Up against a strong list of nominees, The Telegraph took top spot for its consistently impressive presentation and repro, with the judges saying it was “beautifully printed”.
newsawards 2016 was hosted by stand-up comedian and star of QI and Jonathan Creek, Alan Davies, at the London Lancaster in front of over 500 guests.
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 the FT, with judges commenting that “the FT is building a sustainable future and is developing some great new commercial opportunities. It’s the Total Package.”
It was a great night for Telegraph titles with Sunday Newspaper of the Year going to The Sunday Telegraph and National Supplement/Magazine of the Year won by Telegraph Fashion. Regional Newspaper of the Year was awarded to the Courier - Dundee. The Printer awards went to Newsprinters Broxbourne (National Printer) and DC Thomson’s Discovery Print (Regional Printer).
The big winner in the Digital categories was The Guardian which took four of the five awards: News Website of the Year, News App of the Year, Best Use of User Generated Content and Most Innovative Use of Mobile Technology.
Gary Cullum, director of newsawards, says: “Newspapers in all their formats have an informative and engaging connection with the reader. It is this connection that gives national, regional and local press, in print and online, a fundamental role in delivering advertisers a highly trusted and relevant environment which drives real action.
“The past 20 years of awards have seen our print brands applauded in their many formats. Looking back, our awards reflect a busy, tumultuous, sometimes tortuous but exciting and adventurous 20 years. Together we have championed and celebrated the very best in newspaper and news media print, technology and business innovation.”
newsawards 2016 - the Winners:
FUJIFILM GRAND PRIX
Financial Times
PRINT AWARDS
NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR
NATIONAL
Newsprinters Broxbourne for The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph
REGIONAL
Discovery Print for The Courier, The Press and Journal
PRINTED INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
DC Thomson – hybrid print initiative
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Daily Telegraph
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Courier - Dundee
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Sunday Telegraph
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Retford Times
NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE YEAR
Telegraph Fashion
NICHE MARKET NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Fishing News
REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT/MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
MAGAZINES
Dirt Bike Rider (Johnston Press)
COLDSET SUPPLEMENTS
Weekend (Belfast Telegraph)
DIGITAL AWARDS
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
The Guardian
NEWS APP OF THE YEAR
The Guardian
DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
The Telegraph – new formats
BEST USE OF USER GENERATED CONTENT
The Guardian – The Counted
MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
The Guardian – Minute app
BUSINESS AWARDS
BEST USE OF ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY
AppNexus
BRAND PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
The Telegraph/PHD/Kenco
COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
The Times – In the Heart of the Sea cover wrap