The awards, which recognise outstanding work by European publishers in digital advertising, data visualization, tablet publishing, mobile service, news websites, reader engagement, online video, and outstanding new projects, were presented in a ceremony during Digital Media Europe 2014, WAN-IFRA’s annual digital event in London.
The awards attracted 107 entries from 48 European publishing houses in 21 countries this year.
“Nothing changes faster than digital media, and these awards reflect the diversity of innovative approaches that news media are adopting in the face of disruption,” said Vincent Peyrègne, CEO of WAN-IFRA. “The brilliance and appeal of these winning projects is inspiring for the entire industry.”
A list of this year’s jury members can be found here.
The winners:
BEST DATA VISUALIZATION PROJECT
* 1st place: DB Medialab (Dagbladet) - "Null CTRL/Zero CTRL ", Norway
* Special mention: Verdens Gang - "The fairytale of the Soria Moria government ", Norway
BEST DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
* 1st place: Anzeigen & Marketing Kleine Zeitung - "General Election", Austria
* Special mention: Agora - "Trasy Magiczne", Poland
BEST IN TABLET PUBLISHING
* 1st place: Tablet Media - "DOTYK, The First Tablet-only Weekly", Czech Republic
* Special mention: Verdens Gang - "VG+", Norway
BEST MOBILE SERVICE
* 1st place: Omni - "Omni", Sweden
* Special mention: Russmedia Digital - "VOL.AT Mobile Service Strategy", Austria
BEST NEWS WEBSITE
* 1st place: Guardian News & Media - "The Guardian", UK
* Special mention: Telekurier Online Medien - "KURIER Website", Austria
BEST OUTSTANDING NEW PROJECT
* 1st place: Verdens Gang - "godt.no", Norway
* Special mention: Times Newspapers - "The Times", UK
BEST READER ENGAGEMENT
* 1st place: Verdens Gang - "World Chess Championship 2013", Norway
* Special mention: Aftenposten - "What has the wealth done with us?", Norway
BEST USE OF ONLINE VIDEO
* 1st place: BBC News - "How to put a human on Mars", UK
* Special mention: Anzeigen & Marketing Kleine Zeitung - "General Election", Austria
