JEDDAH: Sayidaty Digital won the largest haul of awards at the recent Middle East Digital Media Awards 2017.
The awards, run by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), honor the best innovative and new projects in the global digital publishing field.
Sayidaty won various awards including honors in the “Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website” and “Best Digital Advertising Campaign” categories.
The honors included two gold awards. The first was granted to the beauty and fashion site Aljamila.com, which won in the “Best Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Mobile Service” category. The second was granted to Sayidaty.net on Snapchat, honoring the women’s magazine’s presence on the social media site, and landing it the top “Best in Social Media Engagement” honor.
WAN-IFRA’s Digital Media Awards are the most prestigious recognition of best-practice innovation in digital publishing worldwide. Now in their second year in the Middle East, the awards are presented in several regions around the world during the year.
Sayidaty wins 8 honors at Middle East Digital Media Awards
Sayidaty wins 8 honors at Middle East Digital Media Awards
Arab News wins 7 prizes at European Newspaper Awards, led by 50th anniversary coverage
- Anniversary special coverage and film won four Awards of Excellence across multiple categories
LONDON: Arab News won seven prizes at the 27th European Newspaper Awards — four for its 50th anniversary coverage and three for other projects — bringing its total to 160 awards since the 2018 relaunch.
The anniversary coverage earned an Award of Excellence in “Supplement for special occasions and anniversary editions,” plus wins in “Multimedia storytelling” for its special web section and two in “Film” and “Animated films” for its documentary.
Additional honors went to the “Spotlight — 2024 in Review” and “Opinion — 2024” print series in the “Sectional front pages nationwide newspaper” category, and a “Visualization” prize for an image from “Opinion — 2024.”
Launched in 1999 by organizer Norbert Kupper, the awards celebrate print and digital innovation. This year’s contest drew newspapers from 22 countries and more than 3,000 entries across 20 categories, despite fewer print submissions due to rising editorial collaborations.
“It’s testament to the skill, versatility and collaboration between the creative and editorial teams at Arab News that the seven awards at this year’s ENAs spanned print, digital and film categories,” commented Omar Nashashibi, head of creative design at Arab News. “These wouldn’t be possible without the world-class contributors we partner with, and the leadership, vision and support of Editor-In-Chief Faisal J. Abbas.”
Creative Director Simon Khalil called the film wins especially meaningful. “This recognition means a great deal because this film was never just about marking an anniversary, it was about capturing a defining moment in the evolution of Arab News and the region it represents.
“Telling the story, and drama of the 2018 relaunch, the digital transformation, and the courage to become ‘The Voice of a Changing Region’ was both a responsibility and a privilege.”
Past highlights include the “King Charles III Coronation” special coverage, “Kingdom vs. Captagon” investigation and FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 special edition.
See more award-winning projects at arabnews.com/greatesthits.
