Two News Corp sites, two of APN's and Seven West's Perth plant are up for contention as 'print centre of the year' this year's PANPA awards.
Finalists announced today name News Townsville and NT News print centres, the Ellerslie Print Centre of APN's NZME business unit, WAN's Herdsman print centre and APN's Yandina print centre in Queensland.
No Fairfax Media sites make the 'print centre' list this year, after the group's North Richmond print centre won the inaugural award. Criteria for the category were also changed after last year's competition.
The NT News' Darwin print centre - host site for last year's SWUG conference - is also in contention for technical excellence awards for production of Alice Springs local the Centralian Advocate, Darwin Sun, NT News and an edition of national daily The Australian. Fairfax North Richmond is short-listed in both the single and double-width categories.
Rare exceptions in a list dominated by members of the four major Australian groups which own the competition are overseas finalists Apple Daily Taiwan (for Sharp Daily and Apple Daily), Apple Daily Hong Kong, and the South China Morning Post.
More than 700 entries were submitted to this year's PANPA awards, which cover print and digital newspaper publishing, photography, publishing innovation and print and production, plus a further 450 for the Advertising & Marketing awards.
In the peak 'newspaper of the year' competition, national/metropolitan finalists are The Australian, Daily Telegraph, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, New Zealand Herald, The West Australian, Courier-Mail, The Australian Financial Review, The Advertiser, and Herald Sun.
The privately-owned Otago Daily Times joins the Newcastle Herald, Geelong Advertiser, The Mercury (Hobart), Gold Coast Bulletin, Sunshine Coast Daily, Townsville Bulletin, NT News, and Fiji Times in the regional daily category.
Community finalists are the Gympie Times, Maitland Mercury, Kalgoorlie Miner and Manly Daily.
The Newspaper Works chief executive Mark Hollands says judges feedback suggests this has been "the most competitive awards" for daily and weekend newspapers for a very long time.
"Newspapers this year have been forthright and courageous, and mixed with their various approaches to entertaining provocation. I don't think there can ever have been a more challenging time to be an editor - polarising social and political issues, commercial pressures, social media that mostly feeds off your work, great stories to chase and break and a million micro-decisions to make every day.
"Our newspapers have retained a high standard of journalism while evolving to compete in an increasingly fragmented landscape of content diversity and technology choice."
Also up for contention when the awards are announced on September 11 is the $10,000 Hegarty Award scholarship, made to the year's outstanding young news publishing executive and sponsored for the first time by MediaSuper (which is also supporting the photography categories). Presentations are at a gala function at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney - bookings for both events can be made here - at the end of the annual Future Forum event. Keynote speakers at this include WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell and News Corp's global senior vice president of strategy Raju Narisetti.
Finalists were:
PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT
Community Finalists
Maureen Smith with Seaweed, Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Strawberry Pair, Derrick den Hollander, Mornington Peninsula Leader,
A Survivor's Miracle, Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette
Noah D'Annunzio Actor in Paper Planes, Martin Kennealey Fremantle Gazette
Dean Finlay, Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
Australia's Strongest Man, Carmela Roche, Macarthur Chronicle
Leonidas and Misty, John Appleyard, Southern Courier
Regional Finalists
Father's Legacy, Max Mason-Hubers, Newcastle Herald
I, Baller, Jon Gellweiler, South Western Times
Hot Feet, Brendan Radke, Cairns Post
Beauty Redefined, Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury
Jack's Joy, Karen Dodd, Geelong Advertiser
Call of the Wild, Marc Stapelberg, The Northern Star
The Sunbaker, Simone De Peak, Newcastle Herald, Fairfax Media
Territory Racing Fashion, Ivan Rachman, NT News
World at his Feet, Jonathan Carroll, Newcastle Herald
Codified, Evan Morgan, Townsville Bulletin
Train of Thought, Alistair Brightman, Fraser Coast Chronicle
National / Metropolitan Finalists
The Chef and the Gardner, Matt Turner, Adelaide Advertiser
Breakfast TV Stars Odd Couple: Koch and Stefanovic, David Caird, News Corp Australia (Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail).
