Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post wins 4 prizes at top Asian media awards

Post’s awards include gold for ‘best newspaper infographics’ category for report exposing extent of unauthorised structures at luxury estates

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Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam, digital editor Shea Driscoll and Asia reporter Amy Sood represent the Post at the awards. Photo: Handout

Published: 8:08pm, 6 Nov 2024Updated: 8:27pm, 6 Nov 2024

The South China Morning Post’s infographics and photojournalism teams won four prizes on Wednesday at the World Association of News Publishers’ (Wan-Ifra) Asian Media Awards 2024 in Singapore.

“Uncovering Hong Kong’s secret land grab”, part of a series of exclusive reports exposing the extent of unauthorised structures at luxury estates, was awarded gold in the “best newspaper infographics” category.

Produced by designers Rocio Marquez and Davies C. Surya, Hong Kong news editor Jeffie Lam and senior reporter Edith Lin, and edited by production editor Kieran Cash, the piece used maps, video, illustrations, animation, photography and text to illustrate how the wealthy get hold of land.

In the “best healthcare infographics” category, “Hong Kong’s hottest summer ever” took gold for its deep dive into how the city felt the sweltering heat in 2023. It was produced by Marquez, Surya and associate creative director Marcelo Duhalde.

Senior photographer Dickson Lee scooped up a gold award for a shot of a street in Chai Wan that had become a raging torrent due to heavy rain on September 8 last year. Photo: Dickson Lee

The Post also took home gongs for news and sports photography.