Australian media publications show strong presence in INMA Global Media Awards
News Corp and Fairfax Media have scored nods in the International News Media Association’s (INMA) finalist list for the Global Media Awards with the likes of Domain and the Herald Sun making it onto the shortlist.
Out of the 20 categories for the awards there were 19 Australian media publications nominated, ranging from regional and local publishers such as News Regional and Leader Community News to larger global and national brands including News Corp and Fairfax Media.
News Corp Sydney has been nominated three times while Fairfax Media in Sydney has also been nominated three times – not including the smaller publications falling under the parent company.
The INMA include 115 finalists which are divided into 20 categories with two groups in each category – global/national brands and regional/local brands.
Participants entering the awards consisted of newspaper media, magazine media, digital media, television media and radio media.
Earl J. Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of INMA, said: “Notable this year was the diversity of media companies, including television and digital, along with strong performances from the South Pacific and Scandinavia. The news media industry gets smarter as that diversity expands.”
The INMA Global Media Awards finalists:
Category 1: Best Brand Awareness Campaign
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, Germany, “Brand Campaign for the Launch of Berliner Morgenpost Compact”
- Toronto Star, Canada, “Toronto Star Touch”
- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada, “The Value of Local Journalism”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Financial Times, New York, United States, “Facts. Truths.”
- Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore, “A Micro Film entitled Pa’s Expressions”
- WeltN24, Berlin, Germany, “WELT Campaign”
Category 2: Best Public Relations or Community Service Campaign
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- El Colombiano, Envigado, Colombia, “Plebiscite on the Scale: Casting a Conscientious Vote”
- DMNmedia/The Dallas Morning News, United States, “The Dallas Morning News Charities Campaign 2016-2017”
- Kasturi & Sons, Chennai, India, “The Hindu Tamil – Tamil Nadu Election Campaign 2016”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- 24sata, Zagreb, Croatia, “Better Education for Better Croatia”
- Independent Media, Cape Town, South Africa, “Racism Stops with Me”
- KSF Media, Helsingfors, Finland, “HBL Launching the Mobile Service Recommend a Refugee – A Small Step for a Greater Good”
Category 3: Best Use of an Event to Build a News Brand
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- ABP, Kolkata, India, “The Telegraph SHE Awards”
- HT Media, Mumbai, India, “HT No TV Day”
- Leader Community News, Melbourne, Australia, “Snap Melbourne”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- The Economist, London, United Kingdom, “The Economist’s Pride & Prejudice Event and Campaign”
- Jagran Prakashan, New Delhi, India, “The Road to India’s ‘Epic’ Issue”
- NBC News Digital, New York, United States, “Virtual Democracy Plaza”
Category 4: Best New Print Product
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Independent Media, Cape Town, South Africa, “Home Property Magazine Kwa-Zulu Natal”
- LNP Media Group, Lancaster, United States, “Sunday Magazine: For People Who Love Lancaster County”
- News Corp, Surry Hills, Australia, “Summer Time Magazine”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Blank Spot Project, Stockholm, Sweden, “Blankspot #0”
- The Economist, London, United Kingdom, “The Economist’s 1843 Magazine”
- South China Morning Post, New Territories – Hong Kong, “This Week in Asia”
Category 5: Best Use of Mobile
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Correio, Salvador, Brazil, “Segmented WhatsApp Groups”
- Newsday, Melville, United States, “Newsday Sports App”
- Toronto Star, Canada, “thestar.com, Toronto Star, SMG Digital”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- O Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, “Songs of Violence”
- Grupa Onet-RAS Polska, Warsaw, Poland, “Onet 4.0”
- Wall Street Journal, New York, United States, “WSJ VR for Daydream”
Category 6: Best Use of Video
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Calgary Herald, Canada, “Without Limits: Kids with Special Needs”
- Domain, Pyrmont, Australia, “Domain Satirical Video Series: Avalon Now”
