The Online Media Awards (supported by iomart, Muck Rack, the Press Association, the British Journalism Review, The Drum Network and RAR) aim to identify the cleverest, boldest and most original purveyors of news and views from around the world.
Chair of the Judges, Carla Buzasi, outlined why she chose Quartz to win the Chairperson’s award: "From the beautiful design of the site, through to genuinely through provoking content, Quartz is a news brand making huge headway with UK audiences.”
"What set it apart from the also-rans when I was making my decision, however, was how qz.com has successfully integrated its content into so many different platforms - from Apple News, where I personally read it on every Tube journey, through to Facebook and LinkedIn.”
"With its commendable commercial success in the past 12 months, coupled with ongoing platform innovation, and most importantly, excellent content, it was a clear winner."
Al Jazeera English swept the board, with its online site chosen as the Best Website of the Year, and senior editor of digital video Yasir Khan chosen as Online Editor of the Year.
BuzzFeed News and BBC's original editorial The Tennis Racket, in which the publisher used betting data to investigate match-fixing in tennis, was chosen as Breaking News Story of the Year.
The winners:
BEST WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Al Jazeera English
CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
Quartz
ONLINE EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Al Jazeera English: Yasir Khan
Commended: The Detail: Steven McCaffery Editor of The Detail
DIGITAL WRITER OF THE YEAR
WIRED: Oliver Franklin-Wallis, WIRED- Best Digital Writer
Commended: Business Insider UK: Lara O'Reilly
Commended: Guardian News & Media: Alex Hern - the Guardian
OUTSTANDING DIGITAL TEAM OF THE YEAR
BBC Newsbeat: BBC Newsbeat – A truly multimedia digital team, online and on air
Commended: Al Jazeera English: Visual Storytelling Team
Commended: Channel 4 News / ITN: Channel 4 News online
BREAKING NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR
BuzzFeed News and BBC: The Tennis Racket
Commended: BBC News Online for BBC News: Paris Attacks
Commended: The New York Times: Germanwings coverage
ONLINE EDITORIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Mirror Online: Teddy's Story
Commended: Guardian News & Media: The Guardian: Keep It In The Ground
Commended: The Economist: The Economist's right to die online editorial campaign
Commended: VICE Media: The VICE Guide To Mental Health
Commended: The Huffington Post UK: The Huffington Post - Young Minds Matter
B2B DIGITAL PRODUCT [New for 2016]
Dennis Publishing: Alphr.com
B2C DIGITAL PRODUCT [New for 2016]
The Economist: The Economist Espresso
Commended: Time Inc. (UK): Powder
B2B SALES TEAM [New for 2016]
Quartz: Quartz Sales Team
Commended: Press Association for Various Sports stakeholders (England2015 Ltd, Breathe Mobile, Eurosport.com, Kicca Limited, BiggBalls Ltd and more): PA's Digital Sports Sales Team
B2C SALES TEAM [New for 2016]
Global The Media and Entertainment Company: How Global: The Media and Entertainment Company became a truly multi platform business
Commended: Haymarket Consumer Media: Putting the Creative into Native
MEDIA SALES INDIVIDUAL OF THE YEAR [New for 2016]
Bloomberg for Bloomberg Media: Bloomberg Media_Rob Huckin
Commended: WIRED: Max Mirams- Media Sales Individual of the Year
BEST USE OF DATA FOR COMMERCIAL GAIN [New for 2016]
Joint winners:
Newsquest: Productised Audiences
The Economist, UM and Proximity: The Economist brand response marketing campaign
COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR [New for 2016)
WIRED: Jaguar New XF- WIRED’s Commercial Campaign of the Year
Commended: Reuters for Boeing: Boeing Reuters TV and Reuters.com Campaign
Commended: The Scottish Sun: Eat Better Feel Better
NATIVE ADVERTISING SOLUTION/CAMPAIGN [New for 2016]
ESPN for EA Games: FIFA16 Fantasy League – A Native Content Series
Commended: Bloomberg for UBS: UBS, Bloomberg Media and Starcom Mediavest
