Since there are great differences between local newspapers, regional newspapers, national newspapers and weeklies, the principal prizes are awarded in four categories. The following is granted for exemplary design and concept with the European Newspaper Award 12+1: local newspaper, Hordaland, Norway, regional newspaper, Berliner Morgenpost, Germany, national newspaper, Berlingske, Denmark and weekly, NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland. More information in the webpage European Newspaper Award.

That is the overall conclusion from the Best of Scandinavian News Design competition, writes www.snds.org. The high quality on print resulted in a record amount of prices in this category – 93 in total. 52 media houses entered the printed design competition. In total there were 615 printed entries. 23 media houses entered the online media design competition with 62 entries. There were given 22 awards in the online category. More information about winners www.snds.org.

 

Due to the great differences in local newspapers, regional newspapers, national newspapers and weeklies, the main prizes are awarded in four categories. The following received awards at the 12th European Newspaper Award for best design and concept: local newspaper – Diário de Notícias da Madeira, Portugal, regional newspaper – Bergens Tidende, Norway, nationwide newspaper – Politiken, Kopenhagen, Denmark, weekly newspaper – Sunday Herald, Glasgow, Scotland. Read more from here.

 

None of this year nearly 800 entries submitted in a variety of categories received the international jury to award gold.

Silver Diploma award went to Helsingin Sanomat and Ilta-Sanomat/Veikkaaja, the Norwegian Trönder Avisa and Dagens Næringsliv, Swedish Sydsvenskan and Danish Politiken, who scored twice time silver. The year’s Best of Show was a sports section from Ilta-Sanomat/Veikkaaja.

All winners you can see on the SND/S webpage.

 

The online edition of the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet (svd.se) won the Peter Sullivan Award / Best of Show during the 18th Malofiej International Infographics Awards.

The international jury decided to award unanimously with the Best of Show the online work titled “How did Europe vote last year Eurovision Song Contest 2008″.

Read more in SND-E.

 

Sweden got most of the awards, 25, in comparison with other countries nearby (Svenska Dagbladet 8, Dagens Nyheter 4). 16 awards went to Denmark (all Politiken), Finland came out with 6 and Norway 2 awards (Bergens Tidende). Among other countries close to Estonia, one prize went to Russia (Moscow’s free weekly newspaper Moy Rayon). In the 2009 contest, the jury awarded 1101 awards.

The awards for best design and concept got in category local newspaper Smålandsposten, Sweden, in category regional newspaper Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany, in category nationwide newspaper I informação, Portugal. Judges’ Special Recognition got newspaper 24sata, Croatia.

 

More information you cad read in the European Newspaper Award webpage.

Estonian newspapers got three awards in this contest, all for the front pages. These newspapers are Postimees, Tartu Postimees and Äripäev.

 

This year they gave the yellow pencil award among the D&AD awards to the portuguese newspaper – Publico. In the category of magazine and newspaper design. New York Magazine received three awards in the same category.

This year they didn’t give out the black pencil award, which is more prestige. In 2006 the new design of The Guardian received the black pencil award.

 

 

The winners were chosen from a field of 48 newspapers representing different regions of Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan.

The seven competition categories awarded four gold medals, 11 silver, 16 bronze, 23 awards of excellence. The gold medal were awarded to Aktzia (the front pages), Delovoy Peterburg (infographics), Delovaya Gazeta Jug (photography) and Svobodny Kurs (photography).

The more winners you can see in the SND Update.