Group C is for Chinese-language publications

1. Excellence in Explanatory Reporting

Honorable Mention: ±d°·Âø»x (Common Health) - "2007°·±d«°¥«½Õ¬d¡G¨º­Ó«°¥«¹ï¦Ñ¤H³Ì¤Íµ½¡H"

Comment: This is a very outstanding survey of social issues. Very professional investigative method and excellent team work.

Award: «n¤è¤Hª«©P¥Z (Southern People Weekly) - "¨â­ÓÄq¤uªº¥ÍÁÙ©_ÂÝ"

Comment: Despite the strict restriction on freedom of speech, Nanfang People Weekly has been striving to reveal the real life of people in Mainland China. By describing the struggle of miners in a mine accident. The Miracle Survival of Two Miners has uncovered the hardship miners have been suffering from and criticized the government who has not acting as responsible. Excellent expose of the mining industry through poignant individual stories.

2. Excellence in Feature Writing

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø Ming Pao Daily - "¦^Âk¤Q¦~¨t¦C"

Comment: Write with new angle and give an all around account for the changes during the 10 years. Detailed and nicely match with good photos.

Award: °Ó·~©P¥ZBusiness Weekly - "§Ö¼Ö°ê- ¤£¤¦"

Comment: Brings new concept to the Taiwan society. The topic brings about the re-examination of oneself.

3. Excellence Human Rights Reporting

Honorable Mention: ¨È¬w¶g¥Z Yazhou Zhoukan - "°ªÄ£¼ä­u¬ü¡A­J¨Îºôµ¸«Ø¥\"

Comment: A report on latest movements of mainland rights-upholders who have been fighting for human rights.

Award: ¨È¬w¶g¥Z Yazhou Zhoukan - "´¦¶}²{¥N¤¤°ê¥£¤u²£·~Ãì¯u¬Û"

Comment: A report full of humanism, uncovered the existing human right issue in the mainland, by revealing the truth.

4. Excellence in Special Issue/ Special Section

Honorable Mention: ¤Ñ¤UÂø»x (Common Wealth) - "¿W¥ß»P±´¯Á"

Comment: A bold topic covers extensive area of reporting. Very inspiring.

Award: ¥Í¬¡¤ë¥Z - "­«¨«±ç«ä¦¨¤§¸ô"

Comments: Yesterday's grandeur starkly juxtaposed against today's challenges; exquisite and touching.

5. Excellence in Feature Photography

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø Ming Pao Daily - "¬Ó¦Z½XÀY³Ì«á®É¥ú"

Comment: Seat of pictures captured the poignant moments of the sit-in, with the emotions of the participants: hopeful, determined and turned out.

Award: ©ú³ø©P¥Z Ming Pao Weekly - "¤Ú°¨ªø¹Ø§ø - ¤Q¦~­«³X°O"

Comment: Creative photos to give holistic sense of village life. The photos bring out the stories.

6. Excellence in News Photography

Honorable Mention: ¨È¬w©P¥Z Yazhou Zhoukan - "¿Dªù¥Á«èªmÄË, ·tÂäC¤j¦M¾÷"

Comment: Forceful and impressive photos.

Award: Ä«ªG¤é³ø Apple Daily - "¦¶°ö¼yÂyÆAÅå´q¸úÁ×"

Comment: Being able to capture the moment of action with excellent contrast: male vs. female; an official vs. club girl; composed vs disconcerted; straight out vs. hypocritical.

7. Excellence in Editorial Cartooning - Group C & B only

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø©P¥Z Ming Pao Weekly - "º©µe¥Í¬¡¡Ð°µ°²"

Comment: The color and format is simple yet strong. Message is obvious well illustrated.

Award: Ä«ªG¤é³ø Apple Daily - "¶î¾~ªº¹xµ£"

Comment: simple message bring out the whole theme. Catchy and impressive.

8. Excellence in Newspaper Design

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø Ming Pao Daily - "¦^Âk¤Q©P¦~/°]¬F¹wºâ®×"

Comment: Neat and clear

Award: Ä«ªG¤é³ø Apple Daily - "1)¦C¨®Ãz¬µ 2)°¨³õÅå¤Ñ¤j³±¿Ñ 3)ÅǦp¤ß¯f³u"

Comment: Good planning and illustration.

9. Excellence in Magazine Design

Honorable Mention: ¸¹¥~City Magazine - "¶i©À - ­»´ä¹êÅç / ©P¼íµo - ¬B¾\¨p¬Ûï / ¼B«C¶³ - ­n¯«©w­n±´"

Comment: Very special, full of Bohenian mood. A nice balance of space and color.

Award: °Ó·~©P¥Z Business Weekly - "§Ö¼Ö°ê - ¤£¤¦ / ¨S¦³¦¨ÁZ³æªº²Ä¤@¦W / ¥þ²y·x¤Æ ¿N±¼§Aªº¿ú"

Comment: Photos are very good. Edgy and bring out the main theme.

