The FT was a clear winner in both categories praised for its professional and insightful news content and excellent print quality throughout.
newsawards 2021 was hosted by TV sports presenter Mark Durden-Smith at the Royal Lancaster hotel in front of over 350 guests on Thursday 11 November.
This year, the Fujifilm Grand Prix, won by the Daily Mirror, focused on the massive and disruptive impact of the pandemic has had on the news media industry. The Daily Mirror, instead of being daunted by the situation, seized the chance to produce creative and innovative content that resonated with its readers, say the judges.
The Irish News won Regional Daily Newspaper of the Year while the National Printer of the Year was awarded to The Irish Times.
Most Creative Use of Data Journalism, a new category for 2021, was won by the New Statesman Media Group while the ICNN Website of the Year category was won by Island Echo.
Gary Cullum, director of newsawards, says: “The pandemic has forced publishers to change their thinking and their working practices amid huge economic and social pressures. But publishers and printers have risen to the challenges. They have seized the opportunities to produce innovative, honest content that has served readers and advertisers well.
“It has been tough and huge challenges remain to be faced. But through the gloom, newsbrands have been there, day in, week out to keep their audiences informed both in print and online.”
FUJIFILM GRAND PRIX
Daily Mirror
THE PRINT AWARDS
NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR
The Agfa Premier Awards
NATIONAL WINNER
The Irish Times (The Guardian, The Irish Times)
Highly commended: Newsprinters Broxbourne & Knowsley (The Times)
REGIONAL WINNER
Mortons Print (Cage & Aviary Birds, Driffield & Wolds Weekly, The Moorlander, Teesdale Mercury)
Highly commended: Interpress NI (Daily Mirror, The Star, The Irish News)
PRINT PRODUCTION ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR
The UPM Premier Award
Rob Champion, assistant technical services manager, Newsprinters
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The manroland Goss web systems Premier Award
Financial Times
Highly commended: The Times
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Resolute Forest Products Premier Award
Financial Times
Highly commended: Anandabazar Patrika (India)
SUNDAY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Qmuli Award
The Sunday Telegraph
Highly commended: The Sunday Times
REGIONAL DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Aktrion Atalian Servest Premier Award
The Irish News
Joint highly commended: The Courier (Dundee) and The Journal (Newcastle)
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The Printing Charity Award
Cambridge Independent
Highly commended: Ham & High
NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT / MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
The Flint Group Awards
NON-WEEKLY WINNER
LUXX (The Times)
Highly commended: How to Spend It (Financial Times)
WEEKLY WINNER
The Sunday Times Magazine
Highly commended: Style (The Sunday Times)
REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT / MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
The Bishops Printers Award
Greater Govanhill Community Magazine
Highly commended: Yorkshire Life (Archant)
NICHE MARKET NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
The PJ Award
Cage & Aviary Birds
Highly commended: Hackney Citizen
THE ICNN INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Google News initiative
Hackney Citizen
Highly commended: Enfield Dispatch
DIGITAL AWARDS
NEWS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
The Pugpig Award
Liverpool Echo
Highly commended: KentOnline
DIGITAL INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
The Collection Pot Award
The Ozone Project
Highly commended: The Telegraph App
THE ICNN COMMUNITY WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by Google News Initiative
Island Echo
Highly commended: Dorset Biz News
MOST CREATIVE USE OF DATA JOURNALISM
The Reach Award
The New Statesman Media Group
Highly commended: The Telegraph
BUSINESS AWARDS
BEST USE OF ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY
The newsawards Trophy
News UK - PADN
Highly commended: Ozone Marketplace
BRAND PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
The Newsprinters Award
The Sun/Barclaycard
Highly commended: The Guardian/Visa/Starcom
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