At an awards ceremony in London for The 2024 Newspaper Awards in association with Fujifilm on Tuesday, The Edinburgh Reporter was “Highly Commended”.
Up against 20 other contenders in the Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year category, which was heavily subscribed with more than 30 entries, the judges said: “To succeed, hyperlocal community newspapers have to be tenacious and innovative and are looking to constantly evolve.
“The category received entries from all corners of the country and judges were impressed with the high-quality of some of the titles that rivalled more established traditional, long-established weeklies.
“The Edinburgh Reporter does not cram its pages, leaving space to breathe and has a stunning front page format. You can really feel the character of the community through its pages.”
The Hyperlocal Newspaper of the Year category was won by The Peckham Peculiar and we shared their excitement at the awards ceremony. The judges said about The Peckham Peculiar: “Its passion for Peckham and its residents shone through on every page”.
The ceremony in London on Tuesday night was hosted by TV rugby sports presenter Mark Durden-Smith.
Gary Cullum, director of The Newspaper Awards, says: “For the second successive year The Newspaper Awards focused entirely on print, recognising the hugely important role that print continues to play.
“There’s no denying we live in the digital age, with tech giants commanding the advertisers’ pound. But, for many, newspapers and genuine, trusted news brands remain an essential part of daily life.
“The quality and quantity of entry to The 2024 Newspaper Awards is testament to the continuing resilience of the industry.”
The full list of winners was as follows:
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR: Newsprinters (The Times, The Sunday Times)
Highly Commended: Reach Printing Services – Watford (Daily Star, The Guardian)
NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEE/TEAM OF THE YEAR: Reach Printing Services – Reducing energy consumption
Highly Commended: The Irish News – Re-branding of The Irish News
INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Germany)
Highly Commended: Børneavisen (Denmark)
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER PRINTER OF THE YEAR: Interpress NI (The Irish News)
Highly Commended: Iliffe Print (Grantham Journal, Bishop’s Stortford Independent, City A.M., Inside Magazines)
NATIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: i newspaper
Highly Commended: The Guardian
REGIONAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: The Irish News
Highly Commended: Yorkshire Evening Post
WEEKEND NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: FT Weekend
Highly Commended: The Sunday Times
LOCAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: The Impartial Reporter
Highly Commended: Lymington Times & New Milton Advertiser
HYPERLOCAL NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: The Peckham Peculiar
Highly Commended: The Edinburgh Reporter
NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT/MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR (WEEKLY): Saturday (The Guardian)
Highly Commended: The Sunday Times Magazine
NATIONAL SUPPLEMENT/MAGAZINE (NON-WEEKLY): LUXX (The Times)
Highly Commended: LUXURY (The Telegraph)
REGIONAL SUPPLEMENT/MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR: Belfast Telegraph Weekend (Mediahuis) and Velvet (Iliffe Media)
NICHE MARKET NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR: TLS
Highly Commended: The New European
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