The 2019 Newspaper Awards

National Newspaper Printer of the Year

The Agfa Premier Award

Joint National Winners

Newsprinters (The Times, The Daily Telegraph)

St Clements Press (The Financial Times, FT Weekend)

Commended

JPIMedia Printing, Portsmouth (Daily Mail, Metro)

Reach Printing Services, Oldham (Daily Mirror, The Guardian)

Reach Printing Services, Watford (Daily Express, The Guardian)

Reach Printing Services, Westferry, Luton (Daily Express, Daily Star)

Agfa newspaper sales manager UK and Nordic David Bottomley (left) presents winners’ trophies to St Clements Press general manager Dean Baker (top centre) and to Newsprinters Print No 1, James Bowmer (bottom centre) along with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Regional Newspaper Printer of the Year

The Agfa Premier Award

Winner

Discovery Print (The Press and Journal, The Courier)

Highly Commended

Iliffe Print (Cambridge Independent, Stamford Mercury)

Commended

Archant Print (East Anglian Daily Times, Eastern Daily Press)

Interpress NI (Irish News, Fermanagh Herald)

Mortons Print (Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, Teesdale Mercury)

Newsquest Glasgow (The Herald, Evening Times)

Webprint Ireland (The Clare Champion, The Southern Star)

From left: Agfa’s David Bottomley with Discovery Print shift manager Steve Elrick, head of operations Guy Forester, production manager Craig Bertie and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

National Newspaper of the Year

The manroland Goss web systems Premier Award

Winner

The Times

Highly Commended

i newspaper

Commended

Evening Standard

Financial Times

The Daily Telegraph

The Guardian

manroland Goss web systems sales director John Ellis (left) with News UK head of publishing planning John Millward and Caroline Tredget, sales director, The Times and Sunday Times and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Young Achiever of the Year

The UPM Premier Award

Winner

Marc Goodwin – production support manager, JPIMedia Printing, Dinnington

Nominated

Andrew Colley, group editor, Newsquest Bucks & Herts

Tom Fletcher, publishing operations development lead, News UK

Sean Gallacher, technical engineer, Discovery Print, DC Thomson Media

Ben Peet, business improvement manager, Newsprinters, Knowsley

Jayleigh Price, No 1 printer, Precision Colour Printing

UPM sales director newspaper publishing Peter Smith (left) with young achiever award nominees (from second left) Andrew Colley, Tom Fletcher, Jayleigh Price and Ben Peet. Winner, Marc Goodwin, JPIMedia Printing was unable to attend.

Regional Daily Newspaper of the Year

The Aktrion Premier Award

Winner

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

Highly Commended

The Courier (Dundee)

Commended

Eastern Daily Press

The Chronicle (Newcastle)

The Irish News

The Yorkshire Post

Aktrion director Lyndsey Scott with DC Thomson Media head of newspapers Richard Neville and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

International Newspaper of the Year

The Resolute Forest Products Premier Award

Winner

Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Germany)

Highly Commended

Diário de Notícias (Portugal)

Commended

Berlingske (Denmark)

Dagblad het van Noorden (Netherlands)

Donaukurier (Germany)

Financial Times

Heilbronner Stimme (Germany)

Resolute Forest Products Europe sales director Juanjo Sanz presents the award to Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung London correspondent Marcus Theurer with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Sunday Newspaper of the Year

The Prinovis Premier Award

Winner

The Sunday Times

Highly Commended

The Observer

Commended

Sunday Sun (Newcastle)

The Mail on Sunday

The Sun on Sunday

The Sunday Telegraph

Prinovis key account director Jeff White presents the trophy to News UK head of publishing planning, John Millward with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

International Printed Innovation of the Year

The Printing Charity Award

Winner

Mail Metro Media – Bohemian Rhapsody musical cover wrap

Highly Commended

The Guardian – Compostable wrapping

Commended

DC Thomson – Chalk Talk schools supplement

MNA – Gold Magazine

MNA – Story of the Season

Reach – Halfords Glow in the Dark cover wrap

Neil Lovell, chief executive of The Printing Charity (left) with Mail Metro Media’s media director David Vokes and media director Andrea Harris from 20th Century Fox Film Company and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Weekly Newspaper of the Year

The WRH Global UK Award

Winner

Cambridge Independent

Highly Commended

Hereford Times

Commended

Hexham Courant

Kent Messenger

Newbury Weekly News

The Westmorland Gazette

WRH Global UK managing director Lee Whatmough (right) with Cambridge Independent managing director Ricky Allan (second left) editorial director Paul Brackley and news editor, Gemma Gardner and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (left)

National Supplement/Magazine of the Year – weekly

The Sun Chemical Award

Winner

ES Magazine (Evening Standard)

