2015 PANPA Award winners

New Zealand and Taiwan titles take home trophies at Newspaper of the Year Awards

The Newspaper Works announced the winners in the PANPA 2015 Newspaper of the Year Awards at a gala event held at Sydney’s Hilton Hotel on Friday night.

More than 400 guests gathered to learn which of more than 700 entries won their categories.

Several of the major winners came from outside Australia while the big local winners included wins again for The Weekend Australian and The Newcastle Herald.

 

NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR

Daily Newspaper of the Year

Community
 The Gympie Times – APN News & Media

Regional
 Newcastle Herald – Fairfax Media

National/Metropolitan
 The New Zealand Herald – NZME.

Weekend Newspaper of the Year (OPEN)

The Weekend Australian – News Corp Australia

Non-daily Newspaper of the Year

Community
 The City – Messenger Newspapers

Regional
 Queensland Country Life – Fairfax Media

 


PHOTOGRAPHY

Portrait

Community
 Dean Finlay – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times

Regional
 Beauty Redefined – Sylvia Liber, Illawarra Mercury

National/Metropolitan
 Adam Houda – Nicolas Walker, Good Weekend Magazine, Fairfax Media

Features and Lifestyle

Community
 The Giants – Andrew Ritchie, Western Suburbs Weekly, Community Newspaper Group

Regional
 Fields Of Fire – Adam Hourigan, Daily Examiner

National/Metropolitan
 Legends of the Small Screen – David Caird, News Corp Australia (Sunday Herald Sun, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mail)

Sport

Community
 Jessica Whiting – Jon Hewson, Mandurah Coastal Times

Regional
 Dive – Stephen Parker, Rotorua Daily Post

National/Metropolitan Blue Water Classic – Sydney Hobart Race 2014 – Brett Costello, Daily Telegraph

News

Community
 Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, North Shore Times, New Zealand

Regional
 How do you tell him? – Glenn Hampson, Gold Coast Bulletin

National/Metropolitan (TIE)
 Dramatic Water Rescue – Simon Maude, stuff.co.nz
Sydney’s Sea of Love – Toby Zerna, Courier-Mail and dailytelegraph.com.au


ENVIRONMENT (OPEN)
 1-Degree’s Recycling Expo – News Corp Australia

 


TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE

Single-width

Community
 Sharp Daily (Taiwan) – Apple Daily Publications

Regional
 Herdsman Print Centre – Harvey-Waroona Reporter, West Australian Newspapers

National/Metropolitan
 Apple Daily (Hong Kong) – Apple Daily Publications

Double-width

Community
 Frankston Times – Border Mail Print Centre, Albury, Fairfax Media

Regional
 Illawarra Mercury – Canberra Print & Distribution Centre, Fairfax Media

National/Metropolitan
 South China Morning Post, Hong Kong

Pre-print or Supplement (OPEN)

Lifestyles of the 50+ – Tamworth Print Centre, Fairfax Media

Print Centre of the Year (OPEN)

Yandina Print Centre, APN News & Media

 

DIGITAL


Best Mobile Site/App (OPEN)

The Age iPad App – The Age

Best Niche / Specialty App or Microsite (OPEN) 

#SnapSydney – NewsLocal, News Corp Australia

Innovation of the Year (OPEN) 

Story of Gallipoli – The Age, Fairfax Media

News Site of the Year

Community
 The Maitland Mercury (www.maitlandmercury.com.au)

Regional
 Newcastle Herald (www.herald.com.au)

National/Metropolitan
 The Advertiser, Adelaide (www.advertiser.com.au)


HEGARTY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIP

Best Young Executive Under 35

Jared Savage – The New Zealand Herald, NZME.

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