NewsMediaWorks has announced the finalists for the 2019 News Media Awards.

The finalists include:

Daily News Brand of the Year – Herald Sun, The Advertiser, The Age, The Australian, The Australian Financial Review, The New Zealand Herald and Stuff (NZ).
Weekend News Brand of the Year – The Age, AFR Weekend, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Weekend Australian and The New Zealand Weekend Herald.
Regional News Brand of the Year – Geelong Advertiser, Northern Territory News, The Examiner, The Hobart Mercury, The Land, The Newcastle Herald and Waikato Times (NZ).

The full list of finalists, across the seven categories of News Brand, Advertising, Marketing, Product Innovation, Photography, Technical and Executive Excellence can be downloaded here.

NewsMediaWorks CEO, Peter Miller, said: “The judging panel has reported seeing a significant uplift in innovation across our news publishers, which has raised the bar once again for the 2019 awards. It was a hotly contested field which resulted in much debate and deliberation among the judges to agree on the finalists and winners.

“The News Media Awards recognise excellence in the people, the products, the purpose and performance of news media brands today. Excellence that is a key driver of trust in our brands.” The 2019 News Media Awards gala dinner will be held on September 24th at The Ivy Sydney, at the conclusion of the annual INFORM News Media Summit.

The News Media Awards thanks sponsors Media Super, Norske Skog, AAP, DIC, Ipsos, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Nielsen.