Willamba Station, Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
Flamin' Thirsty, Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
Near-Death Experience, Alex Ellinghausen, Sydney Morning Herald / The Age
Sport Portrait, Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph
Adam Houda, Nicolas Walker, Good Weekend Magazine, Fairfax Media
Centenarian, Rohan Thomson, The Canberra Times
Grant Hackett - Back with a Splash, Luke Marsden, Sunday Mail
Josh Kennedy, Phil Hillyard, Daily Telegraph
Captain Smith, Phil Hillyard, Daily Telegraph
FEATURES AND LIFESTYLE
Community Finalists
Weather, John Veage, St George and Sutherland Leader
Winners are Grinners, Justin Brierty, Centralian Advocate
Prosthetic Surfer, Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Zimbabweans Soccer, David Smith, Leader Newspapers
All Smiles Ellie, Geoff Jones, Hills News
100 years of Pyrex, Waide Maguire, Express Advocate
Sheep, Elouise Hawkey, The Young Witness
Jeff's Dead at the Buffalo Club in Fremantle, Martin Kennealey, Fremantle Gazette
Sculpture by the Sea, Andrew Ritchie, Western Suburbs Weekly
ANZAC Dawn Starlights 2015, Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
The Giants, Andrew Ritchie, Community Newspaper Group
Regional Finalists
Closing the Gap, Simone De Peak, Newcastle Herald
Fields Of Fire, Adam Hourigan, Daily Examiner
Silhouette Surfer, Andy Jackson, Taranaki Daily News
Farming Families, Penelope Arthur, Queensland Country Lie
Best Friends, John Borren, Bay of Plenty Times
Broken Dreams, Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury
Robert Dessaix, Richard Jupe, TasWeekend Magazine (The Mercury, Hobart)
It's a Bug's Life, Charlotte Curd, Taranaki Daily News
Frozen, Marc Stapelberg, The Northern Star
National / Metropolitan Finalists
Bondi Magic Series, Bob Barker, Daily Telegraph
Boxing on, Adam Taylor, Daily Telegraph
Legends of the Small Screen, David Caird, News Corp Australia (Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail.)
100th Anniversary Landing at Gallipoli, David Caird, Herald Sun
Commonwealth Games swimmer Josh Beaver at Albert Park, Jason Sammon, Herald Sun
Storm over North Sydney, Mark Evans, Daily Telegraph
The 'Deni' Ute Muster, Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
Willamba Station, Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
Dadaab - The World's Largest Refugee Camp, Edwina Pickles, The Sydney Morning Herald
Homeless Woman Studies Year 12 from Tent, Justin McManus, The Age
Cattle woman Kellie, Jason South, The Age
Rite of Passage, Nicolas Walker, The Sydney Morning Herald
Cattle Class, Nicolas Walker, The Australian Financial Review Magazine
Lauren Mitchell, Alex Coppel, Herald Sun
Bailey, Alex Coppel, Herald Sun
Duke's Day Freshwater Beach, Dallas Kilponen, Sun-Herald
SPORT
Community Finalists
Jets Dribble, Geoff Jones, Hawkesbury Gazette
Surf Boat Dive, Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Kiana Elliott, 17, Australia's Strongest Girl, Braden Fastier, Hornsby Advocate
Jessica Whiting, Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
Fever Pitch, Andrew Ritchie, Western Suburbs Weekly
Roo Beauty, Justin Brierty, Centralian Advocate
Regional Finalists
Dive, Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
Expression Session, Andy Jackson, Taranaki Daily News
Kolohe Andino Flies Above Bells, Jason Sammon, Geelong Advertiser
State of Origin, Jonathan Carroll, The Newcastle Herald
Wakeskater, John Borren, Bay of Plenty Times
Troy Brooks Lights Up Bells Beach at Dawn, Jason Sammon, Geelong Advertiser
Air Time, Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury
Mud Bath, Charlotte Curd, Taranaki Daily News
Kev Mayo Boxing, Brendan Radke, Cairns Post
National / Metropolitan Finalists
Auburn Giants, Janie Barrett, The Sydney Morning Herald
South Sydney Win First NRL Grand Final in 43 Years, Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph
Dog vs. Cyclist, Iain McGregor, The Press
Blue Water Classic - Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2014, Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph
Kohli's Fans, Phil, Hillyard, Daily Telegraph
World Cup Victory, Phil Hillyard, Daily Telegraph
NEWS
Community Finalists
Higher Ground, Vicki Wood, Caboolture News
Smashing Rescue, Simon Maude, North Shore Times
Mel and Liz with Kids, Simon Bennett, Camden Narellan Advertiser
Mike Baird, Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Weapons Drawn, Craig Wilson, Canterbury-Bankstown Express
Fisherman Lost, Annika Enderborg, Manly Daily
Werribee Cup, David Smith, Leader Newspapers
Anna Warr, John Veage, Macarthur Advertiser
Dee Why Crash, Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Regional Finalists
Lightning Storm, Max Mason-Hubers, Newcastle Herald
Swept Away, Peter Stoop, Newcastle Herald
Murder Grief, Mike Dugdale, Geelong Advertiser
How do you tell him?, Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin
