The Newspapers Works announces PANPA 2015 Newspaper of the Year Award winners

The Newspaper Works announced the winners in the PANPA 2015 Newspaper of the Year Awards at a gala event held at Sydney’s Hilton Hotel last week.

The awards attracted more than 700 entries – spanning print and digital newspaper publishing, photography, publishing innovation and print and production – would be judged best of the best. Major daily and weekend mastheads from Australia and New Zealand took part, with numerous entries from the wider Asia-Pacific region as well. A mix of panels and independent judges oversaw this year’s Newspaper of the Year and Advertising & Marketing awards.

WA papers figured prominently in the Awards. Among them, The Mandurah Coastal Times’ Jon Hewson won two Photography awards. The West Australian won Best Cause-Related or Community Service Campaign for a National/Daily newspaper for ANZAC Centenary, and Community Newspaper Group won Sponsorship of the Year for Community papers for Telethon Kids Appeal.

See the full list of winners below.

“Our judges overwhelmingly remarked on the high quality of journalism and the diversity of entertaining, provocative and often courageous ways in which newspaper media is engaging audiences,” said The Newspaper Works chief executive Mark Hollands.

“This ability to authoritatively connect, inform and entertain has never been more important at a time when audiences have limitless choice in content and means of accessing it.

“I congratulate all the finalists and winners on their outstanding work, and thank our judges for contributing their time and expertise. Their commitment underscores the importance of newspaper media to our societies.”

The awards announcement culminated two days of inspiration, ideas and evidence at the Future Forum, with wide-ranging discussion on how newspaper media is finding new ways to engage readers; build sustainable commercial models; and equip the industry’s talented executives to flourish.

The 2015 PANPA Newspaper of the Year Awards were sponsored by Norske Skog. The $10,000 Hegarty Award Scholarship for outstanding young news publishing executive, and the popular photography category, were sponsored by Media Super. Print categories were sponsored by DIC, and Digital categories by Newscycle.

2015 PANPA NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR AWARDS WINNERS

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

Daily Newspaper of the Year  

• Community : The Gympie Times – APN News & Media
• Regional : Newcastle Herald – Fairfax Media
• National/Metropolitan : The New Zealand Herald – NZME.

Weekend Newspaper of the Year (OPEN)

• The Weekend Australian – News Corp Australia

Non-daily Newspaper of the Year

• Community : The City – Messenger Newspapers
• Regional : Queensland Country Life – Fairfax Media

PHOTOGRAPHY

Portrait

• Community : Dean Finlay – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
• Regional : Beauty Redefined – Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury
• National / Metropolitan : Adam Houda – Nicolas Walker, Good Weekend Magazine, Fairfax Media

Features and Lifestyle

• Community : The Giants – Andrew Ritchie, Western Suburbs Weekly, Community Newspaper Group
• Regional : Fields Of Fire – Adam Hourigan, Daily Examiner
• National / Metropolitan : Legends of the Small Screen – David Caird, News Corp Australia (Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail)

Sport

• Community : Jessica Whiting – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times
• Regional : Dive – Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post
• National / Metropolitan : Blue Water Classic – Sydney Hobart Race 2014 – Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph

News

• Community : Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, North Shore Times, New Zealand
• Regional : How do you tell him? – Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin
• National / Metropolitan (TIE) : Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, stuff.co.nz
• Sydney’s Sea of Love – Toby Zerna, Courier-Mail and dailytelegraph.com.au

ENVIRONMENT (OPEN)

• 1-Degree’s Recycling Expo – News Corp Australia

TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Single-width

• Community : Sharp Daily (Taiwan) – Apple Daily Publications
• Regional : Herdsman Print Centre – Harvey-Waroona Reporter, West Australian Newspapers
• National / Metropolitan : Apple Daily (Hong Kong) – Apple Daily Publications

Double-width

• Community : Frankston Times – Border Mail Print Centre, Albury, Fairfax Media
• Regional : Illawarra Mercury – Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media
• National / Metropolitan : South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

Pre-print or Supplement (OPEN)

• Lifestyles of the 50+ – Tamworth Print Centre, Fairfax Media

Print Centre of the Year (OPEN)

• Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media

DIGITAL

Best Mobile Site/App (OPEN)

• The Age iPad App – The Age

Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (OPEN) 


• #SnapSydney – NewsLocal, News Corp Australia

Innovation of the Year (OPEN)

• Story of Gallipoli – The Age, Fairfax Media

News Site of the Year

• Community : The Maitland Mercury (www.maitlandmercury.com.au)
• Regional : Newcastle Herald (www.herald.com.au)
• National / Metropolitan : The Advertiser, Adelaide (www.advertiser.com.au)

HEGARTY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Best Young Executive Under 35

• Jared Savage – The New Zealand Herald, NZME.

