THE website of The Scotsman newspaper has been chosen as the best daily newspaper website in the UK, with the publisher’s rivals in the west, Newsquest – behind The Herald, Sunday Herald and Evening Times – not to be outdone in the prizes being handed out by the Newspaper Society at its advertising and digital media awards ceremony.
It’s the third time in five years that www.scotsman.com has won the Newspaper Society’s Best Daily Newspaper Internet Site title.
Says Alistair Brown, general manager of scotsman.com: “scotsman.com is once again recognised as being head and shoulders above the competition. Its core team have consistently delivered quality across every discipline: editorial, development, design and sales. This award reflects that history of excellence.”
Adds Stewart Kirkpatrick, the editor of scotsman.com: “This award recognises the tradition of innovation at scotsman.com. From producing the first video podcast by a UK newspaper site to allowing readers to comment on nearly every story, we have constantly striven to give our users the best possible product.”
Meanwhile, Newsquest in Glasgow took the prestigious, overall ‘Advertising Publishing Centre of the Year 2006’ award.
In total, dozens of titles and highly commended and merit awards went to Scottish newspapers.
The (Aberdeen) Evening Express took the Best Advertisement (Recruitment) title, while the Evening Times was awarded highly commended in Best Advertisement (Retail).
The Herald won the Best Supplement or Section (Property) award, while The Herald (again) and Scotland on Sunday were both accorded a merit in the same category.
In the Best Supplement or Section (Recruitment), the Press and Journal ran out winners, while the The Scotsman took the title and Evening Times highly commended in the Best Supplement or Section (Entertainment and Leisure) category.
A merit award went to the Evening Times in the Best Public Sector Advertising Initiative section, while the Sunday Herald took the honours in Best Niche Publication (Newsprint).
Sister newspapers, the Evening Express and The Press and Journal, respectively took the title and merit award in the Best Classified Section.
In Best Niche Publication (Non-Newsprint), The Herald won highly commended, while Scotland on Sunday and The Herald/Sunday Herald each were judged merits in Best Newspaper-initiated Event.
Meanwhile, in Best Series of Ads, the Evening Times emerged triumphant, while The Herald/Sunday Herald and The Scotsman were, respectively, highly commended and merited in Best Integrated Campaign.
And still, the prizes kept being handed out to Scottish titles. In Best In-house Studio of the Year, the title went to The Herald/Sunday Herald, while Sheona Campbell of the John O’Groat Journal was a joint winner in Co-ordinator of the Year.
In Best Client Sponsorship Package, Scotland on Sunday was the winner, while The Herald took highly commended.
Finally, scotsman.com was merited in Best Web Design.
