Newspaper of the Year

Daily Newspapers

90,000+

Winner: The Australian;

Highly Commended:

The Sydney Morning Herald

New Zealand Herald;

The Daily Telegraph

The Age

Herald Sun

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: The Examiner, Launceston

Highly Commended:

Canberra Times;

Townsville Bulletin

 

10,000-25,000

Winners (tie): 

The Border Mail;

and

Sunshine Coast Daily

Highly Commended:

NT News 

The Courier (Ballarat) 

Bendigo Advertiser

 

Up to 10,000;

Winner: Gladstone Observer;  

Highly Commended:

Fraser Coast Chronicle

Shepparton News

 

Sunday Newspaper

Winner: The Sunday Age

Highly Commended:

Herald on Sunday

Sunday Herald Sun

Sun-Herald

The Sunday Times (Western Australia)

 

Non-dailies

90,000+ 

Winner: News Review Messenger (Adelaide)

Highly Commended:

St George & Sutherland Shire Leader

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: The Land

Highly Commended: 

Wentworth Courier

Army News

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: South Western Times

Highly Commended:

Stock Journal

Camden-Narrellan Advertiser 

 

Up to 10,000

Winner: The Riverine Herald

Highly Commended:

Geraldton Guardian 

Augusta Margaret River Times 

The Mining Chronicle

 

Digital Publishing

Digital News Destination – Metropolitan / National

Winner: couriermail.com.au

Highly Commended:

theaustralian.com.au

heraldsun.com.au 

afr.com.au 

adelaidenow.com.au

 

Digital News Destination – Rural / Regional / Suburban

Winner: questnews.com.au

Highly Commended:

sunshinescoastdaily.com.au 

courier.com.au

 

Digital News Destination – Mobile or App (Metropolitan / National)

Winner: Australian Financial Review 

Highly Commended:

Herald Sun (iPad) 

The Straits Times (m-site)

AsiaOne (iPhone) 

The Australian (m-site) 

 

Digital News Destination – Mobile or App: Rural / Regional / Suburban

Winner: The Courier (Ballarat)

Highly Commended: The Advocate (Burnie) (iPhone)

 

Digital News Destination – Specialty & Niche Website or Apps (Open)

Winner: stuff.co.nz & The Press (Earthquake Anniversary)

Highly Commended:

stuff.co.nz (Rugby World Cup, app), 

News Queensland (Smashing the Blues, m-site)

 

Innovation in Digital Publishing & Storytelling

Winners: (tie) 

The Australian (Your School) 

and

Fairfax Media (Airlink) 

Highly Commended:

thewest.com.au (After the Flame / ANZAC Tribute)

stuff.co.nz & The Press 

 

Marketing

Audience & Circulation  

10,000-25,000

Winner: Sunshine Coast Daily (Auction Dollars)

Highly Commended:

Bay of Plenty Times (Winning Wheel)

NT News (FREE Bag)

 

25,000-90,000

Winners (tie): 

Gold Coast Bulletin (Win a Classic Kombi)

and

The Press, NZ (Brand Ambassadors)

Highly Commended:

Gold Coast Bulletin (Fishing with Paul Burt)

The Dominion Post (The Swift Getaway)

 

90,000+

Winner: Sydney Morning Herald (iTunes promotion)

Highly Commended:

New Zealand Herald (Reaching out to Rural Markets)

Sun-Herald (Mary Poppins CD)

Sydney Morning Herald (Taronga Zoo)

New Zealand Herald (Rugby World Cup 2011)

 

Branding

Up to 10,000

Winner: Wairarapa Times-Age (Relaunch as a morning tabloid)

Highly Commended:

Gladstone Observer (Harbour Festival)

 

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: NT News (Obama Hat)

Highly Commended:

The Advocate (iPhone app)

  

25,000-90,000

Winner only: The Dominion Post (Dompost.co.nz - All About Wellington)

 

90,000+

Winner: NewsLocal (Consumer Launch)

Highly Commended:

Sydney Morning Herald (Photos1440)

 

Digital

Winner only: 

Herald Sun (SuperCoach)

 

Cause-Related Marketing

Up to 10,000

Winner: Tully Times (Read To Me Day)

Highly Commended:

Fiordland Advocate (Answering the Call)

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: Fiji Sun (Floods of Support)

Highly Commended:

South Western Times (Floods of Support)

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: Hornsby Advocate (Project Local Initiative)

Highly Commended:

Geelong Advertiser (Adopt A Family)

The Press (Earthquake)

 

90,000+

Winner: NewsLocal (Project Local Initiative)

Highly Commended:

Fairfax Media (Bread for Good)

Advertiser Newsmedia (South Australia – “I Love Murray”)

 

Classified Advertising

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: Fiji Sun (Driving Classified Sales)

Highly Commended: Bay of Plenty Times (2011 Baby Book)

 

90,000+

Winner: APN MyCareer (Lost & Found)

Highly Commended:

New Zealand Herald (career12 – find the job that excites you)

Herald Sun (Valentines Day Lovebook – February 14, 2010)

 

