The winners from five regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, Americas and South Asia) have competed against each other for WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards Worldwide.

Below are the finalists from each region*, which entered the Digital Media Awards Worldwide.

The order in which they are listed is completely random, and is not linked to the results. Winners will be announced at WAN-IFRA’s World News Media Congress 2023 on Wednesday, 28 June in Taipei.

*Please note, we are withholding the names of the finalists from the Asia Region, as their ceremony is scheduled to take place later this year.

Best Data Visualisation

– Die Kragkrisis Regstreeks (The Electricity Crisis Live), Netwerk24, South Africa
– Islamophobia 365: Lynchings and Beyond | How Anti-Muslim Hate in UP Has Grown Exponentially Since 2017, The Quint, India
– America’s Lost Chinatowns, Insider, USA
– VG’s Energy Crisis Monitor, Verdens Gang (VG), Norway

Best Digital Subscription Initiative

– Indian Express Subscription, The Indian Express, India
– Moving from a metered to a smart paywall Clarín, Argentina
– Maverick Insider Marketing, Daily Maverick, South Africa
– Omni Mer, Omni, Sweden

Best ePaper-Concept

– New NPG e-paper product, NPG Digital, Germany
– BlokraaiPRET e-publication on Netwerk24, Media24, South Africa
– Acervo ZH, Grupo RBS, Brasil
– The Hindu e-Paper Learning Corner, The Hindu, India

Best in Audience Engagement

– Live journalism webinars, Daily Maverick, South Africa
– Emotions, predictions, forecasts, users interact with La Nacion during the Qatar World Cup, La Nacion, Argentina
– How a birthday party in Minecraft made a massive impact on brand awareness, engagement and sales, Aftenposten Junior, Norway
– ABP CENTENARY CAMPAIGN, ABP PVT. LTD., India

Best News Website

– The Leading Site Covering Health, Medicine, and Science, STAT, USA
– https://www.thequint.com/, The Quint, India
– A sports news site for the TikTok Generation, Relevo, Spain
– News24: South Africa’s Most Trusted News Website, News24, South Africa

Best Newsletter

– Morning Expresso, The Indian Express, India
– Your Questions Answered (YQA), Daily Maverick, South Africa
– Climate Coach, The Washington Post, USA
– Inside Politics, Financial Times, UK

Best Podcast

– Health For Mzansi podcast, Food For Mzansi, South Africa
– The Outlaw Ocean Podcast, The Outlaw Ocean Project, USA
– The Indo Daily, Irish Independent (Mediahuis Ireland),  Ireland
– Shet Market, Sakal Media Private Limited, India

Best Trust Initiative

– Transparency portal – How we make VG, Verdens Gang (VG), Norway
– Elections 2022 Coverage. Agência Lupa, Brazil
– Legit.ng Media Literacy Campaign, Legit Media Group, Nigeria
– Women in Journalism, Afghanistan Women News Agency, Afghanistan

Best Use of Video

– WATCH | DOCUMENTARY: Killed For Being Queer, News24/ Media24, South Africa
– Paint your heroes: Original multimedia content to support the rise of women’s football, Relevo, Spain
– Ambulancias irregulares: lucrar con la emergencia, N+ Focus, México
– ABP CENTENARY CAMPAIGN, ABP PVT. LTD., India