RIP, Marc Stapelberg, Northern Star
National / Metropolitan Finalists
The Snuff Puppets for Singapore and Australia's 50 Bridges programme, Wee Teck Hian, TODAY
Desperate Times, Adam Taylor, Daily Telegraph
Sydney Siege Climax, Andrew Meares, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Prince Harry Makes Friends, Iain McGregor, The Press
Freedom, Chris McKeen, Daily Telegraph
Funeral for Lily Grace, Rohan Kelly, Daily Telegraph
Prisoners Take Warden, Han-Chang Hsu, Apple Daily Taiwan
Chinese Official Zhang Zhijun Wraps up Landmark Taiwan Visit, Han-Chang Hsu, Apple Daily Taiwan
Rally Against Racism, Chris Hopkins, The Age
Sydney's Sea of Love, Toby Zerna, Courier-Mail and dailytelegraph.com.au
Morticians, Rohan Thomson, The Canberra Times
Sydney Rainbow, Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph
Gerard Baden-Clay, Peter Wallis, Courier-Mail
Dramatic Water Rescue, Simon Maude, stuff.co.nz
ENVIRONMENT
1 Degree's Recycling Expo - News Corp Australia
Gunnedah's Project Koala - Namoi Valley Independent, Fairfax Media
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
SINGLE-WIDTH
Community Finalists
Centralian Advocate - Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia
Darwin Sun - Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia
Sharp Daily (Taiwan) - Apple Daily Publications
Penrith Gazette - North Richmond Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Regional Finalists
NT News - Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia
Newcastle Herald - Beresfield Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Daily Mercury - Rockhampton Print Centre, APN News & Media
Gladstone Observer - Rockhampton Print Centre, APN News & Media
Harvey-Waroona Reporter - Herdsman Print Centre, West Australian Newspapers
Bundaberg News Mail - Rockhampton Print Centre, APN News & Media
Sunday Territorian - Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia
National / Metropolitan Finalists
The Australian - Darwin Print Centre, News Corp Australia
Apple Daily (Taiwan) - Apple Daily Publications
Apple Daily (Hong Kong) - Apple Daily Publications
The Australian Financial Review - Ballarat Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Sun-Herald - North Richmond Print Centre, Fairfax Media
The Age - Fairfax Media, Ballarat
DOUBLE-WIDTH
Community Finalists
Fairfield Champion - North Richmond Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Chinese Herald - Ellerslie Print Centre, NZME
Frankston Times - Border Mail Print Centre, Albury, Fairfax Media
Penrith Press - Chullora Print Centre, Sydney, News Corp Australia
Gympie Times - Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly - Border Mail Print Centre, Albury, Fairfax Media
Regional Finalists
Illawarra Mercury - Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media
Sunshine Coast Daily - Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
The Northern Star - Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
The Daily Examiner - Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
Canberra Times - Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media
National / Metropolitan Finalists
NZ Weekend Herald - Ellerslie Print Centre, NZME
The Timaru Herald - Christchurch Print Centre, Fairfax Media
South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
The West Australian - Herdsman Print Centre, Seven West Media
Sydney Morning Herald - North Richmond Print Centre, Fairfax Media
The Sunday Telegraph - Chullora Print Centre, Sydney, News Corp Australia
PRE-PRINT OR SUPPLEMENT
Lifestyles of the 50+ - Tamworth Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Good Weekend - Launceston Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Our River Our Valley our City - Launceston Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Canberra's Caring Community - Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media
Great War - Launceston Print Centre, Fairfax Media
Hinterland Times - Ormiston Print Centre, Fairfax Media
ANZAC Centenary - Herdsman Print Centre, Seven West Media
Jewellery - South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
PRINT CENTRE OF THE YEAR
Townsville Print Centre, News Corp Australia
NT News Print Centre, News Corp Australia
Ellerslie Print Centre, NZME.
Herdsman Print Centre, West Australia Newspapers, Seven West Media
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
HEGARTY SCHOLARSHIP
Emily Sweet - Australia Community Media Division, Fairfax Media
Jennifer Berry - Fiordland Advocate, Advocate Communications Ltd
Janine Fenwick - co.nz, Fairfax Media NZ
Courtney Greisbach - The Advocate, (Burnie, Tasmania) Fairfax Media
Paul Hart - The Sydney Morning Herald, Fairfax Media
Ang Yiting - Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore Press Holdings
Huichun Song - Shin Min Daily News, Singapore Press Holdings
Erik Jensen - The Saturday Paper
Jared Savage - New Zealand Herald, NZME.