- KIT, Stockholm, Sweden, “Doing Something Different – How KIT Video Changed Social Video in Sweden”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- The Guardian, London, United Kingdom, “Dab – Shareable Videos from The Guardian”
- Hürriyet, Istanbul, Turkey, “Hürriyet – Kilis 360”
- Independent Media MOJO, Cape Town, South Africa, “Don’t Look Away: 16 Days of Activism”
Category 7: Best Launch of a Brand or Product to Create An Audience Segment
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Austin American-Statesman, United States, “Austin360 Live Video Concert Series”
- Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, Germany, “Brand Campaign for the Launch of Berliner Morgenpost Compact”
- News Corp, Surry Hills, Australia, “delicious.100 – Catering to a New Audience”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Financial Times, London, United Kingdom, “FT.com New Website”
- NZME, Auckland, New Zealand, “NZ Herald Focus”
- De Persgroep, Kobbegem, Belgium, “Topics”
Category 8: Best Use of New Technology to Generate Revenue and Engage
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Advertiser Newspapers, Adelaide, Australia, “News Corp Australia’s Digital Retail Impulse Stands”
- Albuquerque Journal, United States, “Print in Motion / Classifieds”
- MittMedia, Gävle, Sweden, “Local MittMedia takes the Lead on Live News Video in Sweden”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- O Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, “Songs of Violence”
- Financial Times, London, United Kingdom, “FT.com: The Fastest Publisher Site Worldwide”
- Multipass, Paris, France, “Multipass”
Category 9: Best Idea to Encourage Print Readership or Engagement
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Advertiser Newspapers, Adelaide, Australia, “News Corp Australia’s Digital Retail Impulse Stands”
- Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, Germany, “Brand Campaign for the Launch of Berliner Morgenpost Compact”
- BZV Medienhaus, Braunschweig, Germany, “Citizen´s Newspaper – Die Bürgerzeitung”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Agora, Warsaw, Poland, “Writers’ Newspaper”
- Jagran Prakashan, New Delhi, India, “When a Newspaper Decided to Become the Nation’s Teacher”
- Schibsted, Oslo, Norway, “360° Campaign Print and Digital”
Category 10: Best Idea to Grow Digital Readership or Engagement
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Bergens Tidende & Schibsted, Oslo, Norway, “BT Junior”
- Newsday, Melville, United States, “Newsday’s Battle of the Bands”
- Winnipeg Free Press, Canada, “The Winnipeg Free Press Insiders Program”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Schibsted, Oslo, Norway, “Good Taste – Good Reading”
- Stuff, Fairfax, Wellington, New Zealand, “Civil Society”
- USA Today Network, McLean, United States, “Voting Because”
Category 11: Best Use of Social Media
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Brilio.net, Jakarta Selatan, Indonesia, “Instagram Competition – 29 Day Challenge”
- NewsLocal, Surry Hills, Australia, “SnapAustralia”
- Zero Hora, Porto Alegre, Brazil, “Zero Hora Social Networks”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Aftenposten, Oslo, Norway, “#DearMark: How Aftenposten Stood up against Facebook”
- Kvällstidningen Expressen, Stockholm, Sweden, “Magda Gad – World-Class War Coverage and Interaction on Facebook”
- NBC News Digital, New York, United States, “NBCNews Social Media: Election 2016”
Category 12: Best New Paid Content or Subscription Initiative
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Herald Sun, Southbank, Australia, “Data-Driven Subscription Audience Growth”
- News Regional Media, Fortitude Valley, Australia, “Free NutriBullet or Fitbit”
- Judges awarded only two finalists in this group
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- 15min, Vilnius, Lithuania, “Stop Selling – Start Telling: 15min’s Paywall Initiative Against Ad-Blockers”
- Fairfax Media, Sydney, Australia, “Fairfax Media – Instant Access to Premium Content for Australian Businesses”
- De Persgroep, Kobbegem, Belgium, “Topics for Subscribers of Newsbrands”
Category 13: Best Idea to Grow Advertising Sales or Retain Advertising Clients
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Australian Community Media, Fairfax Media, Nowra, Australia, “Connect with Classifieds”
- The Oklahoman Media Company, United States, “New Business Acquisition Campaign”
- Russmedia, Schwarzach, Austria, “VN – Brand Initiative for SMBs”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Bonnier News, Stockholm, Sweden, “Bonnier News Brand Studio Full Service Integrated Marketing Solutions – The Mazda Case”
