Judith Clake Head of Judges

SOPA Editorial Awards Committee

Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Honoring the editorial cartoon or cartoons that demonstrate(s) high standards in commentary on a

topic of significance.

C Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning C

陽光時務 iSunAffairs Ming Pao Apple Daily

C Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Honorable Mention Publication:

Ming Pao Title of Entry: 李旺陽之死系列 Investigative reports on Li Wangyang's death Journalists: 尊子 Judges’ Comments: 內容鮮明，筆調簡單， 控訴力強 The content is clear; the writing is concise; the accusation is powerful.

C Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Honorable Mention

C Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Award for Excellence Publication:

陽光時務 iSunAffairs Title of Entry: Goodbye, Bo Xilai Journalists: Qiu Chen Judges’ Comments: 設計令人想起薄路線沿自毛思想 The cartoon reminds people that Bo's political line originated from Maoism.

B Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning B

The Myanmar Times South China Morning Post

The Straits Times / The Sunday Times

B Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Honorable Mention Publication:

South China Morning Post Title of Entry: The Handover Journalists: Harry Harrison Judges’ Comments: Thoroughly enjoyable and complex piece of poster art that goes beyond the normal bounds of editorial cartooning.

B Group Excellence in

Editorial Cartooning

Award for Excellence Publication:

The Myanmar Times Title of Entry: Shooting the (peace) messenger Journalists: Harn Lay Judges’ Comments: Not only visually compelling but also brave!

Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Honoring the work that demonstrates high standards

of reporting on an environmental topic of significance.

C Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment C

遠見雜誌 Global Views

陽光時務 iSunAffairs East Week Magazine

C Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Honorable Mention Publication:

陽光時務 iSunAffairs Title of Entry: An Island Polluted by Nuclear Waste Journalists: Lin Yi Ting Judges’ Comments: 持續及深入報導出弱勢族群. Continuously generate in-depth reports on socially vulnerable groups.

C Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Award for Excellence Publication:

遠見雜誌 Global Views Title of Entry: 你所不知道的環境中國 An environmental report on the China you didn't know about Journalists: 范榮靖 Judges’ Comments: 立體為中國環境汚染敲響了警鐘 Tri-dimentional pollution addressed the urgency of environmental protection in China.

B Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment B

South China Morning Post The Jakarta Globe The Myanmar Times

B Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Honorable Mention Publication:

The Jakarta Globe Title of Entry: Indonesia's Illegal Miners Risk Lives, Environment in Pursuit of Gold Journalists: Nivell Rayda Judges’ Comments: Well-written, sympathetic, thorough, eye-opening articles that do an excellent job of illustrating how intertwined the social and the environmental often are.

B Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Award for Excellence Publication:

South China Morning Post Title of Entry: Toxic Journalists: Shi Jiangtao Judges’ Comments: Excellent piece — thorough, enterprising, strong follow-through.

A Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment A

Reuters International Herald Tribune Financial Times

A Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Honorable Mention Publication:

International Herald Tribune Title of Entry: Of Poachers and Plastic Journalists: Bettina Wassener Judges’ Comments: Solid, consistent and high quality environmental reporting.

A Group Excellence in

Reporting on the Environment

Award for Excellence Publication:

Reuters Title of Entry: China Gambles On Cambodia's Shrinking Forests Journalists: Andrew R.C. MARSHALL and Prak Chan THUL Judges’ Comments: Original, investigative article exposing the secretive but massive sale of forest lands to Chinese investors.

David E.Smith Chairman

The Society of Publishers in Asia

Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honoring the work that demonstrates high standards

of feature photography.

C Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Group Excellence in

Feature Photography C

Life Magazine 陽光時務 iSunAffairs Next Magazine

C Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention Publication:

陽光時務 iSunAffairs Title of Entry: Portraits of Wukanese Journalists: Shen Qiying

C Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence Publication:

Life Magazine Title of Entry: Portrait of Nine Songs Journalists: Ma Ling Judges’ Comments: 黑白影像帶出深度，舞蹈 員的照片突出力量與體態 The black-and-white video brings out the profundity; the dancers' picture stresses on the power and the posture.

C Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence

B Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Group Excellence in

Feature Photography B

Silkwinds The Straits Times / The Sunday Times The Star Malaysia

B Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention Publication:

The Straits Times / The Sunday Times Title of Entry: Hiding place: Singapore's first halfway house Journalists: Desmond Lim Judges’ Comments: Intimacy is obvious in the later shots, and the two weeks taken were well spent.

B Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention

B Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention

B Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence Publication:

Silkwinds Title of Entry: Venice of the East Journalists: Colin Steel Judges’ Comments: This entices the viewer to get online and book the next vacation.

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Group Excellence in

Feature Photography A

Reuters Reuters International Herald Tribune

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention Publication:

Reuters Title of Entry: Behind the Congress Journalists: Carlos BARRIA Judges’ Comments: This picture is just like a punchline.

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Honorable Mention

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence Publication:

Reuters Title of Entry: The Rohingya Journalists: Damir SAGOLJ Judges’ Comments: The photos tell the story. No word is needed.

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence

A Group Excellence in

Feature Photography

Award for Excellence

The Scoop Award

Honoring the exclusive story that has a significant

impact and is widely followed by competing news

media.