Display Advertising

Up to 10,000

Winner: Narrabri Courier (Do it with a local)

Highly Commended: The Irrigator (Jigsaw puzzle campaign – Antoinette’s Showcase Jewellers and

Identity Fashion) 

 

10,000-25,000

Winner only: 

Fiji Sun

 

25,000-90,000

Winner only:  

The Press, NZ

 

90,000+

Winners (tie): 

Community Newspapers (WA) (Cowboy Cash) 

and

NewsLocal (Relaunch Trade Marketing Campaign)  

Highly Commended: The West Australian (Christmas in the City)

 

Events

Up to 10,000

Winner: Tully Times (Read To Me Day)

Highly Commended: 

Fiordland Advocate (Up to Speed)

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: The Advocate (Devonport Food and Wine Festival)

Highly Commended:

Bay of Plenty (Flavours in the Bay)

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: The Press – NZ (Leader's Debate 2011 NZ General Election)

Highly Commended: 

Otago Daily Times (Otago Daily Times: Big Night In)

Gold Coast Bulletin (Gold Coast Bulletin Bikini Parade)

The Dominion Post (Wide Angle: The Best from The Dominion Post)

 

90,000+

Winner: Singapore Press Holdings (The Straits Times National Spelling Championship)

Highly Commended:

NewsLocal (Put Yourself In The Local) 

Sydney Morning Herald (Photos 1440) 

 

Sponsorship

Up to 10,000

Winner: Fiordland Advocate (Fishing Classic )

Highly Commended: Fraser Coast Chronicle (World’s Greatest Pub Fest)

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: South Western Times – WA (South West Football League)

Highly Commended: NT News (AFLNT Sponsorship)

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: Otago Daily Times (iD FASHION)

Highly Commended: Fiji Times (Fiji Fashion Week)

 

90,000+

Winner:  Sydney Morning Herald (Supporting the Art Gallery of NSW)

Highly Commended: New Zealand Herald (Viva and New Zealand Fashion Festival )

 

Young Readers

Up to 10,000

Winner: Tully Times (Read To Me Day)

 

10,000-25,000

Winner: Bay of Plenty Times, Rena Oil Spill Disaster Letter to the Editor Competition

Highly Commended: Daily Post, Literacy in the Home

 

25,000-90,000

Winner: Fiji Times, Kaila! Design Your Own Newspaper Project

Highly Commended:

Otago Daily Times, Class Act and Extra!

Gold Coast Bulletin, How to be a journalist

 

90,000+

Winner: The West Australian (Footy Maths)

Highly Commended:

Sydney Morning Herald (Digital Edition for Schools) 

Sydney Morning Herald (Photos 1440)

 

 

Technical Excellence

Single width, up to 25,000 circulation

Winner: APN Print Tauranga, "Daily Post"

Highly Commended:

APN Print, Tweed Valley Weekly;

APN Print, Daily News, Ballina;

Rural Press, Hawkesbury Gazette.

 

Single width, 25,000-90,000 circ

Winner: Allied Press Limited, Otago Daily Times

Highly Commended:

Fairfax Regional Printers Beresfield, Newcastle Herald;

 

Single width, 90,000+ circ

Winner: Apple Daily Publication Development Limited (Taiwan) – Apple Daily

Highly Commended: Apple Daily Publication Development Limited (Taiwan) – Sharp Daily

 

Double width presses, up to 25,000 circ

Winner: APN Yandina, The Gympie Times

Highly Commended: APN Yandina, Sunshine Coast Daily;

 

Double width, 25,000-90,000 circ

Winner: West Australian Newspapers, Sound Telegraph

Highly Commended: News Limited, Liverpool Leader.

 

Double width, 90,000+ circ

Winner: News Limited, mX

Highly Commended: APN Print Ellerlsie, New Zealand Herald

 

Preprint or supplement, up to 25,000 circ

Winner: Print Leader Tamworth (Fairfax) "Education 2013"

Highly Commended: West Australian Newspapers, "North West Lifestyle"

 

Preprint or supplement, 25,000-90,000 circ

Winner: Capital Fine Print, "Black Opal Stakes"

Highly Commended:Capital Fine Print, "Babies of 2011";

 

Preprint or supplement, 90,000+ circ

Winners (tie):   

South China Morning Post, "Timepieces"

and

Fairfax NZ, "Zest";  

Highly Commended:

West Australian Newspapers, "Travel";

West Australian Newspapers, "Habitat";

 

Environment

Winner: News Limited (Chullora Lighting Project)

Highly Commended: 

NewsLocal (Garage Sale Trail)

APN News & Media (Herald on Sunday Beach Busters)

 

Health & Safety

Winner: Print Leader, Tamworth - Fairfax Media (OHS Recognition)

Highly Commended: 

APN Print New Zealand (Newspaper Reel Core Trolley)

West Australian Newspapers (A proactive solution to an identified workplace health and safety issue)

 

Photography

Features Photograph of the Year (Suburban / Regional / Rural)

Winner: Jason Edwards, Diamond Valley Leader (Angel of the Wild)

Highly Commended: 

Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times (PC-9Flight)

