GROUP B
Local newspapers or small magazines published in English
1. Excellence in Explanatory Reporting
Award: China Economic Review - "Mother of Invention" (by
Tim Burroughs)
Honorable Mention: Far Eastern Economic Review - "Thailand's
Rocky Road to Democracy" (by Colum Murphy)
China Economic Review: Excellent survey of China's innovation potential,
which is perhaps the most important angle on China's economic future.
A stellar example of regional economic analysis.
2. Excellence in Feature Writing
Award: The Straits Times - "The Hospice Care" (by Radha
Basu)
Honorable Mention: DestinAsian - "Pondering Pondy" (by Stephen
McClarence)
The Straits Times: A deeply moving, unflinching up-close look at
people facing the end of life and those who help them. Manages to
capture the poignancy of the situation without being sentimental.
3. Excellence in Human Rights Reporting
Award: The Standard - "A Killing Season" (by Lin Neumann)
Honorable Mention: The New Paper - "200 Maids in Little
Shophouse of Horrors" (Cara Van Miriah, Mindy Tan, Jonathan Choo
& Kenneth Koh)
The Standard: A remarkably balanced report of social and political
breakdown in the rural Philippines, with reporting and access that
could only come from deep knowledge and many years of exposure to
the country with all its complexities and ambiguities.
4. Excellence in Special Issue/ Special Section
Award: Far Eastern Economic Review - "Book Review Series"
(by Grant Evans, Peter Wonacott, Joe Cochrane, Pamela Crossley,
Garry Rodan, Jonathan Mirsky, Ilaria Maria Sala, Christine Loh &
Paul Vandenburg)
Honorable Mention: South China Morning Post - "Good Schools
Guide" (by Katherine Forestier & Education Desk)
Comment: Very strong package of insightful reviews, providing thoughtful
commentary on issues of concern in Asia.
Far Eastern Economic Review: Very strong package of insightful
reviews, providing thoughtful commentary on issues of concern in
Asia.
5. Excellence in Feature Photography
Award: The Standard - "Life in a Cage" (by Simon Song)
Honorable Mention: Off the Edge - "Ronggeng Revolusioner"
(by Danny Lim)
The Standard: Reminds us once again of the medium's potential for
shock and emotional impact.
6. Excellence in News Photography
Award: South China Morning Post - "Time's Up for the Clock
Tower" (by Ricky Chung)
Honorable Mention: The Sunday Times - "Farewell to Rajaratnam"
(by Joyce Fang)
South China Morning Post: Compelling news image. Each person's
reaction to the situation is unique and exposed in some way through
the facial or body signals which beg the viewers to further examine
the image.
7. Excellence in Editorial Cartooning
Award: The Straits Times - "Taiwan Politics All About Identity"
(by Prudencio Miel Jr)
Honorable Mention: South China Morning Post - "Taxing Times"
(by Harry Harrison)
The Straits Times: The illustration imaginatively conveyed the
essence of the accompanying article about the dilemma facing those
Taiwanese who do not feel a shared destiny with the mainland. It
captures the "soul" of China-Taiwan issue. The cartoon shows very
clever thinking.
8. Excellence in Newspaper Design
Award: Sunday Morning Post
Honorable Mention: South China Morning Post
Sunday Morning Post: Classy design. The whole layout is clear structured,
keeps good balance as well with the position of the pictures. Decent
font usage, readers friendly. Very good quality of pictures.
9. Excellence in Magazine Design
Award: Designer (by Lim Wenbin)
Honorable Mention: Prestige HK (by Darren Long)
Designer: Clearly a master of its craft, Designer has a disciplined
approach to creating a magazine that breathes with its flawless
interplay of colors, vivacious images and provocative cover art,
all without sacrificing readability. Each issue is fresh and never
contrived. As magazines go, Designer is a rare medium, well done!
10. Excellence in Magazine Front Cover Design
Award: Ish
Honorable Mention: Revolution (by Sharon Tan)
Ish: A mixture of classic and modern design. Good composition and
colour combination. Impressive layout with a great mixture of aged
and modern elements.
11. Excellence in Business Reporting
Award: The Standard - "Dragonair Buyout" (by Alman Loong,
Wong Ka-chun, Daniel Hilken, Jackie Cheung, Katherine Ng, Winnie
Pang & Prudence Ho)
Honorable Mention: South China Morning Post - "Mega Resort
Masu" (by Neil Gough & team)
The Standard: A strong scoop with solid follow-up reporting. After
scoring a scoop on an industry-changing development and reporting
a complex transaction yet to be finalized with near-accurate precision,
The Standard remained on top of its game by covering the impact
of the deal from all angles, using authoritative sources, and delving
into the history of the players. The result is a series of reports
that is not only expertly informed, but also gives life to a business
transaction.
12. Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
Award: South China Morning Post - "Sick in the City" (by
Robin Kwong)
Honorable Mention: The Standard - "Environment Hanging in
Balance" (by Jonathan Cheng, Leslie Kwoh & Albert Wong)
South China Morning Post: A well-organized piece that brings clarity
to a complex topic. Comprehensive analysis of the air pollution
problem in Hong Kong with good use of statistics.
13. Excellence in Opinion Writing
Award: The Sun - "Surin's Opinion Series" (by Jacqueline
Ann Surin)
Honorable Mention: Far Eastern Economic Review - "The Singapore
Series" (by Hugo Restall & Garry Rodan)
The Sun: Brave opinion writer. Jacqueline Ann Surin's essays examine
the cracks in Malaysia's facade of moderation. Clearly, non- Muslims,
ethnic minorities and women are facing new challenges to their liberties.
Ms. Surin examines them in unstinting fashion, from a perspective
that is quite personal and therefore very powerful.
14. Excellence in Public Service Journalism
Award: The Sun - "Low Cost Palace" (by R. Nadeswaran & Terence
Fernandez)
Honorable Mention: The Standard - "Environment Hanging in
Balance" (by Leslie Kwoh, Albert Wong, Jonathan Cheng & Chester
Yung)
The Sun: Fresh, ambitious reporting that made an impact on political
cronyism. A tenacious piece of investigative journalism in a country
where it can be difficult to do this kind of reporting.
15. Excellence in Reporting Breaking News
Honorable Mention: The Standard - "Dragonair Buyout" (by
Alman Loong, Wong Ka-chun, Daniel hilken, Jackie Cheung, Katherine
Ng, Winnie Pang & Prudence Ho)
16. The Scoop Award
Award: The Standard - "Dragonair Buyout" (by Alman Loong,
Wong Ka-chun, Daniel Hilken, Jackie Cheung, Katherine Ng, Winnie
Pang & Prudence Ho)
Honorable Mention: South China Morning Post - "China and
the Church" (by Ambrose Leung)
The Standard: A strong business scoop with good historical analysis.
The Standard was well ahead of the pack in reporting this eagerly-awaited
takeover, one of HK's biggest of the year. A big scoop that caught
the attention of media around the world.
17. Local Journalist Awards - English-language
Award: South China Morning Post (Quinton Chan)
Honorable Mention: The Sunday Times (Ben Nadarajan)
Comments: Great investigative pieces that challenge the government
and reflect real digging as well as commitment to the public interest.
Quinton Chan's package displayed great breadth, with a good selection
of issues important both to the civic life of HK (e.g. public spending,
air quality), and the personal lives of HK residents (e.g. flat
size calculations). Mr. Chan also made very effective use of high-quality
sources to bring out exclusive and revealing information on these
issues.
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