The Weekend Australian wins news brand of the year at News Media Awards, as NT News wins regional prize
It was a successful night for both News Corp and New Zealand at the inaugural News Media Awards, run by industry body News Media Works.
News Corp won 13 of the 36 trophies – including regional news brand of the year for the NT News and overall news brand of the year for national masthead The Weekend Australian – while New Zealand publisher NZME took home eight awards and Stuff.co.nz had two.
News Brand of the Year winners: The Weekend Australian (L-R) John Lehmann, Michelle Gunn and Nicholas Grey
Fairfax Media’s Australian titles won nine awards, including news story of the year for Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker’s China’s Operation Australia.
The News Media Awards are the result of News Media Works consolidating its PANPA Newspaper of the Year Awards and Advertising and Marketing Awards – which previously ran on consecutive nights – into one program.
At the time of announcing the change, News Media Works CEO Peter Miller said the awards program must evolve to remain relevant to publishers and products.
“Successful news media organisations have always been a collaboration between both content and commercial teams – one cannot survive without the other,” Miller said in March.
Of the first exeuction of the newly formed awards, Miller said the winning entries demonstrated that the region’s publishing standard is world class.
“Our newly rebranded News Media Awards are now in their 49th year and recognised as the region’s pre-eminent awards in the news media industry. The new-look awards reflect the changing nature of news brands to meet the needs of advertisers and readers, where trust to provide quality, credible journalism is critical to their success,” he said.
The full list of winners:
NEWS BRANDS
2018 NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR
The Weekend Australian, News Corp Australia
COMMUNITY NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR
The Gympie Times, News Corp Australia
REGIONAL NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR
NT News, News Corp Australia
DAILY NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR
The New Zealand Herald, NZME
WEEKEND NEWS BRAND OF THE YEAR
The Weekend Australian, News Corp Australia
NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR
China’s Operation Australia, Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker, The Age, Fairfax Media
ADVERTISING
BEST EXECUTION OF PRINT ADVERTISING FOR A CLIENT
COMMUNITY
7 Bridges Walk and help beat Cancer, Cancer Council of NSW, North Shore Times, News Corp Australia
REGIONAL
The Examiner 175, The Examiner, Fairfax Media
NATIONAL/METRO
Women in Leadership, Westpac, The New Zealand Herald, NZME
BEST EXECUTION OF DIGITAL ADVERTISING FOR A CLIENT
COMMUNITY
Keep Your Children Home Day, United Voice, Quest Community News, News Corp Australia
NATIONAL/METRO
Click & Play in the USA, Brand USA, NZME
BEST EXECUTION OF NATIVE ADVERTISING FOR A CLIENT (OPEN)
The Survivors Collection, The NZ Breast Cancer Foundation, The New Zealand Herald, NZME
BEST EXECUTION OF INTEGRATED ADVERTISING FOR A CLIENT (OPEN)
This is Where, Brand USA, NZME
BEST INNOVATION FOR AN ADVERTISING CLIENT (OPEN)
Daze Point Travel Research, APT Travel Group, The Australian, News Corp Australia
MARKETING
BEST TRADE MARKETING CAMPAIGN (OPEN)
Audiences Captured, NZME
BEST CONSUMER BRAND CAMPAIGN (OPEN)
Discover More, The New Zealand Herald, NZME
BEST SUBSCRIBER ACQUISITION CAMPAIGN (OPEN)
The Creative DM Design Challenge, NZME
BEST COMMUNITY OR SOCIAL-PURPOSE INITIATIVE (OPEN)
Do Something! Day 2017, News Community, News Corp Australia
TECHNICAL
BEST RUN OF PRESS (OPEN)
Apple Daily Hong Kong, Next Digital
PRINT CENTRE OF THE YEAR (OPEN)
Townsville Print Centre, News Corp Australia
PRODUCT INNOVATION
BEST USE OF PRINT (OPEN)
S.O.S – Save Our Schoolkids, The Courier-Mail, News Corp Australia
BEST USE OF DIGITAL (OPEN)
How to spot a rip, theage.com.au, Fairfax Media
BEST USE OF MOBILE (OPEN)
The Valley – Stuff Circuit, Stuff.co.nz, Stuff
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR (OPEN)
A Digital Playbook for Every Newsroom, News Regional Media, News Corp Australia
EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE
HEGARTY SCHOLARSHIP FOR BEST YOUNG EXECUTIVE (UNDER 35)
Lauren Moloney, Head of Digital Business Development, News Xtend, News Corp Australia
NEWS MEDIA EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Fred Wesley, Editor in Chief, The Fiji Times
PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT, FEATURE OR LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY
Community left shattered, Christel Yardley, Stuff.co.nz, Stuff
REGIONAL
Animals in aged care, Glenn Daniels, Bendigo Advertiser, Fairfax Media
NATIONAL/METRO
The Last Swagman, Justin McManus, The Sunday Age, Fairfax Media
SPORT PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY
Cage Fighting, Andrew Ritchie, Community Newspapers, Community News Group
REGIONAL
#Sweethandz, Jon Gellweiler, South Western Times, Seven West Media (WAN)
NATIONAL/METRO
Hugh Bowman fall from Performer, Daniel Munoz, Australian Associated Press, News Corp Australia
NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
COMMUNITY
Under The Spotlight, Texas Reeks, Mandurah Mail, Fairfax Media
REGIONAL
Paddle Out, Georgia Matts, Illawarra Mercury, Fairfax Media
NATIONAL/METRO
Return of Mungo Man, Justin McManus, The Saturday Age, Fairfax Media
PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY (OPEN)
Battle for Mosul, Kate Geraghty, The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media