MOST EFFECTIVE MEDIA TOOL [New for 2016]
Al Jazeera English: Al Jazeera Newsroom Toolbox (ANT)
Commended: The Times and The Sunday Times for The Times and Sunday Times Digital Team: CardKit social promotion
BEST MEDIA PODCAST
Nature Publishing Group for Kerri Smith: The Nature Podcast
Commended: www.theguardian.com: The Guardian's Audio Long Reads
BEST SITE FOR NEWS-LED JOURNALISM
Guardian News & Media: theguardian.com
Commended: BBC News Online: BBC News Online
BEST SPECIALIST SITE FOR JOURNALISM
Creative Agenda for The Memo: The Memo Entry for Best Specialist Site for Tech
Commended: Calvert 22 Foundation: The Calvert Journal
Commended: Gadgette: Gadgette – the positive, popular, unpatronising tech site for women
BEST LOCAL/REGIONAL NEWS SITE
Trinity Mirror Merseyside for Liverpool Echo (Maria Breslin): liverpoolecho.co.uk
Commended: Belfast Telegraph: belfasttelegraph.co.uk
BEST NATIONAL/WORLD NEWS SITE
Joint winners:
Bloomberg: Bloomberg.com
VICE Media for VICE News: VICE News
Commended: BBC News for BBC News and BBC World Service Languages: BBC News Instagram
Commended: BBC News Online: BBC News Magazine
BEST CAMPAIGNING/INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
The Times and The Sunday Times for The Times and Sunday Times Digital Team: The Sunday Times blood doping investigation
Commended: MarieClaire.com: Women and Guns: The Conflicted, Dangerous, and Empowering Truth
BEST COMMENTARY/BLOGGING
Channel 4 News / ITN: FactCheck
Commended: Al Jazeera English: Why Al Jazeera will not say Mediterranean "migrants" - Barry Malone Blog
Commended: Yahoo UK: Yahoo Sport UK: Jermaine Jenas' Weekly Premier League Blog
BEST VIDEO JOURNALISM
Channel 4 News / ITN: Two Billion Miles
Commended: www.theguardian.com: We walk together: a Syrian family’s journey to the heart of Europe
Commended: Financial Times: Big Game, Big Money
BEST DESIGNED SITE
Joint winners:
Guardian News & Media: The Guardian website - theguardian.com
Reuters TV: Reuters TV
Commended: Quartz: Quartz - qz.com
BEST TWITTER FEED
BBC News Online: @BBCBreaking
Commended: Bloomberg: @business
Commended: The Independent: indy100
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Mirror Online: Mirror Online Social Team
Commended: BBC News Online: BBC News social media coverage of the UK’s 2015 General Election
Commended: British Vogue: BRITISH VOGUE - BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Commended: ITV News: ITV News
BEST USE OF CROWD SOURCING OR CITIZEN JOURNALISM
Guardian News & Media: The Guardian: The Counted
Commended: Mirror Online: Mirror Online Social and Engagement Team
Commended: TheLADbible: TheLENSbible, part of TheLADbible Group
BEST BRAND DEVELOPMENT
Dennis Publishing: Alphr.com
Commended: The Economist, Proximity and UM: The Economist brand response marketing campaign
BEST COMMERCIAL INNOVATION
The Scottish Sun: Unruly - making our business sharable
Commended: Nursing Times, Plexus: Nursing Times Learning
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Al Jazeera English: Banished: Why menstruation can mean exile in Nepal
Commended: International Business Times UK: Mediterranean refugee crisis: The tide of humanity
TECHNICAL INNOVATION
The Pool: Technical Innovation
Commended: The Times and The Sunday Times for The Times and Sunday Times Digital Team: Weekly Editor
BEST APP
Quartz: Quartz for iPhone
Commended: BBC News Online: BBC News app on IOS and Android
BEST FREELANCE WRITER
Peter Oborne for Middle East Eye: The siege of Damascus: Everyday life in Syria’s savage war
Commended: CNN International: Motez Bishara
BEST PHOTOGRAPHER
Simon Dawson for Bloomberg.com
BEST LIFESTYLE / LEISURE NEWS SITE
The Pool: Best Lifestyle/Leisure News Site
Commended: Bauer Publishing for The Debrief - Bauer Media: The Debrief
BEST BUSINESS / FINANCE NEWS SITE
Bloomberg: Bloomberg.com
Commended: Global Trade Review (GTR): Global Trade Review (GTR)
Commended: Quartz: Quartz - qz.com
BEST HEALTH / EDUCATION NEWS SITE
IOP Publishing for The American Astronomical Society (AAS): AAS Nova
