Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post picks up string of major international awards
- Company’s premium video arm, SCMP Films, takes gold at Wan-IFRA Digital Media Awards in Kuala Lumpur, days after being honoured at US events
- Style and education teams also pick up awards at event in Malaysia recognising news publishers that deliver unique and original digital media projects
The South China Morning Post has picked up a string of major international awards in recent days.
The awards recognise news publishers that have delivered unique and original digital media projects. They were presented in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday evening.
SCMP Style was named a joint gold winner for best lifestyle site, while the newspaper’s educational news product for young children, Posties, won the silver award for best digital subscription/reader revenue project.
South China Morning Post wins 6 prizes at Hong Kong News Awards
Post editor-in-chief Tammy Tam said it was a “privilege” to represent the winners at the awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
“These awards are not only a fitting tribute to the world-class journalism that we are committed to at the Post, they also reflect that we are more than Hong Kong’s newspaper of record, that we are a leading, global multimedia company,” she said.
“In this fast-changing digital era, our award-winning entries prove yet again that content is indeed king, and quality journalism is what really matters at the end of the day.”
The Post’s director of video, Chieu Luu, said: “SCMP Films shows the Post’s commitment to character-driven, impactful medium and long-form journalism, and every single person on the video team has contributed to SCMP Explains, so it really is an incredible recognition of everyone’s efforts.”
Emily Tsang, editor of Posties, said her team had spent nearly a year transforming the publication, which involved curating captivating and interactive content.
“The editorial team is thrilled that the award has further validated our vision and affirmed our commitment to delivering quality content to our readers,” she said.
The paper’s wins at the Wan-IFRA awards followed two other accolades announced last Tuesday in the United States.
Hong Kong’s Post wins big with 4 golds and 6 silvers at 2 sets of media awards
The film follows the story of Hyangsu Park after her uncle was lured into moving to North Korea due to a PR campaign offering citizenship to ethnic Koreans from Japan, with her uncle and his family suddenly disappearing years later.
On the same day, the Digiday Video and TV Awards named Luu as video executive of the year in recognition of his leadership and initiatives to continually grow his team’s reach and reputation as a top player in the digital space.
The Post’s video team was also listed as finalists for three other categories at the event.
