The South China Morning Post's digital team at the Asian Digital Media Awards 2012.

SCMP.com wins big at Asian Digital Media Awards

Published: 9:40am, 29 Nov 2012

SCMP.com swept multiple awards at WAN-IFRA’s Asian Digital Media Awards on Wednesday, including first place for best online media in the category of newspaper websites and another gold award for best online video.

"This is very exciting and an encouraging acknowledgement for a newspaper website which was re-launched only three months ago and switched to a metered model six weeks ago,” said the South China Morning Post's Online Editor Wang Feng.

“We have been able to do wonderful things with the new site, but it is such a delight to be recognised in such a big way by our esteemed colleagues and industry experts.

“We have a great team of journalists and digital miracle workers. They deserve all the honour."

Video journalist Helene Franchineau earned first place for her series chronicling life in Hong Kong's sometimes-forgotten communities. The videos accompany articles in The Post's Neighbourhood Sounds series.

[Helene Franchineau's video on Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong]

The Post also received a bronze award for best online infographics, and a gold award for elle.com.hk in the magazine website category for best online media.

Elle Hong Kong is published under SCMP Hearst, a subsidiary of the SCMP Group.

More than 50 media companies from across Asia took part in the competition held in conjunction with the Digital Media Asia Conference 2012, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week.

The conference, hosted by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers, is in its fourth year and aims to showcase cutting-edge media organisations and their use of digital media to syndicate and monetise content.

WAN-IFRA ASIAN DIGITAL MEDIA AWARDS 2012 RESULTS

BEST IN ONLINE MEDIA

Newspaper Website:
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd - www.straitstimes.com (Gold)
South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd - www.SCMP.com (Gold)
APN Digital (New Zealand) - www.nzherald.co.nz (Silver)
NDTV Ltd - www.ndtv.com (Bronze)

Magazine Website:
South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd - www.elle.com.hk (Gold)
SENATUS PTE LTD - www.senatus.net (Silver)
Mongoose Publishing Sdn Bhd - www.timeoutkl.com (Bronze)

BEST IN ONLINE VIDEO
South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd - Helene Franchineau (Gold)
West Australian Newspapers Ltd - After the Flames (Gold)
Ming Pao Enterprise Corporation Ltd - MediaNet, Top Gear Hong Kong, Top Gear China (Silver)
West Australian Newspapers Ltd - Anzac Tribute (Bronze)

BEST IN ONLINE INFOGRAPHICS
Al Bayan - AL BAYAN NEWSPAPER - Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Gold)
Al Bayan - AL BAYAN NEWSPAPER - Al Fahidi Fort (Silver)
South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd - South China Morning Post (Bronze)

BEST IN CROSS MEDIA AWARD

Cross Media Editorial Coverage:
PT Kompas Media Nusantara - Cincin Api Expedition (Gold)
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd - R.AGE, The Star (Silver)
The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd - Berita Harian -- Anugerah Bintang Popular 2012 (Bronze)

Cross Media Advertising:
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd - The Star Mobile App iSnap (Gold)
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd - STJobs (Silver)
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd - STAR 2012 (Bronze)

BEST IN MOBILE MEDIA
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd - STProperty (Gold)
AFP-Agence France-Presse HK - Agence France Presse - Infoplum (Silver)
Malayala Manorama Company Ltd - MANORAMA MOBILE (Bronze)

BEST IN TABLET PUBLISHING
NDTV Ltd - NDTV Convergence Ltd (Gold)
PT Kompas Media Nusantara - Ring of Fire Expedition on Tablet (Silver)
TREND VG3 Co., Ltd - Thairath for iPad (Bronze)

BEST IN SOCIAL MEDIA
The Indian Express Ltd - The Indian Express (Gold)
NDTV Ltd - NDTV Convergence Ltd (Silver)
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd - Social Media Fiesta 2012 (Silver)
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd - R.AGE, The Star (Silver)
PT Riau Media Grafika - Tribuners & Citizen Journalism (Bronze)

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