Simon Cocksedge, The Manly Daily (The High Price of Cigarettes)

Lucy Aulich, Brimbank Weekly (Comfort Food)

Warren Buckland, Hawkes Bay Today (Quick Release)

Natasha Martin, The Timaru Herald (Finding a Quiet Spot)   

 

Features Photograph of the Year (Metropolitan / National)

Winner: Chris Skelton, The Dominion Post (Rising Above the Trauma)

Highly Commended: 

Gary Ramage, News Ltd Group (This is Afghanistan)

Chris Skelton, The Dominion Post (Rising Above the Trauma)

Janie Barrett, Sydney Morning Herald, (West Africa Food Crisis)

Kate Geraghty, Sydney Morning Herald, (Cricket)

Kate Geraghty, Sydney Morning Herald, (Najaf)

 

Lifestyle Photograph of the Year (Suburban/Regional/Rural)

Winner: Holly Curtis, The Riverine Herald, "What's On - Echuca/Moama - Spring 2011"

Highly Commended: 

Grant Wells, The Advocate, "Drinks?"

Paul Loughnan, Manningham Leader, "Horse and Rider"

Natasha Martin, The Timaru Herald, "Learning to Cook"

 

Lifestyle Photograph of the Year (Metropolitan / National)

Winner: Jason Ho, The Finer Life, "A Touch of Frost";

Highly Commended: 

Jason Ho, TODAY, "Roar into the Twenties"; (very close to the winner)

Nic Gibson, Daily Telegraph, "Bareback"; 

Tricia Watkinson, Taste/The Advertiser, "One-pot wonders"; 

 

Portrait Photograph of the Year (Suburban Regional/Rural)

Winner: Petrina Hodgson, Northland Age, "Birthday girl"; 

Highly Commended: 

Luke Fuda, Liverpool Champion, "Olympic Dream"; 

Simon Cocksedge, The Manly Daily, "They shall grow not old";

Kylie Pitt, Hawkesbury Gazette, "Improving with Age";

Matt Turner, The Advertiser / SA Weekend Magazine, "Ball of Light"

Natasha Martin, The Timaru Herald, "Lasting romance";

Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette, "Caleb Turner";

 

Portrait Photograph of the Year (Metropolitan / National)

Winner: Matt Turner, The Advertiser /SA Weekend Magazine (Ball of Light)

Highly Commended: 

Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph, "Bad Hair Day"; 

Wolter Peeters, Sydney Morning Herald, "Anthony Lister"; 

Steven Siewert, Sydney Morning Herald, "Lucy Culliton"; 

Dean Sewell, Sydney Morning Herald, "Mike Paget";

Gary Ramage, News Ltd, "Aussies"; 

Lincoln Baker, West Australian Newspapers, "Tommaso"; 

Sport Photograph of the Year (Suburban / Regional / Rural)

Winner: Braden Fastier, The Manly Daily, "Mud Bath";  

Highly Commended:

Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette, "Last Over"

Simon Cocksedge, The Manly Daily, "Breathe"; 

Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette, "No Problem, Houston"; 

Joel Ford, Bay of Plenty Times, "Semi Haka"; 

Anna Warr, St George & Sutherland Leader, "Rodeo"; 

Richard Rossiter, Geraldton Guardian, "BMX Fly High"; 

 

Sport Photograph of the Year (Metropolitan / National)

Winner: Quinn Rooney, Getty Images, "Tough Mudder"

Highly Commended:

Steve Christo, Sydney Morning Herald, "City to Surf";

Nathan Edwards, Daily Telegraph, "Early Dip";

Peter Rae, Sydney Morning Herald, "Cole Classic";

Hannah Johnston, Getty Images, "Triathlon Half and Half";

Wayne Ludbey, Herald Sun, "Ten out of Ten";

Rohan Kelly, Sunday Telegraph, "Autumn Racing Carnival";

Robert Cianflone, Getty Images, "Krystal Weir";

 

News Photograph of the Year (Suburban / Regional / Rural)

Winner: Simon Cokesedge, The Manly Daily, "Surf Club Ashes"

Highly Commended:

Joel Ford, Bay of Plenty Times, "Rena Salvage"; 

Natasha Martin, The Timaru Herald, "Out-of-control field burn-off"; 

Luke Fuda, Campbelltown / Macarthur Advertiser, "Smokey Wire"; 

Justin Sanson, NT News, "The Sun"; 

Martin Lange, The Manly Daily, "Perilous Fishing"; 

Andrew Batsch, Springvale Dandenong Leader, "Survivor"; 

Michael Franchi, NT News, "Heart Broken"; 

Braden Fastier, The Manly Daily, "Kristian Anderson funeral";

 

News Photograph of the Year (Metropolitan / National)

Winner:  Lukas Coch, AAP, “Julia Gillard - Australia Day Protest”

Highly Commended:

Jason South, The Age, “News”; 

Colleen Petch, The Canberra Times, "Minus six at the zoo"; 

Dylan Coker, Sunday Mail, "On the Edge of Survival"; 

Rob Maccoll, Daily Telegraph, "Grief".