The 5th annual edition of South Asian Digital Media Awards 2020 presented by WAN-IFRA was announced on December 3, 2020.
The South Asian Digital Media Awards are presented in ten different categories. The winners will be honored at the upcoming Digital Media India 2021 Conference, which will be held from 2 March to 4 March, 2021.
WAN IFRA’s South Asian Digital Media Awards 2020 Winners:
Best News Website or Mobile Service
Gold: Manoramaonline.com, Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd
Silver: NDTV.com, NDTV Convergence
Bronze: The Telegraph, ABP Pvt. Ltd.
Best Data Visualisation
Gold: The Federal – Perseverance Mars Mission 2020
Silver: NDTV Convergence – Coronavirus Insightful Graphics
Bronze: BBC News – Every medal won by Indian sportswomen
Bronze: The Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd – Air quality in Kerala cities during COVID-19 lockdown
Best in Audience Engagement
Gold: ABP Pvt. Ltd. – ABP Education
Silver: The Quint – Last messages from Galwan
Silver: The Hindu – #KeepTheHabit
Bronze: The Daily Star – Bondhutte Bondi (Locked in Friendship)
Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile Services
Gold: The Hindu – Sportstar
Silver: NDTV Convergence – Visual stories
Best Marketing Campaign for News Brand
Gold: ABP Pvt. Ltd. – ABP Education
Best Native Advertising / Branded Content Campaign
Gold: The Hindu – #KeepTheHabit
Silver: M M Publications Limited (Vanitha) – Campaign for Go Colors
Bronze: The Quint – MG Motor #ChangeWhatYouCan
Best Paid Content Strategy (incl. pay wall, membership or crowd funding models)
Gold: BQ Blue – BloombergQuint ( Quintillion Business Media Pvt Ltd)
Silver: The Hindu
Best Project for News Literacy
Gold: TV18 Broadcast Limited – Surprise Test
Silver: TV18 Broadcast Limited – Crux Files
Bronze: ETV Bharat
Best Special Project for Covid-19
Gold: The Daily Star – Mission Save Bangladesh
Silver: People’s Archive of Rural India – Covering the human cost of COVID-19
Bronze: People Like Us Create (Pluc) – The COVID Hero Project
Best Use of Online Video (including VR)
Gold: BBC News – Journey of Women’s rights in India
Silver: People Like Us Create (Pluc) – Digital Divide
Bronze: Faye D’Souza – Inside KEM Hospital