2015 PANPA ADVERTISING & MARKETING AWARDS

PRINT ADVERTISING AWARDS

Best Print Single Advertisement for a Client

• Community : Blayney Chronicle – De-Sex Your Dog, He’ll Be Less Nuts
• Regional : The Gisborne Herald – Dirty Weekend
• National / Metropolitan : The Daily Telegraph – Les Miserables Wrap

Best Print Campaign for a Client

• Community : Manning River Times – The Shed Company
• Regional : The Gisborne Herald – Larsen Sawmilling
• National / Metropolitan : Otago Daily Times – McDonald’s

Best Feature / Supplement / Native Advertising Environment

• Community : Riverine Herald – Echucamoama magazine
• Regional : The Advocate, Burnie – Ignite
• National / Metropolitan : Herald Sun – The Great War Magazine Series

Best Print Idea or Innovation Presented to a Client or Agency (OPEN)

• Mercury/Sunday Tasmanian/themercury.com.au – Festival of Voices

Best Integrated Campaign for a Client (OPEN)

• Mercury/Sunday Tasmanian/themercury.com.au – Licence to Thrill, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

CRAFT

Best Copywriting (OPEN)

• The Weekend Australian Magazine – A Life Well Travelled, by Clare Catt

DIGITAL ADVERTISING AWARDS

Best Single Advertisement for a Client

• Community : Chinchilla News – Chinchilla Melon Festival
• National/Metropolitan : News.com.au – Evil Within

Best Digital Campaign for a Client

• Regional : APN Australian Regional Media – Lion XXXX
• National/Metropolitan : Fairfax Media – Myer Giftorium

Best Digital Idea or Innovation (OPEN)

• Fairfax Media – ANZ GayTM Creator

Best Microsite / Native Advertising

Regional : APN Australian Regional Media – BCF “Easter Migration” Campaign
• National/Metropolitan : couriermail.com.au – QUT 25 Years of Innovation – Native Partnership

MARKETING AWARDS

Trade Campaign of the Year

• Community : The Courier, Narrabri – Keep it Bright, Keep it Local
• Regional : The Gisborne Herald – When you’ve got something to say
• National / Metropolitan : News Corp Australia – News Xtend Digital Masterclass

Consumer Campaign of the Year

• Community : NewsLocal – Great War & Me
• Regional : APN Australian Regional Media – Dinosaur Collection
• National / Metropolitan : The Australian – 50th anniversary

Best Cause-Related or Community Service Campaign

• Community : Kalgoorlie Miner – Community Support Through Tough Times!
• Regional : Geelong Advertiser – Adopt a Family Appeal
• National / Metropolitan : The West Australian – ANZAC Centenary

Sponsorship of the Year

• Community : Community Newspaper Group – Telethon Kids Appeal
• Regional : Newcastle Herald – Surfest
• National / Metropolitan : stuff.co.nz – Art in the Dark Sponsorship

Best Young Reader Program (OPEN)

• The Straits Times – A Year In The News

EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE AWARDS (OPEN)

Team Collaboration / Team Player of the Year

• Courtney Greisbach – The Advocate, Burnie

Creative Services Team of the Year

• Fairfax Trade Marketing Design Studio – Fairfax Media

Sales Person of the Year

• Lauren Butler – Fairfax Media

Sales Team of the Year

• The Australian

Individual Designer / Creative Services Professional of the Year

• Justine Black – NZME

Sales Manager of the Year

• Nancy Veart – APN Australian Regional Media

Marketing Team of the Year

• National Retail Marketing Team – News Corp Australia

Marketer of the Year

• Alice Bradbury – The Australian