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These projects inspire us all , from new approaches to digital subscriptions to impactful native advertising campaigns . The ‘ Gold ’ winners automatically enter Wan- Ifra ’ s World Digital Media Awards competition .
Winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards 2021
The winners of South Asian Digital Media Awards 2021 for the different categories are :
Best News Website ( or ) Mobile Service – Gold : Manoramaonline . com ,
Malayala Manorama – Silver : thequint . com , The Quint – Bronze : bloombergquint . com ,
Quintillion Business Media
Best Use of Online Video
– Gold : Life in an Auto - The Inspiring story of 74-year-old sole breadwinner , Desraj Jyot Singh , The Quint
– Silver : Girls on a mission , People Like Us Create ( PLUC )
– Bronze : A Night at India ’ s largest farmer ’ s protest , BBC News
Best Newsletter – Gold : Times TOP 10 , Times of
India Digital
– Silver : The India Cable , Foundation for Independent Journalism
– Bronze : Here ’ s the thing – Weekly Members-only Newsletter , Spunklane Media .
Best Data Visualization – Gold : West Bengal Elections 2021 ,
NDTV Convergence – Silver : Covid-19 pandemic - Full
Coverage , NDTV Convergence
– Bronze : - Kerala Assembly Election 2021 , The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing
Best Reader Revenue Initiative – Gold : HT Codeathon , Hindustan
Times
– Silver : Support The Wire , Foundation for Independent Journalism
– Bronze : Freedom Sale 2021 – The Hindu Group , The Hindu
Best in Audience Engagement
– Gold : Bring Back Milk Bikis
Campaign , The Hindu – Silver : Teen Goshti , BBC News – Silver : Kissan Protein Champs – Knowledge Series & Brain-teasing Activities , The Hindu
– Bronze : Njanoru Naran , M M Publications ( Vanitha )
Best Podcast / Digital Audio Project – Gold : Sakalchya Batmya / Daily
Sakal News , Sakal Media Group
– Silver : Club FM Cinema Katha , The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing – Bronze : Vivechana , BBC News
Best Brand Marketing Campaign ( for News Brands ) – Gold : Doctor ’ s Day Campaign –
Hindustan Times – Silver : Neel Barir Lorai –
Anandabazar Patrika – Bronze : HT Fresh – First Voice , Last Word – Hindustan Times
Best Special Project for Covid-19
– Gold : On The Road with the Pandemic : Counting India ’ s Uncounted Covid Deaths , Mojo Story
– Silver : Hindustan Covid Actions , Hindustan Media Venture .
– Silver : Covid-specific Jagran Dialogues Series , in collaboration with Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Unicef India , Jagran New Media
– Bronze : BBC ’ s coverage of Covid in India , BBC News
Best Branded / Sponsored Content Campaign – Gold : Unacademy Let ’ s Crack
CSE , The Hindu – Silver : HT Codeathon , Hindustan
Times – Silver : Break the Taboo , The Daily
Star – Bronze : Bring back Milk Bikis , The
Hindu – Bronze : HTLS 2020 , Hindustan
Times
The entries were evaluated by an international panel of jury which included – Adam Tinworth , Digital Publishing consultant , UK , Alberto Lucas López , National Geographic , Angela Robson , multi-award-winning TV , radio and print journalist , Corinne Podger , Reuters & BBC
The 2021 awards in their fifth edition received more than 140 entries , a record jump of close to double the number of entries in the previous year . These awards , presented by Wan-Ifra , recognize South Asian publishers who have delivered unique and original digital media projects in the last 12 months .
Certified consultant , Australia , Dickens Olewe , journalist , Kenya , Emanuel Karlsten , media consultant , Hans Peter Janisch , newspaper designer and consultant , Iryna Vidanava , independent online media consultant , Belarus , Jacqui Park , journalist , editor and media strategist , Jerusha Raath , head of Brand Studio , 24 . com , Juan Velasco , founder and creative director of 5W Infographics , Michael Cooke , consultant and editor , Murdoch Davis , consultant and editor , Rob Montgomery , Mobile Journalism consultant , Lucie Lacava , Design consultant , Steve Yelvington , Media consulting and training , Kuek Ser Kuang Keng , Award-winning digital journalist , Kuala Lumpur , Rakesh Dubuddu , founder and chief executive officer , Factly , Chhavi Sachdev . Storyteller - Podcast producer , editor , Aniruddha Pawade , Podcast consultant , Gurman Bhatia , Independent Information designer , Prem Koman , Narrative & Storytelling consultant , Kavita Chandran , Thomson Reuters Foundation and Sambit Pal , Associate professor , International School of Broadcasting and Journalism .
The winners will receive their awards virtually at the upcoming South Asian Digital Media Awards 2022 , which will take place from 8-10 March . n
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Indian Printer & Publisher | 1 March 2022