National Newspaper of the Year was awarded to i. The newspaper fought off stiff competition from the Highly Commended The Times with judges stating that its “great design and photography all packaged in a concise daily briefing at a great value price made it a stand-out winner.”
The Grand Prix, which goes to the news media brand that brings together the most cohesive and compelling print-digital-business offering to the market, went to Eastern Daily Press with an entry that delivered a compelling and innovative mix of print and digital success.
Regional Newspaper of the Year was awarded to the Leicester Mercury. The Printer awards went to Westferry (National Printer) and Interpress NI (Regional Printer)
Among the big winners in the Digital categories was the Guardian that took three Awards including News Website of the Year and Best Use of User Generated Content.
Rewarding innovation was a key factor in this year’s event, with Printed Innovation of the Year going to Newbury Weekly News and Trinity Mirror Newsroom 3.1 winning Digital Innovation of the Year.
Gary Cullum, director of newsawards, says: “As this year’s Awards testify, news publishing is tough and robust and has the resilience to ensure that it emerges strongly from recent structural and financial pain. We not only deliver some of the best print quality seen anywhere in the world but are among world leaders in digital development and multi-platform audience growth.”
newsawards 2015 winners:
FUJIFILM GRAND PRIX
Eastern Daily Press
PRINT AWARDS
NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR
National
Westferry Printers – Daily Star, Daily Express
Regional
Interpress NI – The Irish news, The Impartial Reported, Down Recorder
PRINTED INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
Newbury Weekly News – Augmented Reality 3D
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
i
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Leicester Mercury
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Cumberland News
NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
How to Spend It (Financial Times)
NICHE MARKET NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Daily (London Fashion Week)
REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT/MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Magazines
etc (Johnston Press)
Supplements
Culture (The Journal)
DIGITAL AWARDS
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
The Guardian
NEWS APP OF THE YEAR
The Guardian
DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
Trinity Mirror Newsroom 3.1
BEST USE OF USER GENERATED CONTENT
The Guardian
MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
fastFT with Spritz
BUSINESS AWARDS
BEST USE OF ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY
Rubicon Project
BRAND PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
The Guardian/Unilever Project Sunlight
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
Trinity Mirror Solutions
