The Wan-Ifra‘s Digital Media Awards Asia recognizes news media organizations that are leaders in the adoption of digital media and mobile strategies in response to how people consume news and information. One hundred and forty-five entries were submitted in this year’s competition. Malaysian broadcaster Astro Awani, British magazine Tatler and Singapore’s SPH Media emerge as the biggest winners of the Digital Media Awards Asia 2022.
The winners were awarded at a ceremony in Singapore on 3 November 2022 as part of the Digital Media Asia conference, with about 300 attendees from 98 organizations in 27 countries.
Malaysian broadcaster Astro AWANI which entered the competition in the small/medium category, won gold and silver in the best Special Project in Covid-19, gold in the Best Branded/Sponsored Content Campaign, and was runners-up in the Best Newsletter,
The Tatler shone in the small/medium publisher category, and they also beat their larger counterparts to clinch gold in the overall Best Newsletter category. They also won gold in both the Podcast/Digital Audio Project and Best Lifestyle or Sports Site in the small/medium category.
Singapore’s SPH Media won overall gold and silver in the Best Lifestyle or Sports Site, gold in the best Podcast/Digital Audio Project, and runners-up in the Special Project in Covid-19.
This year’s competition also saw first-time winners in BuddyKu, CNN Indonesia, Commonwealth Magazine, Economist Impact, GMA News Online, Continentalist, Our Grandfather Story and The Storm Media.
Best News Website or Mobile Service
Gold – CNA website and app by CNA, Mediacorp Pte Ltd
Silver – Redesign and Content Integration CNN Indonesia by CNN Indonesia
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$10 million
Gold – Eco-Business by Eco-Business Pte Ltd
Gold – The Environmental Reporting Collective by Oceans Inc
Silver – Kontinentalist by Kontinentalist
Best Lifestyle or Sports Site
Gold – How have Singaporean homes changed over the decades? by The Straits Times, SPH Media
Silver – How the Ukraine war is making this popular Singaporean dish more expensive by The Straits Times, SPH Media
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$10 million
Gold – Launch TatlerAsia.com by Tatler
Silver – Lifestyle section at Zing News by ZingNews
Best Use of Online Video
Gold – Disordered by Stuff Circuit
Silver – 29 Amazing Districts by CommonWealth Magazine
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$10 million
Gold – Ten Meters Up: A Year With Singapore’s First Olympic Diver by Our Grandfather Story
Silver – Slice of Life: The Infinite Loop of Debt by BuddyKu
Best Data Visualisation
Gold – Tracking how Russia fabricated its pretext for invading Ukraine by Nikkei Asia
Silver – How the Northern sea routes will change the world’s major traffic flows by Nikkei Asia
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$10 million
Gold – Sexual Violence in Singapore: A Crisis by Kontinentalist
Silver – Tracking the Malaysia floods: a visual story by Eco-Business
Best Branded / Sponsored Content Campaign
Gold – Back to Blue by Economist Impact x The Nippon Foundation
Silver – ICA Invisible Guardians by Mediacorp Pte Ltd, Brand Studio
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$10 million
Gold – Agro-X by Agrobank by Astro AWANI
Gold – Energy and Better Life by Bisnis.com – Bisnis Indonesia
Silver – Wise Up With Ryan | DBS Foundation by Our Grandfather Story
Best in Audience Engagement
Gold – Dapat Totoo by GMA News Online
Silver – 8world Entertainment Lifestyle – Christmas Treasure Street by Mediacorp Pte Ltd
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$ 10 million
There are no winners in this special category.
Best Newsletter
Gold – The Deep Dive by Tatler Gen.T
Silver – Street Letter by The storm media
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$ 10 million
Gold – Tatler Dining Weekly by Tatler
Silver – 7 Topik Terhangat by 7 Astro AWANI
Best Podcast / Digital Audio Project
Gold – The Unsolved Mysteries of Southeast Asia Podcast series by The Straits Times, SPH Media
Silver – The Lake by Popsock Media/Stuff
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$ 10 million
Gold – Crazy Smart Asia by Tatler Gen.T
Silver – Middle Earth Podcast by The World of Chinese
Best Special Project for Covid-19
Gold – The Whole Truth: Covid-19 Vaccination by Stuff
Silver – Remembering the 5 million lives lost to Covid-19 by The Straits Times, SPH Media
News media companies with annual revenue of less than US$ 10 million
Gold – Covid-19: Data dan informasi setakat ini by Astro AWANI
Silver – Rentas Jambatan Endemik by Astro AWANI
