17th Asian Media Awards: India takes
top three spots in Best in Newspaper Marketing

In their 17th edition, WAN-IFRA’s annual Asian Media Awards attracted 435 entries from countries all over Asia and the Middle East which competed for excellence in editorial content, design, infographics, photography, printing quality, newspaper marketing and community service. Over 30 judges from international media companies in 13 countries evaluated the entries in recent months to select the 39 award winners honoured at Publish Asia.

Publish Asia 2018

Held for the second time in Bali, Publish Asia is WAN-IFRA’s premier conference in the Asia-Pacific region. Publish Asia 2018 (April 24-26, 2018) featured over 30 top Asian and international speakers.

Publish Asia’s conference addressed the management and business issues facing newspaper publishers and examined emerging new business models and revenue streams.

Asian Media Awards

Following is the list of awards:

1. Best in Design

• Newspaper Overall Design
  Sunday Morning Post by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
  The Straits Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
  CHINA DAILY by China Daily
• Magazine Overall Design
  Post Magazine by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
  The Novella Issue by Esquire Singapore
  Smile by Ink Publishing
• Newspaper Front Page Design
  Duterte Year 1: Shock & AWE by Philippine Daily Inquirer
  MAYHELM by Galadari Printing & Publishing (LLC)
  Sing Tao Daily
• Magazine Cover Design
  How Colas Lost their Mojo by INDIA TODAY Magazine
  How to lose friends and alienate people by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
  China’s New Chick by the INDIA TODAY Magazine

2. Best in Editorial Content

• Newspaper Breaking News Article
  Student/Trafficked by R.AGE
  How a tragic death of logger stopped a potential devastation by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd
  Two Palestinian brothers stranded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd
• Newspaper Feature Article
  The Rivers with Cancer by Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch
  Student/Trafficked by R.AGE
  I don’t want you – Nikkei Asian Review by Nikkei Inc.

3. Best in Infographics

• Newspaper Infographics
  Getting to grips with North Korea by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
  What’s in a face? by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
  Armada Cheng-Ho by PT Jawa Pos Group
• Magazine Infographics
  Second Strike Capability by INDIA TODAY Magazine
  Zayed and Sustainability by Dubai Media Inc
  Ajman the Land of Safety by Dubai Media Inc

4. Best in Photojournalism

• News Photography
  Ablaze by Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
  Flight to Life from the Piercing Claws by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
  “Tears of Loss” by HT Media Limited
• Feature Photography
  I Was Sold at 14 as a Sex Slave by Living Media India Ltd
  Air Bersih by Kompas Media Nusantara
  Taiwan Handicapped Inventor Who Walks by Hands and Feet by Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch
• Sport Photography
  Signature to the sand of time by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
  Fencing Moves by Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
  Son vows to rise in Final by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd
• Best in Newspaper Marketing
  Dainik Jagran : Creating the Newspaper of Day after Tomorrow by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
  Dainik Jagran : 957 Pages from a Daughter’s Diary by the Future by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
  The Hindu On Sunday by THG Publishing Pvt Ltd
• Best in Community Service
  Dainik Jagran : Till the Penny drops by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
  Live Positive by Dainik Bhaskar
  Panir Golpo (The Tale of Water) by The Daily Star