New Delhi: The Wire received two awards – ‘Best News Startup of the Year’ and ‘Best Use of Video’ – at the South Asian Digital Media Awards 2019, on February 18 here.The awards, which recognise publishers who have adopted digital media and mobile strategies to meet the major changes in how people consume news, were presented in several categories. Within each category, winners and two runners up were given gold, silver and bronze awards respectively.Both of The Wire’s awards were ‘gold’. The ‘Best Use of Video’ honour was for its pre-Lok Sabha election show, Sadak ke Sansad.Watch all the videos in the epic web-series here.The Hindu and The Wire are the only two news organisations to win two gold awards on Tuesday. The awards saw more than 80 entries from more than 20 news companies, which were evaluated by an international jury.Manoramaonline.com won the Best News Website of the Year Award. BBC News, NDTV Hop, Arre, Sangbad Pratidin, Prothom Alo, and The Hindu were among winners.The awards were presented by WAN-IFRA.The full list of winners is as follows:1. Best Data VisualisationGold – BBC News – How many promises did the Narendra Modi government keep?Silver – The Federal – Chandrayaan 2 missionBronze – Prothom Alo – Prothom Alo – Election Portal2. Best Digital News StartupGold – Foundation for Independent Journalism – The Wire EnglishSilver – The FederalBronze – ETV Bharat3. Best Digital Project to Engage Younger/Millennial AudienceGold – NDTV Convergence – NDTV HopSilver – Sangbad Pratidin – Pujor Face – Augmented Reality Face Filters during Durga PujaBronze – BBC News – BBC’s Beyond Fake News Project4. Best in Lifestyle, Sports, Entertainment Website or Mobile ServicesGold – ArreSilver – The Hindu – Sportstar5. Best in Social Media EngagementGold – M M Publications Limited (Vanitha) – Ivide nalla vishesham campaignSilver – BBC Media Action (India) Limited – #FlushKeBaad: A social media initiative for public awareness on faecal Sludge ManagementBronze – The Daily Star – Bangladesh in World Cup6. Best Marketing Campaign for News BrandGold – The Hindu – #UnderMyWatchGold – Sangbad Pratidin – Pujor Face – Augmented Reality Face Filters during Durga PujaSilver – ABP Pvt Ltd – Santanan DehiBronze – Sangbad Pratidin – MaaClicks7. Best Native Advertising / Branded Content CampaignGold – Prothom Alo – Alor PothGold – ABP Pvt Ltd – Shusthyotar JonyoSilver – Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd – The Bold BrunchBronze – Times Network Digital – Jan Nivesh8. Best News Website or Mobile ServiceGold – Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd – Manorama OnlineSilver – Malayala Manorama Co. Ltd – Manorama MobileBronze – Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd – The Quint9. Best Paid Content StrategyGold – The Hindu – The Hindu+Silver – Quintype – BQ BlueBronze – Vikatan – Appappo10. Best Use of Online VideoGold – Foundation for Independent Journalism – The Wire – Sadak Se SansadSilver – BBC News – Ink of the EarthBronze – Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd – The Making of Lynchistan: Killing in the Name of the CowBronze – BBC News – Hand in Hand: A story of faith and friendship at KumbhBronze – Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co Ltd – Mathrubhumi.com fire and flame.
