South China Morning Post chief executive Gary Liu was kept busy at WAN-Ifra's Asian Media Awards last night, with a welcome speech and presentations to staffers who collected six of the awards.
The Hong Kong publisher scored a clean sweep in the newspaper infographics category, with the other wins coming for newspaper overall design (gold) and newspaper breaking news (silver and bronze).
Singapore media companies took the top three spots for best news photograph, with host Singapore Press Holdings clinching five trophies - for best news photography (gold and silver), newspaper overall design (bronze), feature photography (bronze) and sports photography (bronze).
Jagran Prakashan picked up four awards - two golds and two silvers - across the newspaper marketing and community service categories.
Presentations were made at the end of the first day of the Publish Asia conference, at a dinner at the Singapore Flyer ferris wheel overlooking Marina Bay.
This year's competition attracted 350 entries from 55 media companies in 16 countries all over Asia and the Middle East competing for excellence in editorial content, design, infographics, photography, printing quality, newspaper marketing and community service.
Awards went to:
Best in Print
(Above 150k Circulation)
Gold: Apple Daily (Taiwan), Apple Daily Publication Development, Taiwan Branch; and The Hindu, Chennai, THG Publishing.
Silver: The Times of India, Airoli, Mumbai, Bennett, Coleman & Co;
Bronze: The Times of India, Kandivali, Mumbai, Bennett, Coleman & Co and The Times of India, New Delhi;
Bronze: The Telegraph, Kolkatta, ABP Pvt Ltd
Best in Print
(Below 150k Circulation)
Gold: Apple Daily (Hong Kong), Apple Daily Printing Limited
Silver: Al Ittihad, Abu Dhabi, Airoli, United Printing & Publishing
Bronze: The National, Abu Dhabi, United Printing & Publishing
Best in Design
Newspaper Overall Design
Gold: South China Morning Post by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
Silver: Bisnis Indonesia by PT. Jurnalindo Aksara Grafika
Bronze: The Straits Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Magazine Overall Design
Gold: SilverKris by Ink Publishing
Silver: Duowei CN by Duowei Media (HK) Ltd
Bronze: The Week by Malayala Manorama
Newspaper Front Page Design
Gold: New Year by Indopos Intermedia Press
Silver: Time for a Firm Hand by Kompas Daily
Bronze: Impact of Plastic Waste by Republika Daily Newspaper
Magazine Cover Design
Gold: The Weaponisation of WhatsApp by the INDIA TODAY Magazine
Silver: Kaisa Hoga 2018 by Jang Media Group
Bronze: China v America (A dangerous rivalry) by The Economist
Best in Editorial Content
Newspaper Breaking News Article
Gold: After Ghosn, Nissan and Renault wrestle for control of their shared auto empire by Nikkei INC
Silver: Typhoon Mangkhut by South China Morning Post
Bronze: Arrest of Interpol's Meng Hongwei by South China Morning Post
Newspaper Feature Article
Gold: Refugees No More by Star Media Group Berhad, R.AGE
Silver: Desperate in Dhaka by Star Media Group Berhad, R.AGE
Bronze: #MeToo in Taiwan: Stories of Three Migrant Workers - Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch
Best in Infographics
Newspaper Infographics
Gold: The China Ship by South China Morning Post
Silver: Highs and lows by South China Morning Post
Bronze: Life inside the Forbidden City by South China Morning Post
Magazine Infographics
Gold: Infographic Poster Series by Infographics Lab 203
Silver: Is The Taj Doomed? by Living Media India Ltd
Bronze: Wine Infographic Poster Series by Infographics Lab 203
Best in Photojournalism
News Photography
Gold: Diamond Formation Wingsuit Dive by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, Lianhe Zaobao
Silver: First step on long road to peace by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, The Straits Times
Bronze: Despair fills Indonesia's buried village of Petobo assearch for bodies draws to an end by Channel NewsAsia
Feature Photography
Gold: Save the Taj by India Today
Silver: Will this fire be doused with my tears! by Malayala Manorama
Bronze: Rohingya Refugees by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, The Straits Times
Sport Photography
Gold: Women Rock Climbing Final by Kompas Daily
Silver: Gol Tangan Tuhan by Jawa Pos Koran
Bronze: Ferarri takes the lead by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd, Lianhe Zaobao
Best in Newspaper Marketing
Gold: We, the Daughters of India by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Silver: Every Breadth you Take by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Bronze: Market the Newspaper in the Heart of Greater Jakarta Busiest Traffic by Kompas Daily
Best in Community Service
Gold: Drawing the Line by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Silver: The Conspiracy of Silence by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Bronze: Predator In My Phone by Star Media Group Berhad
Pictured: Apple Daily reporter Sandy Wu collects the Taiwan newspaper's print award from WAN-Ifra's Thomas Jacob and South China Morning Post chief executive Gary Liu
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