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newsawards 2020 results
(Categories judged prior to lockdown)
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR
The Agfa Premier Award
Winner
St Clements Press (FT Weekend)
Highly Commended
Irish Times Print Plant (The Irish Times)
Commended
Harmsworth Quays Printing (Daily Mail)
JPIMedia Printing Portsmouth (Daily Mail)
Newsprinters (The Times)
Reach Printing Services Oldham (The Guardian)
Westferry Printers (Metro)
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR
The Agfa Premier Award
Winner
Newsquest Oxford (Stourbridge News)
Highly Commended
Interpress NI (The Irish News)
Commended
Discovery Print (The Courier)
Mortons Print (Henley Standard)
Newsquest Printing Glasgow (The Herald)
Reach Printing Services Teesside (The Journal)
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Winner
The Guardian
It really feels like the Guardian still tackles positive cause-based journalism that many shy away from. To do this, with the strategic vision and tech innovation clearly all pulling in the same direction, is all the more impressive.
Highly Commended
The Telegraph – It has been a big year for The Telegraph which relaunched a very impressive website and introduced a unique new performance indicator.
Commended
FT – The site is clean and slick and the subscription model the envy of the publishing world.
The Times & Sunday Times – Digital first news with an easy, attractive design.
i online – A tremendous story, the UK’s fastest growing national newspaper website in terms of audience growth.
KentOnline – Fantastically innovative regional site with market leading editorial.
INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
The Drag+drop Award
Winner
The Ozone Project
Digital innovation at great scale. A very important and successful project, building the digital advertising project of the future.
Highly Commended
The Telegraph – Interactive Storytelling – Leading the way with digital innovation. A small team producing content that truly engages the reader.
Commended
The Guardian – The Daily – Another polished, premium product from The Guardian.
FT – News Briefing Podcast – The immediate interest from commercial partners and sponsors has marked out this initiative as one to watch.
Reach Solutions – Mantis Brand Safety – Harnessing AI and using it to drive improved performance in the commercial space.
Evening Standard – Google Project – An innovation that already looks like a key component of the paper’s digital growth strategy.
OUTSTANDING USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA AWARD
Winner
The Telegraph – Snapchat
Brilliant use of all products on a platform to engage with a younger audience while remaining authentic. The array of compelling content is remarkable and is gaining traction with its target audience.
Highly Commended
FT – Instagram The surprising and unexpected way it reached out was engaging but also made the editorial brand feel more authoritative.
Commended
The Independent – A brave, adventurous and ambitious approach to social media.
Birmingham Mail – Brummie Mummies – Such a great product that fits a clear need for its consumers.
Daily Mirror – Nice to see a newspaper engaging with younger social media platforms.
Birmingham Updates – Thoughtful and interesting content. Busking Battle is pure genius.
The ICNN Independent Community Website of the Year
Sponsored by Google News Initiative
Winner
Birmingham Updates
A very fresh clean design with no adverts but clearly labelled sponsored content. Short, snappy stories and smart revenue generation.
Highly Commended
Island Echo – A very successful site with great ambition and growth plans. Investment in innovation is clearly paying off.
Commended
LymeOnline – A great example of home grown local journalism.
Brighton and Hove News – A well rounded content strategy appears to have paid off here. A good, solid local news proposition.
Dorset Biz News – An interesting model that has gained traction very quickly. A success.
The Lincolnite – Impressive social media strategy and great growth story.