According to INMA, the annual awards competition garnered 771 entries from 245 news brands in 43 countries, with finalists coming from Africa, Asia / Pacific, Europe, Latin America, South Asia and North America.
 
Companies that dominated the INMA shortlist include:
 
  • Bennett
  • Coleman & Co. Ltd. (BCCL)
  • Bonnier News
  • Jagran Prakashan
  • Mediahuis
  • News Corp
  • Russmedia, Stuff, and
  • Schibsted.
Leading the finalist list were entries from:
  • the United States (26)
  • India (24)
  • Germany (22)
  • Sweden (16)
  • Norway (13), and
  • New Zealand (11).
In its 87th year of rewarding excellence in the news media industry, the 2024 INMA Global Media Awards include 20 categories across two segments — national / international and regional. The categories focus on seven topic areas: 
  1. Excellence in news brands
  2. Media features
  3. Product
  4. Subscriptions
  5. Advertising and commerce
  6. Newsrooms, and
  7. AI. 
INMA says one first place, second place and third place will be awarded for each of the 20 categories within each segment. In some cases, judges may omit awards or advise additional awards.
 
First-place winners, regional winners and the global Best In Show will be unveiled on Thursday, 25 April at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, as the culmination of the INMA World Congress of News Media is being held from Monday, 22 April to Friday, 26 April.
 
"This year's Global Media Awards was highly competitive, with emerging themes focusing on breakthroughs in AI, newsrooms, young readers, and more," says Earl J. Wilkinson, executive director and CEO of INMA. "This class of finalists represents the best in the business of news, and we are proud to champion the mission of outstanding journalism."
 
According to INMA, some 60 media experts from 23 countries judged the entries in February, evaluating:
  • breakthrough results
  • unique concepts
  • strong creativity
  • innovative thinking, and
  • winning synergies across platforms.
INMA says the 771 entries in 2024's Global Media Awards competition are live on INMA.org in the association's Best Practices archive. Finalists may be viewed publicly, while all other entries are reserved exclusively for INMA members.
 
INMA has 8 800 plus 'Best Practices' from the past decade of Global Media Awards competitions, sortable to:
  • finalists and winners
  • category
  • year, and
  • country.

The full list of INMA 2024 Global Media Awards winners can be viewed here.

For more information, visit www.inma.org. You can also follow INMA on Facebook, LinkedIn, X or on Instagram. 

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