekly
Regional
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media - Gympie Times
National / Metropolitan
Chullora Print Centre, News Corp Australia - The Daily Telegraph
PRE-PRINT OR SUPPLEMENT – (OPEN)
Cairns Print Centre, News Corp Australia - Off the Leash (NT News)
PRINT CENTRE OF THE YEAR
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
HEGARTY SCHOLARSHIP
Erik Jensen – The Saturday Paper
DIGITAL
Best Mobile Site or App (Open)
AFR iPad app - The Australian Financial Review, Fairfax Media
Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (Open)
The Big Sleep - theage.com.au, Fairfax Media
Digital Publishing Innovation of the Year (Open)
AFR Innovation Surver - The Australian Financial Review, Fairfax Media.
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