• Fairfax double with Newcastle Herald again best regional and AFR Weekend best weekend paper
• The Sydney Morning Herald’s www.smh.com.au named best digital news site
Excellence in news media publishing was again recognised at the 2016 PANPA Newspaper of the Year Awards at The Ivy in Sydney.
More than 400 guests attended the awards that recognise excellence in print and digital publishing, photography, environmental initiatives and print and production. The event concludes the industry’s annual conference, Future Forum.
The awards attracted entries from national, metropolitan, regional, rural and community news media brands in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Asia.
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There were six categories for this year’s Newspaper of the Year awards:
• Newspaper of the Year – sponsored by Norske Skog
• Digital Destinations of the Year – sponsored by Newscycle
• Photography of the Year – sponsored by Media Super
• Technical Excellence Awards – sponsored by DIC
• Hegarty Scholarship (for young news media executives) – sponsored by Media Super
• Environment – sponsored by Norske Skog
The awards place an emphasis on the quality of journalism, cross platform execution, design and the ability to engage audiences across multiple platforms.
NewsMediaWorks CEO Mark Hollands and News Corp Australia’s Michael Miller
“Our news media brands are among the best in the world and this year’s award winners were no exception. Our judges overwhelmingly remarked on the high quality of influential journalism and the diversity of entertaining, provocative and often courageous ways in which news media is engaging audiences,” NewsMediaWorks CEO, Mark Hollands, said.
“The PANPAs continue to be the pre-eminent awards in the region’s news media industry.”
2016 PANPA Newspaper of the Year awards winners include:
NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community
Manly Daily – News Corp Australia
Regional
Newcastle Herald – Fairfax Media
National/Metropolitan
The Australian – News Corp Australia
WEEKEND NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
AFR Weekend – Fairfax Media
NON-DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Community
Mandurah Mail – Fairfax Media
Regional
The Land – Fairfax Media
DIGITAL NEWS SITE OF THE YEAR
Community
The Maitland Mercury www.maitlandmercury.com.au
Regional
Newcastle Herald www.herald.com.au
National / Metropolitan
The Sydney Morning Herald www.smh.com.au
PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTRAIT
Community
Smoking Actor – Jon Hewson, Fremantle Gazette
Regional
Playing in Ash – Wesley Monts, Townsville Bulletin
National / Metropolitan
Ahmed Kelly – Alexander Coppel, Herald Sun
FEATURES AND LIFESTYLE
Community
High Fliers – Sitthixay Ditthavong, Riverine Herald
Regional
Nudist Nomads… No Tan Lines Here – Elise Derwin, NT News
National / Metropolitan
Stories of Hope – Jason Edwards, Herald Sun
SPORT
Community
Title Defence – Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Regional
White Water Wonder – Jon Gellweiler, South Western Times
National / Metropolitan
Fernando Alonso’s Exit – Alexander Coppel, Herald Sun
NEWS
Community
The Crop – Braden Fastier, Manly Daily
Regional
Pot of Gold – Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin
National / Metropolitan
Storm Front on Bondi Beach – Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph
ENVIRONMENT
Sydney Print Centre, News Corp Australia – Zero Waste Program
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
SINGLE-WIDTH
Community
Sharp Daily, Taiwan
Regional
Apple Daily Publications – Apple Daily, Taiwan
National / Metropolitan
Apple Daily, Hong Kong
DOUBLE-WIDTH
Community
Ormiston Print Centre, Fairfax Media – World News Weekly
Regional
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media – Gympie Times
National / Metropolitan
Chullora Print Centre, News Corp Australia – The Daily Telegraph
PRE-PRINT OR SUPPLEMENT – (OPEN)
Cairns Print Centre, News Corp Australia – Off the Leash (NT News)
PRINT CENTRE OF THE YEAR
Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media
HEGARTY SCHOLARSHIP
Erik Jensen – The Saturday Paper
DIGITAL
Best Mobile Site or App (Open)
AFR iPad app – The Australian Financial Review, Fairfax Media
Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (Open)
The Big Sleep – theage.com.au, Fairfax Media
Digital Publishing Innovation of the Year (Open)
AFR Innovation Surver – The Australian Financial Review, Fairfax Media.