Newspapers from throughout the Asia-Pacific region entered the awards this year with a stronger presence from South-East and North-East Asia.
A total 35 judges in the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia and New Zealand have now made their decision.
PANPA chief executive Mark Hollands says, “Our overseas judges have all commented on the high standard of the entries and the overall quality of newspapers and journalism in this region. The quality of entries is generally accepted as the best-ever by our regular judges.”
He continues, “The entries underscore the vibrancy and professionalism of the newspaper industry – in print and digital. The awards come down to the quality of our people – and there is no doubt they are among the very best and most innovative in the world.”
Finalists include:
Newspaper of the Year (Dailies – All Circulation Categories):
The Age
The Australian
Bay of Plenty Times
Border Mail
Courier-Mail
Geelong Advertiser
Daily Examiner
Daily Telegraph
Dominion Post
Fiji Times
Gold Coast Bulletin
Herald Sun
Illawarra Mercury
Manly Daily
The Morning Bulletin
Newcastle Herald
Northern Territory News
Otago Daily Times
Straits Times
Sunshine Coast Daily
Sydney Morning Herald
Sunday Newspaper of the Year:
Herald on Sunday (NZ)
Sunday Age (Melbourne)
Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne)
Sun-Herald (Sydney)
Newspaper of the Year (Non-Dailies – All Circulation Categories):
Augusta Margaret River Times
Busselton and Dunsborough Times
Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser
Country News (Shepparton, Victoria)
The Courier (Mt Barker, South Aust)
Gold Coast Sun
Howick & Pakuranga Times
Lake Times
Macarthur Chronicle
Melbourne’s Child
Northern District Times
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader
South Western Times
Wentworth Courier
Western Suburbs Weekly
Technical Excellence – Newspapers Printed on a Double-Width Press:
Australian Financial Review (Fairfax Printers)
Canberra Times
Gympie Times (APN Yandina)
South China Morning Post
Sunshine Coast Daily (APN Yandina)
Sydney Morning Herald (Rural Press, Qld)
The West Australian
Newspapers Printed on a Single-Width Press:
Apple Daily, Hong Kong
Apple Daily, Taiwan
Australian Jewish News
The Chronicle (APN, Toowoomba)
Newcastle Herald
Northern Star (APN Print, Ballina)
Sharp Daily, Taiwan
Warwick Daily News (APN Print, Toowoomba)
Pre-Print or Supplement:
Melbourne Recital Centre (Sunday Age)
NRL Guide (Canberra Times)
Noosa News Property (APN Print, Yandina)
Sharp Daily, Taiwan
SN Real Estate (Shepparton News)
Travel Guide (The West Australian)
Your School (Shepparton News)
Innovation in Pre-Production Processes or Technology:
APN Newspapers
Leader Newspaper Group
Otago Daily Times
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