- Ekstra Bladet, Copenhagen, Denmark, “Programmatic Print – Revolutionizing the Trading of Print”
- Jagran Prakashan, New Dehli, India, “The Gamification of Advertising Sales for Revenue Growth”
Category 14: Best Marketing Solution for an Advertising Client
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- AdTaxi, Denver, United States, “Driving the Metrics that Matter with Magellan”
- News Regional Media, Fortitude Valley, Australia, “Hey Mumma and OMO”
- Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore, “Courts BrandInsider”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- The Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland, “The Irish Times and VHI – Let’s Talk Fertility”
- Made By Fairfax, Pyrmont, Australia, “The Podcast that Turned a Brand into a Storyteller”
- NZME, Auckland, New Zealand, “Brand USA 2016 Road Trip”
Category 15: Best Execution of Print Advertising
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- APN Australian Regional Media, Fortitude Valley, Australia, “OMO Front Page Wrap”
- The Oklahoman Media Company, United States, “The Oklahoman’s Print Advertising Campaign”
- Russmedia, Schwarzach, Austria, “Shopping – Preferably in Vorarlberg”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Metro Toronto, Canada, “Big Friendly Giant”
- Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore, “The Animated and Interactive New Paper”
- Times of India, New Delhi, India, “No Honking Drive”
Category 16: Best Execution of Native Advertising
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Domain, Pyrmont, Australia, “Domain and National Australia Bank Commercial Content”
- Russmedia, Schwarzach, Austria, “The Gams Story”
- USA Today Network – Gannett, Indianapolis, United States, “Banner Core”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Forbes Media, Jersey City, United States, “Forbes with KPMG – The Great Rewrite”
- The Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland, “The Irish Times and The Audi Q7 – The Best of Both Worlds”
- News UK, London, United Kingdom, “News UK Video”
Category 17: Best Use of Data Analytics
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- News Corp Australia, Bowen Hills, Australia, “More Valuable”
- Newsday, Melville, United States, “Newsday’s Predictive Data Analytics Driving Subscriber Retention”
- Toronto Star, Canada, “Toronto Star Touch”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Aftenposten and Schibsted, Oslo, Norway, “Aftenposten Subscription Purchase Prediction”
- Fairfax Media, Sydney, Australia, “Fairfax Media – Independent News for Independent Thinkers”
- Fairfax Media, Auckland, New Zealand, “Driving Audience Growth and Consumption Using Data Analytics”
Category 18: Best Use of Consumer Research
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- Leader Community News, Melbourne, Australia, “Your Neighbourhood Research”
- Judges awarded only one finalist in this group
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, “Context Matters”
- Independent News & Media, Dublin, Ireland, “The Book of Evidence”
- Trinity Mirror, London, United Kingdom, “Modal Britain – Life Outside the Bubble”
Category 19: Best New Corporate Innovation Initiative
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- La Voz del Interior, Córdoba, Argentina, “La Voz del Interior Shifting to Innovation”
- Judges awarded only one finalist in this group
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- Dainik Bhaskar, Bhopal, India, “A Newspaper’s Quest to Unleash the Power of Comics”
- Folha de São Paulo, Brazil, “Journalism for the Experienced”
- Schibsted Media Group, Stockholm, Sweden, “Schibsted Creation Suite: Eliminating Legacy Workflows and Empowering Innovation”
Category 20: Best New Concept or Innovation to Create New Profit Centers
Group 1: Regional/Local Brands
- News Corp Australia, Surry Hills, Australia, “delicious.100 – Creating Tasty New Revenue Streams”
- Stadsporten Citygate, Stockholm, Sweden, “Repositioning the Local Media House as a One-Stop Shop for Local SME Marketing Needs”
- Toronto Star, Canada, “Headline Coffee: Because Coffee and the Newspaper Just Make Sense”
Group 2: Global/National Brands
- 24sata, Zagreb, Croatia, “Going Where No Croatian Media has Gone Before”
- Ekstra Bladet, Copenhagen, Denmark, “Programmatic Print – Revolutionizing the Trading of Print”
- Fairfax Media, Sydney, Australia, “The Store”
Abigail Dawson was Mumbrella's senior content journalist covering event content. She left Mumbrella to move into an agency role in 2020.
Linkedin
topics
Domain
Fairfax Media
Global Media Awards
Herald Sun
INMA
News Corp
The International News Media Association