C Group

The Scoop Award

Group

The Scoop Award C

Apple Daily East Week Magazine 陽光時務 iSunAffairs

C Group

The Scoop Award

Honorable Mention Publication:

East Week Magazine

Title of Entry: １）西九設計比賽任評審 疑與參賽公司有關連 梁振英涉利益衝突 ２）政府文件踢爆不盡不實 揭投票鍾情關連作品 梁振英陷誠信破產危機 ３）直擊梁振英打手劉夢熊密會「上海仔」 選舉 1) Judge suspected C.Y. Leung to have connection with participants in 2001 West Kowloon Cultural District Planning Competition 2) Released government document not thorough, not true / C.Y. Leung's vote revealed in favor of connected participants / Leung in trust crisis 3) Pro-C.Y. Leung CPPCC member Lew Mon-hung secretly meets gang leader "Shanghai Dude" before election

Journalists: 時事組, 調查組和社會組

Judges’ Comments: A story about a major incident with important implications for the Hong Kong election and Hong Kong society.

C Group

The Scoop Award

Award for Excellence Publication:

Apple Daily Title of Entry: 發展局局長麥齊光呃租津系列報道 Report on housing fraud by former development minister Mak Chai-kwong Journalists: 鄭啟源、張文傑、黃偉駿、譚靜雯、盧文烈 Judges’ Comments: An impressive scoop with social impact and political implications.

B Group

The Scoop Award

Group

The Scoop Award B

South China Morning Post

South China Morning Post The New Paper

B Group

The Scoop Award

Honorable Mention Publication:

South China Morning Post Title of Entry: Libyan Rendition Journalists: Lana Lam Judges’ Comments: This is a clear example of journalistic integrity.

B Group

The Scoop Award

Award for Excellence Publication:

South China Morning Post Title of Entry: 18th Party Congress Journalists: Staff reporters Judges’ Comments: Fascinating behind-the-scenes scoops and details.

A Group

The Scoop Award

Group

The Scoop Award A

International Herald Tribune Bloomberg News

The Wall Street Journal Asia

A Group

The Scoop Award

Honorable Mention Publication:

Bloomberg News Title of Entry: Xi Jinping's Family Riches Journalists: Bloomberg News Staff Judges’ Comments: Does a rock exist which these reporters haven't looked under?

A Group

The Scoop Award

Award for Excellence Publication:

International Herald Tribune Title of Entry: China's Princelings Journalists: David Barboza Judges’ Comments: One must marvel at this reporter's ability to unearth such sensational information.

Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Honoring the publication that through the use of its journalistic resources, which as well as reporting may include editorials, photographs and graphics, serves

to advance the public interest on a topic of significance, for example by exposing wrongdoing or corruption, uncovering malfeasance or in some other

way holding the powerful to account.

C Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting C

Ming Pao 遠見雜誌 Global Views

CommonWealth Magazine

C Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Honorable Mention Publication:

遠見雜誌 Global Views Title of Entry: 你所不知道的環境中國 An environmental report on the China you didn't know about Journalists: 范榮靖 Judges’ Comments: A heroic endeavor to mount the humongous project of examining the environmental China.

C Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Award for Excellence Publication:

Ming Pao Title of Entry: 香港特首候選人唐英年和梁振英的僭建調查報道 Investigative reports on illegal structure controversy concerning Chief Executive candidates Henry Tang and C.Y. Leung Journalists: 周偉強、覃純健、屈俊樂 Judges’ Comments: A good example of top-notch investigative journalism.

B Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting B

Asia Sentinel The Phnom Penh Post South China Morning Post

B Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Honorable Mention Publication:

The Phnom Penh Post Title of Entry: Global Fund Probe Journalists: Abby Seiff and David Boyle Judges’ Comments: Vigorous reporting in a country where too little of this kind of journalism takes place.

B Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Award for Excellence Publication:

Asia Sentinel Title of Entry: The Murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu Journalists: John Berthelsen Judges’ Comments: Very deep research carried out over a long period of time. Reporting is relentless and the case built is compelling.

A Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting A

International Herald Tribune Bloomberg News

The Wall Street Journal Asia

A Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Honorable Mention Publication:

Bloomberg News Title of Entry: Revolution to Riches Journalists: Bloomberg News Staff Judges’ Comments: Detailed and stunning. A significant and inspiring commitment to a high standard of investigative reporting.

A Group Excellence in

Investigative Reporting

Award for Excellence Publication:

International Herald Tribune Title of Entry: China's Princelings Journalists: David Barboza Judges’ Comments: A thorough, ingenious and courageous investigation. Deep research, broad context and clear writing exposes corruption at the highest level in China.

Journalist of the Year

Honoring the journalist who has best demonstrated

excellence in editorial achievement.

B Group

Journalist of the Year

Group

Journalist of the Year B

The Phnom Penh Post May Titthara

South China Morning Post Teddy Ng

The New Paper Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

B Group

Journalist of the Year

Award for Excellence Publication:

The Phnom Penh Post Journalists: May Titthara Judges’ Comments: The reporter drills down into Cambodia's growing pains.

A Group

Journalist of the Year

Group

Journalist of the Year A

Bloomberg News Mehul Srivastava

International Herald Tribune David Barboza

The Wall Street Journal Asia Jeremy Page

A Group

Journalist of the Year

Award for Excellence Publication:

Bloomberg News Journalists: Mehul Srivastava Judges’ Comments: A truly magnificent series, meticulously reported and deeply felt. This entry stands apart.

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