LESS than two months since its launch, a Scottish online news service has been shortlisted for a prize at awards celebrating the best of newspaper production.
The Caledonian Mercury has received a nomination in the Newspaper Awards, which have been on the go for 14 years and are held in association with trade title, Production Journal.
It has been nominated for the Digital News Service of the Year category and is up against belfasttelegraph.co.uk, europe.wsj.com,getreading.co.uk, guardian.co.uk, manchestereveningnews.co.uk and telegraph.co.uk.
Joining Caledonian Mercury on the awards shortlist is the Eurocentral print works, of News International, that produces, among others, the Scottish News of the World, the Glasgow Solicitors Property Guide and the Falkirk Herald. It has been nominated in the Newspaper Printer of the Year category.
Also, Aberdeen-based The Press and Journal has been shortlisted in the Regional Newspaper of the Year category.
Says Stewart Kirkpatrick, editor of the Caledonian Mercury: “I’m absolutely delighted that we’ve been shortlisted by the Newspaper Awards and humbled by the calibre of the other nominees.
“This is a real pat on the back for our journalists and commercial team, who’ve worked incredibly hard to make the Cally Merc a success.
“We have just increased the size of its writing team from 10 to 14 to match the high expectations of our readers and will be announcing the names of our new journalists soon.”
The full shortlist reads:
The Fujifilm Grand Prix, for the most significant contribution to future newspaper success
Essex Chronicle – Soapbox campaign
The Guardian – iPhone app
KOS Media – New media initiatives
Newspaper Society – Locally Connected
Oce Printing Systems – Niiu digitally produced personalised newspaper
PCS – Knowledge
Times+ – Loyalty programme
Newspaper printer of the year
The Agfa Premier Award for all printers of newspapers printed coldset web offset
Guardian Print Centre (The Guardian, The Observer)
Mortons Print (Fishing News, Church Times, The Irish Post)
Newsprinters, Broxbourne (The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Daily Telegraph)
Newsprinters, Eurocentral (News of the World, Glasgow Solicitors Property Guide, The Falkirk Herald)
Newsprinters, Knowsley (Financial Times, The Times, The Sunday Telegraph)
Peterboro’ Web (Motor Sport News, MCN, Farmers Guardian)
Sheffield Web (Yorkshire Post Magazine, The TESS, Evening Courier – Halifax)
Webprint Concepts (Irish Examiner)
International newspaper of the year
The AbitibiBowater Premier Award for all international daily and weekly newspapers
Augsburger Allgemeine (Germany)
Expresso (Portugal)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (Germany)
Financial Times – Europe
Haber Turk (Turkey)
Welt am Sonntag (Germany)
National newspaper of the year
The manroland Premier Award for national weekday (Monday-Friday) daily newspapers
The Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
The Guardian
Irish Independent
The Sun
The Times
Regional newspaper of the year
The Goss International Premier Award for all regional weekday (Monday-Friday) daily newspapers
Dorset Echo
Eastern Daily Press
Evening Echo, Cork
Express & Star
The Press & Journal, Aberdeen
Yorkshire Post
Weekend newspaper of the year
The OneVision Award for national and regional weekend (Saturday/Sunday) newspapers
Eastern Daily Press
FT Weekend
The Guardian
The Mail on Sunday
Sunday Life, Belfast
The Sunday Times
Environmental newspaper company of the year
The UPM Premier Award for all newspaper printers and publishing centres
Archant Print
Express & Echo, Exeter
Guardian News & Media
Newsprinters
NWN Media
Trinity Mirror Printing Midlands
Most outstanding use of colour
The Flint Group Award for all newspapers printed coldset web offset
(Niche)
Cage & Aviary Birds (Peterboro’ Web)
Church Times (Mortons Print)
Farmers Guardian (Peterboro’ Web)
MCN (Peterboro’ Web)
Surrey Homes & Property (Surrey & Berkshire Media)
TLS (Newsprinters, Knowsley)
(Newspaper)
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Times
TLS
The Sun
The Sunday Times (Travel Section)
Weekly newspaper of the year
The Ferag, WRH Marketing Award for all paid-for and free weekly newspapers (except national/regional Sunday titles)
The Bath Chronicle
The Cumberland News
Cumberland & Westmorland Herald
Essex Chronicle
North Devon Journal
Surrey Advertiser
National colour supplement of the year
The PCP Award for all national newspaper colour supplements printed any method (except coldset)
Fabulous (News of the World)
How to Spend It (Financial Times)
Live (The Mail on Sunday)
The Times Magazine
Stella (The Sunday Telegraph)
The Sunday Times Magazine
You (The Mail on Sunday)
Regional supplement/magazine of the year
The PCP Award for all regional newspaper colour supplements or stand-alone magazines printed any method (except coldset)
Culture (The Journal)
The Derbyshire Magazine (Derby Telegraph)
Focus (Kent Messenger)
GR8 Life – Champion Media Group
HomeLife (Jersey Evening Post)
Out & About (Newbury Weekly News)
Society (Newsquest Media Southern)
Coldset colour supplement of the year
The Sun Chemical Award for all newspaper colour supplements printed coldset web offset
Agenda (The Sunday Business Post)
Independent Life
Property Paper (Reading Post)
Travel (The Daily Telegraph)
Yorkshire Post Magazine
Weekend (Irish Independent)
Niche market newspaper of the year
The Newsprinters Award for all niche market (special interest) newspapers
Angling Times
Cage & Aviary Birds
Church Times
The Countryman’s Weekly
Farmers Guardian
MCN
TLS
Newspaper design of the year
The Papermule Award for all newspapers
Cambridge News
The Daily Telegraph
Financial Times
The Sunday Times
Surrey Advertiser
Surrey Times
Best use of New Media
The Atex Award for all news media businesses
Belfast Telegraph – user interactivity
Europe.WSJ.com – Berlin Wall Interactive
The Guardian – iPhone app
How to Spend It – new website
KOS Media – Your Kent TV
NWN Media – Leaderlive.co.uk
The Daily Telegraph – virtual Chelsea Garden
Digital news service of the year
The PCS Award for all digital news services
belfasttelegraph.co.uk
caledonianmercury.com
europe.wsj.com
getreading.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
telegraph.co.uk
Best use of citizen/community journalism
For all news media businesses
Belfast Telegraph – user interactivity
The Argus (Brighton) – community reporters section
The Guardian – G20 coverage
Trinity Mirror – citizen involvement
