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Asian Media Awards 2017 Winner List

Asian Media Awards 2017 Winner List

In their 16th edition, Asian Media Awards gathered over 420 entries countries from all over Asia and the Middle East The South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore) , Malayala Manorama Company Ltd (India) and Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines) were among the top winners WAN-IFRA's annual Asian Media Awards which were presented on 19 April in a gala ceremony hosted in Kuala Lumpur opened by Guest of honour: YAB Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Selected by a jury composed of 25 international media executives from companies such as Schibsted, Axel Springer or The Evening Standard, the following projects have been awarded  Asian Media Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards:

Best in Design

Newspaper Overall Design

The Straits Times/The Sunday Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Sunday Morning Post by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
CHINA DAILY by China Daily  

 

Magazine Overall Design

The Peak Selections: Gourmet & Travel N0. 19 by SPH Magazines Pte Ltd
Esquire Singapore by Mongoose Publishing
STORM by E-Quill Media Pte Ltd  

 

Newspaper Front Page Design

The Straits Times/The Sunday Times by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Bangkok Post - YES 61% by The Post Publishing Public Co Ltd
Bangkit Bersama Lawan Terorisme by PT Kompas Media Nusantara

 

Magazine Cover Design

Esquire Singapore - Unsuitable for the Young, May 2016 by Mongoose Publishing
THE WEEK - Modi's Outdated Army by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
Pakistan's New Nuke Threat by India Today Group  

 

Best in Editorial Content

Best Newspaper Breaking News Article

The Straits Times - ISIS Behind Deadly Jakarta Attack by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

SCMP - Mong Kok Riot by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd

HM - Pulau Naga Merah by Skuad Khas HM by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd

 

 Best Newspaper Feature Article

R.AGE - Predator In My Phone by Star Media Group Bhd
NST - Killer cosmetics by The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd
The Straits Times - Disruption from Western Media to Singapore Context by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd  

 

Best in Infographics

Newspaper Infographics

Bolts From The Blue by South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd
Times of Oman - World T20 2016 by Muscat Media Group
Engineering Feats at Pasir Panjang a Model for Tuas by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

 

Magazine Infographics

Times of Oman - The Land of Frankincense by Muscat Media Group
Traditional wedding -Hospitality UAE by Dubai Media Inc
Security First - Dubai Customs by Dubai Media Inc  

 

Best in Photojouralism

News Photography

Bull By The Horns by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
Lamentation by Philippine Daily Inquirer
Nepal's Illegal Kidney Selling Village by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd

 

Feature Photography

Savior to Street Oldies by Philippine Daily Inquirer
Home Sweet Home Birth by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd
Art Get Seriously Fun by Singapore Press Holdings Ltd

 

Sport Photography

Renang Indah by PT Jawa Pos Koran
Mud Soak Wonder by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
Geremew & Jepchirchir are Champion by Kasturi & Sons Ltd  

 

Best Newspaper Marketing

Crowdsourcing Imagination to Create the Newspaper for the Future by the Future by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
A Newspaper on a mission to restore a City's Pride by Jagran Prakashan Ltd
Project OMG by Inquirer Group of Companies: Philippine Daily Inquirer

 

 

Best in Community Service

R.AGE - Predator In My Phone by Star Media Group Berhad
"Ardrakeralam" Compassionate Kerala by Malayala Manorama Company Ltd
No more "Going to the Jungle" by Jagran Prakashan Ltd

 

 

Best in Print

Below 150k Circulation

 Apple Daily (Hong Kong) by Apple Daily Printing Limited
 Al Ittihad by United Printing & Publishing
 Al Ittihad by United Printing & Publishing

 

Above 150K

 Ananda Bazar Patrika by ABP Pvt Ltd
 The Telegraph by ABP Pvt Ltd
Apple Daily (Taiwan) by Apple Daily Publication Development Limited, Taiwan Branch
 Mathrubhumi, Kollam by The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd  
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