Brisbane's Courier-Mail has been named the Newspaper of the Year at the PANPA Newspaper Awards overnight.
The News Corp masthead was honoured for its approach to campaiging journalism in a year when the awards put greater emphasis on the quality of journalism, digital execution and the ability to record a growing audience.
The Newspaper Works CEO Mark Hollands said: “Newspapers from all over the Asia Pacific set an extremely high standard in their submissions and left our judges locked in debate over the major Newspaper of the Year winner.
“We have some of the best newspapers in the world and the Newspaper of the Year awards continue to attract great support despite the increasing commercial pressures on the industry and, therefore, newspaper colleagues. I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to enter, and in doing so, contributed to the sense of community of our industry.”
Other major winners included The Weekend Australian which was named best weekend newspaper, The Newcastle Herald as best regional paper and the Gympie Times as best community paper.
In the non-daily newspaper category The Land won best regional newspaper and The St George & Sutherland Shire Leader was best community paper.
The awards also honoured excellence in advertisng and marketing and the full list of winners is published below.
The 2014 Newspaper of the Year award winners are:
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
National / Metro The Courier-Mail
Regional Newcastle Herald
Community The Gympie Times
WEEKEND NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Weekend Australian
NON-DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Regional The Land
Community St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
PRINT CENTRE OF THE YEAR
Fairfax Media Print & Distribution, North Richmond, NSW
SINGLE-WIDTH
National / Metro Apple Daily Printing (Hong Kong)
Regional The Geraldton Guardian
Community Bairnsdale Advertiser
DOUBLE-WIDTH
National / Metro The West Australian
Regional Sunshine Coast Daily
Community New Zealand Chinese Herald
PRE-PRINT OR SUPPLEMENT
Northern Daily Leader Tamworth Regional Council Supplement
ENVIRONMENT
News Corp Australia 1 Degree's FY2014 Environmental Awareness Campaign
PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT
National / Metro Chef Trois – Matt Turner, The Advertiser, Adelaide
Regional Brave Shaylene – Addison Hamilton, Daily Advertiser
Community Girl & Her Horse – Matt Bedford, Armidale Express
FEATURES AND LIFESTYLE
National / Metro From Victoria with Love – Jason Edwards, Sunday Herald Sun
Regional Making a Splash – Brendan Radke, Gold Coast Bulletin
Community King Rocco – Justin Brierty, The Centralian Advocate
SPORT
National / Metro Hair Apparent – Wayne Ludbey, The Courier-Mail
Regional (TIE) Cricket at the Speed of Fright – Jon Gellweiler, South Western Times
Heat Stroke – Jim Aldersey, Bendigo Advertiser
Community Jesse Rodgers – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
NEWS
National / Metro Haiyan Typhoon – Brendan Esposito, The Sydney Morning Herald
Regional Fires – Phil Hearne, Newcastle Herald
Community Ugly Side of Footy – Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette
DIGITAL
BEST MOBILE SITE
mX – App for Smartphones
BEST NICHE / SPECIALITY APP OR MICROSITE
The Canberra Times The Silent War
DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
The Straits Times, Singapore Communities Platform
NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR
National / Metro (TIE) Apple Daily, Taiwan (appledaily.com.tw)
The Advertiser, Adelaide (advertiser.com.au)
Regional Newcastle Herald (theherald.com.au)
HEGARTY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP
Mark Baker, Launceston Examiner, Fairfax Media
The full list of 2014 Advertising & Marketing award winners are:
ADVERTISING AWARDS WINNERS:
PRINT AWARDS
Best Single Advertisement for a Client
National/Metro Sunday News, Fairfax NZ – Turbo
Regional The Cairns Post – Active Health
Community Noosa News – Franks Noosa Fitness
Best Print Campaign for a Client
National/Metro News Corp Australia – Touring Tasmania
Regional Geelong Advertiser – Geelong Travel Expo
Community Coffs Coast Advocate – Parkbeach Plaza Shop for Coffs Coast Schools
Best Feature / Supplement / Native Advertising Environment
National/Metro The Daily & Sunday Telegraph / Herald Sun / Courier-Mail + 82 community publications – Shop Small, American Express
Regional Newcastle Herald – DisabilityCare Australia
Community The Courier, Narrabri – Centenary Edition
Best Print Idea or Innovation Presented to a Client or Agency
National/Metro Sunday News – Turbo
Regional Manning Great Lakes Extra – The Tradies Toolbox
Community Leader Community Newspapers – Hoyts Ribbon
DIGITAL ADVERTISING
Best Single Advertisement for a Client
National/Metro The Sydney Morning Herald – South Australian Tourism Commission
Regional Illawarra Mercury – Three Chimneys
Best Digital Campaign for a Client
National/Metro The New Zealand Herald – Silver Fern Farms
Regional The Examiner, Launceston – Tasmanian Turf Club
Best Digital Idea or Innovation
The Sydney Morning Herald – Lego Blockbuster
Best Microsite / Native Advertising
The New Zealand Herald – Tourism Australia – Wish It Win It
TRANSMEDIA – Best Integrated Campaign for a Client
news.com.au / Herald Sun / Daily Telegraph / Courier-Mail / The Advertiser, Adelaide – NAB Traveller Card Campaign
CRAFT
Best Copywriting
The Australian Magazine, The Weekend Australian – ANZ Campaign
MARKETING AWARDS WINNERS
Trade Campaign of the Year
National/Metro Fairfax Media – Weekend Compact Launch
Regional Sunshine Coast Daily – Town Proud
Community Community Newspaper Group – Food for Thought
Consumer Campaign of the Year
National/Metro The Sydney Morning Herald & The Age – Clique, Photographers’ Association
Regional Bendigo Advertiser - News Now
Community Leader Community Newspapers – Leader Local Grants
Best Cause-Related Campaign or Community Service
National/Metro The Daily Telegraph & The Sunday Telegraph – We’re For The Bush
Regional The Land – Glove Box Guide to Mental Health
Community Community Newspaper Group – HBF Junior Sports Hero Awards
Sponsorship of the Year
National/Metro stuff.co.nz – Round the Bays
Regional (TIE) Post-Courier, Papua New Guinea – Sponsorship of United Bougainville Training Institute
The Courier – Run Ballarat Sponsorship
Community Hutt News / Upper Hutt Leader – Great Toyota Giveaway
Best Young Reader Program
The Fiji Times – Kaila! – Design Your Own Newspaper Project
EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE WINNERS
Team Collaboration / Team Player of the Year
News Corp Australia; Herald Sun / heraldsun.com.au / mX / Leader Community Newspapers / The Australian – Melbourne Now Campaign
Creative Services Team of the Year
Advertising Creative Team, APN News & Media, New Zealand
Sales Person of the Year
Edwina Sahhar, Fairfax Media
Sales Team of the Year
National Agency Sales Team, Fairfax Media
Designer / Creative Services Professional of the Year
TIE Melanie Yun, News Corp Australia
Clare Catt, News Corp Australia
Sales Manager of the Year
Chris Gallichio, Herald & Weekly Times / Leader Community Newspapers
Marketing Team of the Year
National Trade Marketing Team, Fairfax Media
Marketer of the Year
Johnson Goh, Swee Gim - Singapore Press Holdings
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