Highly Commended

Feast (The Guardian)

Commended

Stella (The Sunday Telegraph)

The New Review (The Observer)

Telegraph Saturday Magazine

The Sunday Times Magazine

Sun Chemical sales director UK and Ireland publication division Colin Colverd (left) ES Magazine deputy editor Anna Van Praagh with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

National Supplement/Magazine of the Year – non-weekly

The Sun Chemical Award

Winner

LUXX (The Times)

Highly Commended

How To Spend It (Financial Times)

Commended

Luxury (The Daily Telegraph)

ST (Telegraph Media Group)

Travel Magazine (The Sunday Times)

Ultratravel (The Daily Telegraph)

Sun Chemical sales director UK and Ireland publication division Colin Colverd (left) presents trophy to LUXX editor-in-chief Kate Reardon with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Regional Supplement/Magazine of the Year

The Precision Colour Printing Award

Winner

Uptown (Newsquest)

Highly Commended

Bury & West Suffolk Magazine (BBP Magazines)

Commended

Bounce Magazine

Dorset Living (Newsquest)

Homestead (Archant)

Velvet Magazine (Iliffe)

(left) PCP managing director Alex Evans, Newsquest/LocalIQ southern ad director Tracy Hayden and host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Niche Market Newspaper of the Year

The Flint Group Award

Winner

Hackney Citizen

Highly Commended

The Essential Journal

Commended

Cage & Aviary Birds

Church Times

Narc

Photography News

The New European

Flint Group regional commercial director David Fotheringham (left) presents the award to Hackney Citizen managing editor Max Eckersley (centre) and reporter Ed Sheridan with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Best Use of Advertising Technology

The Reach Printing Services Award

Winner

Telegraph Media Group – Clarity

Highly Commended

Outbrain

Commended

Rubicon Project

Reach Printing Services commercial director Michael Brown with Telegraph content director Jane Johnson and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Commercial Advertising Initiative of the Year

The Papermule Award

Winner

Mindshare – Deep State (Daily Mirror and Metro)

Joint Highly Commended

Mail Metro Media – Bohemian Rhapsody musical cover wrap (Metro)

The Telegraph Media Group & ZenithOptimedia – NatWest

Commended

MediaCom – eBay It’s Happening (News UK)

NewsUK/Reach/The Bridge/MediaCom – Tesco Weekly Little Helps (Daily Mirror and The Sun)

Papermule director Mike Hoy and Mindshare partnerships account executive Joyce Benaich and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Brand Partnership of the Year

The Newsprinters Award

Winner

Reach Solutions/The Story Lab – Halfords ‘Really Ready for Summer’

Highly Commended

Reach Solutions/MediaCom – Cancer Research UK

Commended

Reach Solutions/Hearts & Science – UKTV

The Telegraph – Department for Education (DFE) ‘Get Into Teaching’

The Telegraph/Initiative – Grundig ‘No Time for Leftovers’

The Telegraph/Wavemaker – Mini ‘A Very Modern Tale’

Newsprinters MD Darren Barker (left) with Reach Solutions marketing director Shane Davison (centre right) and colleague and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

News Website of the Year

The PCS Award

Winner

The Guardian

Highly Commended

inews

Commended

ChronicleLive

KentOnline

The Telegraph

The Times & The Sunday Times

Warrington Guardian

PCS managing director Graeme Clifford presents the award to Guardian head of national news Owen Gibson (centre) with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

International Digital Innovation of the Year

The Drag+drop Award

Winner

Publico – Transparent Journalism Tool

Joint Highly Commended

Archant – Databank

The Times – Conscious Commissioning

Commended

ChronicleLive – Everything is Black and White podcast

Jang Real – Augmented Reality project

The Independent – Independent Minds

The Telegraph – Premium Embeds and Interactives

Drag+drop managing director James Wright presents the trophy to Publico co-editor-in-chief Virginia Pereth Alonso with awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

News App of the Year

The PJ Award

Winner

The Guardian

Highly Commended

China Daily

Commended

Belfast Telegraph

The Independent

PJ editor and publisher Gary Cullum with Guardian director of digital products Ana Jakimovska (right) and Sophie Lambrakis, iOs developer for The Guardian app and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)

Outstanding use of Social Media

The newsawards trophy

Winner

The Telegraph – WhatsApp Groups

Highly Commended

FT – Instagram

Commended

Archant – Enjoy more

Birmingham Live – Brummie Mummies

Sunderland Echo – Instagram

The Independent

The Sun – Dream Team

Helen Hargreaves, newsawards co-ordinator, with Telegraph head of content Robin Huff and awards host Mark Durden-Smith (right)