PM rails at media in industry's gala night

Apr 30, 2015 at 04:11 am by Staff


The region's top Asia Media Awards was paradoxically, a great night for Gulf publishers.

And for those in southeast Asia, of course - the South China Morning Post, Singapore Press Holdings and Malaysia's New Straits Times among recurring winners - but it was the clean category wins of United Printing and Publishing, which took gold, silver and bronze in one of two 'best in print' categories awarded and Al Bayan which did the same in magazine infographics that stood out.

Hosted by the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, the event is the social highlight of WAN-Ifra's Publish Asia event, which opened in Bangkok this morning (see report). Thirty-two judges from international media companies had a record 595 entries to consider in print quality, design, infographics, photography, editorial content, newspaper marketing and community service categories.

Perhaps the most unusual element of the evening was the appearance - and long address - of the guest of honour, Prayuth Chan-o-cha, prime minister under an interim constitution, retired army chief and leader of the pro-royalist coup which seized government last May.

The 60-year-old, who retired from his military role last September, spoke through an interpreter for close to an hour and encouraged guests to get on with their meals: "I can talk to the morning," he warned.

Not without repetition, he said he wanted to retire and spend time with his family, but seized power to end violence and modernise laws. Urging people not to listen to hearsay, he railed at media which he says, "never listen to me". And on the vexed question of how long military rule will continue - an election had been promised for late this year - he added, "It's like asking me when I am going to leave.

"There are so many things to do." In front of senior members of the region's - and the world's - top publishers, it was indeed a rare performance and may be the prelude to an even longer one.

Results were;

BEST IN PRINT

Circulation Above 150 k

Gold

Name of Company

ABP

Publication Name

Anandabazar Patrika

Silver

Name of Company

Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch

Publication Name

Apple Daily (Taiwan)

Bronze

Name of Company

ABP

Publication Name

The Telegraph

Circulation Below 150 k

Gold

Name of Company

United Printing & Publishing

Publication Name

Al Roeya

Silver

Name of Company

United Printing & Publishing

Publication Name

The National

Bronze

Name of Company

United Printing & Publishing

Publication Name

Al Ittihad

BEST IN DESIGN

Newspaper Overall Design

Gold

Name of Company

China Daily

Publication Name

Beijing APEC 2014

Silver

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Publication Name

South China Morning Post

Bronze

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Publication Name

The Straits Times

Magazine Overall Design

Gold

Name of Company

SCMP Hearst Publications

Publication Name

Harper's Bazaar Art

Silver

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Publication Name

Post Magazine

Bronze

Name of Company

  1. Tatanan Daya Prima

Publication Name

Indonesia Design

Newspaper Front Page Design

Gold

Name of Company

Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation

Publication Name

Ming Pao

Silver

Name of Company

China Daily (HK Edition)

Publication Name

China Daily Asia Weekly

Bronze

Name of Company

Apple Daily Publication Development, Taiwan Branch

Publication Name

Police Dispersed Crowd

Magazine Cover Design

Gold

Name of Company

Marketeers

Publication Name

JokoWow

Silver

Name of Company

Edipresse Asia

Publication Name

Hong Kong Tatler - September 2014

Bronze

Name of Company

Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC

Publication Name

Times of Oman's Thursday Magazine

BEST IN EDITORIAL CONTENT

Newspaper Breaking News Article

Gold

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Project Name

South China Morning Post - Crackdown in Macau

Silver

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Project Name

South China Morning Post - Occupy Hong Kong

Bronze

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

The Straits Times Foreign Desk

Newspaper Feature Article

Gold

Name of Company

The Post Publishing Public Co

Project Name

Spectrum Magazine/Bangkok Post

Silver

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

The New Paper

Bronze

Name of Company

The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia)

Project Name

Amir Abdul Hamid - 10 Tahun Selepas Tsunami - Harian Metro

BEST IN INFOGRAPHICS

Newspaper Infographics

Gold

Name of Company

Muscat Press and Publishing House SAOC

Project Name

Times of Oman's World Cup 2015

Silver

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Project Name

South China Morning Post

Bronze

Name of Company

Al Nisr Publishing

Project Name

Gulf News

Magazine Infographics

Gold

Name of Company

Al Bayan

Project Name

GCC Print Media in Focus - Infographics Al Bayan Newspaper

Silver

Name of Company

Al Bayan

Project Name

Gulf radio in focus - Infographics Al Bayan Newspaper

Bronze

Name of Company

Al Bayan

Project Name

On the airwaves - Infographics Al Bayan Newspaper

NEWSPAPER MARKETING

Gold

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Project Name

South China Morning Post's Occupy Central Coverage

Silver

Name of Company

Jagran Prakashan

Project Name

Dainik Jagran : E Kachra Campaign

Bronze

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

The New Paper

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Gold

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

See the Big Picture

Silver

Name of Company

Welad Elbalad Media Services

Project Name

Welad ElBalad Media Services

Bronze

Name of Company

Jagran Prakashan

Project Name

Dainik Jagran : Jan Jagran for Democracy

PHOTOJOURNALISM

News Photography

Gold

Name of Company

PT Media Nusantara Informasi (MNI)

Project Name

Koran Sindo

Silver

Name of Company

Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch

Project Name

Chinese Official Zhang Zhijun Wraps up Landmark Taiwan Visit

Bronze

Name of Company

Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch

Project Name

Shouting under The Water Cannon

Feature Photography

Gold

Name of Company

Malayala Manorama Company

Project Name

The Week

Silver

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

The Straits Times/Desmond Lim

Bronze

Name of Company

The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd

Project Name

Harian Metro - Spektrum - Perayaan Penuh Warna Warni

Sports Photography

Gold

Name of Company

South China Morning Post Publishers

Project Name

South China Morning Post

Silver

Name of Company

Singapore Press Holdings

Project Name

Jonathan Yeap - Lianhe Zaobao

Bronze

Name of Company

The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia)

Project Name

Berita Harian (BH Sukan)

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