THE Press and Journal has been highly commended in awards celebrating ‘the best in print and digital news media production and innovation’.
The Aberdeen-based newspaper finished runner-up behind the Irish News in the category, Regional Newspaper of the Year (over 25,000 circulation), in the 2014 Newspapers Awards.
The Sunday Herald, meanwhile, was commended in two categories: Weekend Newspaper of the Year and also Newspaper App of the Year.
The 2014 Newspaper Awards winners’ list reads as follows:
Fujifilm Grand Prix
Observer Tech Monthly
Newspaper Printer of the Year
Joint winners
Interpress (NI) – The Irish News, Down Recorder, The Impartial Reporter
Newsprinters – The Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, The Times
Printed Innovation of the Year
The Daily Telegraph – Cascade Creative
National Newspaper of the Year
The Daily Telegraph
Regional Newspaper of the Year (over 25,000)
The Irish News
Regional Newspaper of the Year (under 25,000)
The Journal
International Newspaper of the Year
China Daily
Weekend Newspaper of the Year
The Independent on Sunday
Coldest Colour Supplement of the Year
Observer Tech Monthly
Niche Market Newspaper of the Year
MCN
Newspaper App of the Year
FT Web App
Digital Innovation of the Year
GuardianWitness – digital journalism initiative
Weekly Newspaper of the Year
The Impartial Reporter
Digitally Printed Newspaper of the Year
The Daily Telegraph – printed by Miller Newsprint, Malta
Digital News Service of the Year
fastFT
National Colour Supplement of the Year
Ultratravel (The Daily Telegraph)
Regional Supplement/Magazine of the Year
Cornwall Today (Cornwall & Devon Media)