Asia News Network, Phuket Gazette win Google gold for tsunami publication
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: -- The Asia News Network / Phuket Gazette joint publication on the 10th anniversary of the Indian Ocean Tsunami won a gold medal at the 6th Digital Media Awards, presented in Hong Kong on November 18 by Google and the World Association of Newspapers and Publishers.

The publication, entitled “Ocean’s Fury: Are We Ready?” was presented and submitted by The Straits Times of Singapore, which collaborated with The Jakarta Post from Indonesia, The Island from Sri Lanka, The Star from Malaysia, and The Nation and the Phuket Gazette from Thailand.

Ocean’s Fury won the gold award in the Best Data Visualization Project category. Close to 100 articles and hundreds of photos and graphics were produced for the publication, and some 50 writers, photographers, designers, artists and editors were involved.

“The tsunami was a disaster that hit people all round the region. When tragedy struck, the way the people of the region responded brought them closer together. So it was fitting that a project to commemorate those collaborative efforts should be done collectively by ANN partners,” said Straits Times Editor Warren Fernandez, who is an ANN board member.

ANN initiated the Ocean’s Fury project last year, not only to recount what had happened, but also to see if indeed the promise to help rebuild communities and lives had been delivered, said Mr Fernandez.

“We also wanted to ponder the lessons that might have been learned from the traumatic experience,” he added.

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-- Phuket Gazette 2015-12-17

Ah the 6th Digital media awards sounds very prestigious.

Im sure its a front for paid awards which are in turn used in marketing.

Take these awards with a grain of salt.