DIGITAL
Best Mobile Site (Open) Finalists
AFR iPad App - The Australian Financial Review
The Age Tablet App - The Age
CourierMailApp - Courier-Mail/Sunday Mail
heraldsun.com.au - Herald Sun
Remembering Lee Kuan Yew mobile site - The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings
Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (Open) Finalists
Andrew Lock: One More Climb - The Canberra Times, Fairfax Media
Gallipoli - The Age, Fairfax Media
Bodies for Profit/Fighting for Survival -co.nz, Fairfax Media NZ
#SnapSydney - NewsLocal, News Corp Australia
Last Post, First Light - co.nz, Fairfax Media NZ
Eating In, Eating Out, and Everything In Between - com.au, Fairfax Media
Digital Publishing Innovation of the Year (Open) Finalists
Election - co.nz , NZME
Gallipoli - co.nz, NZME
Story of Gallipoli - The Age, Fairfax Media
White Night - The Age, Fairfax Media
my - MCIL Multimedia Sdn Bhd
Beehive Live - co.nz, Fairfax Media NZ
Road Trip - sco.nz, Fairfax Media NZ
Breaking News Coverage in a Multiplatform Environment - Apple Daily Taiwan
AnzacLive - News Corp Australia
The Australian Financial Review - The Australian Financial Review, Fairfax Media
The Straits Times STAR e-books app - The Straits Times, Singapore Press Holdings
NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR
Community
The Maitland Mercury (www.maitlandmercury.com.au)
The South Burnett Times (www.southburnetttimes.com.au)
Regional Finalists
The Chronicle (www.thechronicle.com.au)
Bendigo Advertiser (www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au)
Newcastle Herald (www.herald.com.au)
FarmOnline (www.farmonline.com.au)
NT News (www.ntnews.com.au)
National / Metropolitan Finalists
Daily Telegraph (www.DailyTelegraph.com.au)
The Advertiser, Adelaide (www.advertiser.com.au
Herald Sun (www.heraldsun.com.au)
The Sydney Morning Herald (www.smh.com.au)
Courier-Mail (www.couriermail.com.au)
stuff.co.nz
news.com.au
afr.com
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
NON-DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community Finalists
Mt Druitt-St Marys Standard
Parramatta Advertiser
Macarthur Chronicle
Central Coast Express Advocate
Namoi Valley Independent
The City
Whitehorse Leader
Penrith Press
Whittlesea Leader
Canterbury Bankstown Express
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
The Riverine Herald
The Northland Age
Regional Finalists
The Land
Queensland Country Life
South Western Times
Albany Advertiser
Mandurah Mail
Surf Coast Times
The Burdekin Advocate
WEEKEND NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Weekend Australian
AFR Weekend
Sunday Herald Sun
The Saturday Age
The Sunday Age
The Weekend Sydney Morning Herald (Saturday)
The Weekend West
Sunday Mail (Queensland)
Herald on Sunday
Sunday Mail (South Australia)
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community Finalists
The Gympie Times
The Maitland Mercury
Kalgoorlie Miner
Manly Daily
Regional Finalists
Newcastle Herald
Geelong Advertiser
The Mercury, Hobart
Gold Coast Bulletin
Sunshine Coast Daily
Townsville Bulletin
NT News
Otago Daily Times
Fiji Times
National/Metropolitan
The Australian
Daily Telegraph
The Age
The Sydney Morning Herald
New Zealand Herald
The West Australian
Courier-Mail
The Australian Financial Review
The Advertiser
Herald Sun
Judges for this year's awards were:
Kellie Northwood, Emelio Robles, Daniel Littlepage, Peter Cornelius, Sam North, Darren Burden, Stu Cameron, Miguel D'Souza, Nate Cochrane, Ed Efchak, David Murphy, Mark Challinor, Karyn Krawford, Foad Fadaghi, David Hovenden, Jon Reid, Susan Bredow, Simon Sharwood, Damien Munday, Helena Daley, Rochelle Burbury, Eva Rinaldi, Valerie Arnould, Doug Wills, Tim Burrowes, William Cain, Grant Booker, Mark Dadswell, David Leeson, Jeff Darmanin, Andrew Tyndall, Cheryl Senter, Ross Duncan, Andy Moger, Paul Burston, Craig Sillitoe, Leith Phillips, Marina Go, Bruce Davidson, Peter Horgan, John Croll, Rick Neville, Kylie Davis, Chris Pash, Hugh Martin, Philip Clark, Leith Phillips, Lianne Richards, Mal Dale, Gai Le Roi, Helena Daley, Garth Agius, Paul Carroll, Andrew Sinclair, Peter Cornelius, Michele McCamley, Paddy Douneen, David Hoath, Samantha Amjadali, Glen Wiggs, Andy Moger, John Koay, Mark Jones, Adrianne Nixon, Paul Dovas, Laurie Geddes, Sylvianne Heim, Danny Massa, Paul Coles, Mark Sharman, Penny Dixon, Allison Whitelaw, Simon Wake, Denise Shrivell, Jane Schulze, Gillian Paton, Jane Nicholls, Peter Miller, Mark Kennedy, Brian Hill, Dean Gould, Charlton D'Silva, Heather Craven, Ray Black.
Pictured: Last year's Hegarty Award winner Mark Baker is quizzed by NOY host Julia Zemiro