South China Morning Post tops haul with nine winning entries at 20th Asian Media Awards

Several major Asian news publishers won big at this year’s WAN-IFRA’s Asian Media Awards. They are among the 34 media companies from 9 countries that took in this year’s competition.

South China Morning Post – 9 awards
Magazine Cover Design – Gold, Silver
Breaking News Article – Gold, Silver
Feature Article – Silver
Covid-19 Reporting – Silver
Newspaper Infographics – Gold. Silver, Bronze

India Today Group – 5 awards
News Photography – Gold, Silver
Feature Photography – Gold, Bronze
Covid-19 related Photography – Silver

Nikkei Inc. – 4 awards
Magazine Cover Design – Bronze
Feature Article – Gold
Covid-19 Reporting – Gold, Bronze

Kompas Daily Newspaper – 3 awards
Newspaper Front Page Design – Gold
Covid-19 related Photography – Bronze
Newspaper Marketing – Bronze

Singapore Press Holdings – 3 awards
Breaking News Article – Bronze
Feature Article – Bronze
Feature Photography – Silver

This year’s competition also saw first-time winners in Khaleej Times, Arab News, Rashtradoot, VnExpress, kumparan.

Three new categories were introduced this year:

• Best in Covid-19 Reporting which recognises an article or a series of articles covering findings and reports relating to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Best Covid-19-related Photography which recognises work which best captures key moments in the Covid-19 pandemic. This replaces the previous Sport Photography category
• Best Revenue Diversification Project/Product/Service which recognises new innovative projects/products/services which engage audiences and increase media brand awareness while creating a new and sustainable revenue stream. 

For the full list of winners, visit https://wanifraevents.eventsair.com/asian-media-awards/winners-2021