10. Excellence in Magazine Front Cover Design

Honorable Mention: ¥Í¬¡¤ë¥Z Life Magazine - "ªu®ü¤¤°ê The China Seashore"

Comment: Powerful and Modern

Award: ±á¥Z West East - "ªF¦¨¦è´N Culture Issue"

Comment: Detailed and nicely designed.

11. Excellence in Business Reporting

Honorable Mention: ¤Ñ¤UÂø»x Common Wealth - "§C½Õ®±¤ý ©_ŧ¥þ²y¡G¥xÆWIC³]­p ¥@¬É¤£¯à¨S¦³¥L­Ì"

Comment: Provides a panoramic view of a very promising industry. Also illustrate an important industry development in Taiwan. Comprehensive courage with interesting anecdotes. Tell readers a successful Taiwan story which people may ignore.

Award: »·¨£Âø»xGlobal Views Monthly - "¥þ²y‘D¾÷³õ: ³q©¹¤j¥¼¨Óªº¾÷·|"

Comment: Very good comparative analysis of an interesting industry. Unique perspective news you can use. Excellent report in a land where press freedom doesn't always prevail. Global view, full of insight.

12. Excellence in Reporting on the Environment

Honorable Mention: ¤Ñ¤UÂø»x Common Wealth - "¥þ²y·x¤Æ¡@¥xÆW¤£Ä@­±¹ïªº¯u¬Û"

Comment: Well-researched and stimulating. Pictures and info-graphics are the key winning factor. Many aspect of global warming are discussed. However, slightly lack of focus may weaken the piece.

Award: ¨È¬w¶g¥Z Yazhou Zhoukan - "Àô¹Ò¦M¾÷¶Ê¥Í¤¤°ê·s¥Á¥D¹B°Ê"

Comment: Provocative topic. Various angle to cover the issue, careful analysis. Yazhou Zhoukan's environment report has gone beyond the usual scope within the environment. By elevating the angle to political, the report is able to present a comprehensive coverage on the inter-connectivity of environment, economy and politics.

13. Excellence in Opinion Writing

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø¤ë¥Z Ming Pao Monthly - "¥xÆW¿ï¥Áªº²z©Ê»P·P©Ê¡Ð±q¥_°ª¥«ªø¿ïÁ|¬Ý¥xÆW¥Á¥D"

Comment: A thoughtful analysis of democracy in Taiwan.

Award: FT ¤¤¤åÊI FTChinese.com - "¥_¨Êªº10¤ë Beijing In October"

Comment: A depiction of China and its ruling party at a political crossroads; subtle and elegant. A fine piece of writing: poetic, political and provocative.

14. Excellence in Public Service Journalism

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø¶g¥Z Ming Pao Weekly - "­»´ä¤½¦@ªÅ¶¡ §A©Ò¤£ª¾¹Dªº¤G¤T¨Æ"

Comment: Creative and vivid description with good discussion. Should have given more constructive resolution

Award: ¤Ñ¤UÂø»x Common Wealth - "¥þ²y·x¤Æ ¥xÆW¤£Ä@­±¹ïªº¯u¬Û"

Comment: Precisely point out how the Taiwanese runaway from the problem and quote good suggestion for problem solving.

15. Excellence in Reporting of Breaking News

Honorable Mention: ©ú³ø Ming Pao Daily - "«O½Ã¬Ó¦Z½XÀY Protect the Queen's Pier"

Comment: Detail report with excellent photos. Catching the moment of "de-colonization" in Hong Kong.

Award: °Ó·~©P¥Z Business Weekly - "¦W¾s¹J¨ì¯T When a Horse run into a Wolf"

Comment: Stunning story. Revealing the threats and traps the Taiwan business encounter in Mainland.

16. The Scoop Award

Honorable Mention: ¨È¬w¶g¥Z Yazhou Zhoukan - "¦èÂýͧP»ø§½¡A¹F¿à¯S¨Ï±K±à¨Ê©x¤º±¡"

Comment: Yazhou Zhoukan's scoop on negotiations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama won by its detailed presentation and well-illustrated pictures. Very comprehensive. Took good care of the balance. Would be perfect if could present some Chinese governemnt's side of story. Yazhou Zhoukan scooped the rest of the media by presenting a detailed picture of negotiations between Beijing and the Dalai Lama; story was sensitively done with a profusion of color and shade.

Award: ©ú³ø Ming Pao Daily - "´¿¼y¬õ°h¥ð The Retirement of Zheng Qing Hong"

Comment: The reporting team from Mingpao must have worked extremely hard and forged close relationship with people close to the top Chinese leaders. Moreover, all the details in the scoop were confirmed by the later development. Perfect scoop! A clean scoop, of some importance locally. Of course, Ming Pao makes it clear in the story that the implications are quite limited, and it was not unexpected that he would retire since he was already above the retiring age, but still a worthy entry. Ming Pao performed valuable service by its early reporting of the personnel changes at the 17th Party Congress; this report was widely quoted by other media.