European Newspaper Award Explained

European Newspaper Award is a design competition for European newspapers. The competition was founded and organized by newspaper designer Norbert Küpper from Meerbusch, Germany. He co-operates with the journalist magazines Medium Magazin (Frankfurt), Der Österreichische Journalist (Salzburg), and Schweizer Journalist (Oberuzwil).^[1] The first winners were announced in 1999.^[1]

In 2013 there were 20 different award categories and the winners would be announced around 15 November.^[2]

The following is a list of all winners of the title "European Newspaper of the Year":

1. European Newspaper Award (1999)

• Local newspaper: Firda, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Dagblad de Limburger, the Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: Die Welt, Germany
• Weekly newspaper: no award

2. European Newspaper Award (2000)

• Local newspaper: Laagendalsposten, Norway^[3]
• Regional newspaper: El Correo, Spain^[3]
• Nationwide newspaper: The Guardian, Great Britain^[3]
• Weekly newspaper: Die Woche, Germany^[3]

3. European Newspaper Award (2001)

• Local newspaper: no award
• Regional newspaper: no award
• Nationwide newspaper: Diário de Noticias, Spain
• Nationwide newspaper: Trouw, the Netherlands
• Weekly newspaper: Independent on Sunday, Great Britain

4. European Newspaper Award (2002)

• Local newspaper: Tønsbergs Blad, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Bergens Tidende, Norway
• Nationwide newspaper: Ta Nea, Greece
• Weekly newspaper: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Germany

5. European Newspaper Award (2003)

• Local newspaper: Goienkaria, Spain
• Regional newspaper: Heraldo de Aragón, Spain
• Nationwide newspaper: Corriere della Sera, Italy
• Weekly newspaper: Sunday Tribune, Ireland
• Judges' Special Recognition: La Voz de Galicia, Spain

6. European Newspaper Award (2004)

• Local newspaper: Diario de Noticias, Spain
• Regional newspaper: Het Parool, the Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: De Morgen, Belgium
• Weekly newspaper: Sentinel Sunday, Great Britain
• Weekly newspaper: Bergens Tidende, Norway

7. European Newspaper Award (2005)

• Local newspaper: Östersunds-Posten, Sweden
• Regional newspaper: Kleine Zeitung, Austria
• Nationwide newspaper: The Guardian, Great Britain
• Weekly newspaper: Die Zeit, Germany
• Weekly newspaper: Presso, Finland

8. European Newspaper Award (2006)

• Local newspaper: Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland^[4]
• Regional newspaper: Bergens Tidende, Norway^[4]
• Nationwide newspaper: De Morgen, Belgium^[4]
• Weekly newspaper: Expresso, Portugal^[4]
• Judges' Special Recognition: Superdeporte, Spain^[4]

9. European Newspaper Award (2007)

• Local newspaper: The Mayo News, Ireland
• Regional newspaper: el Periódico de Catalunya, Spain
• Nationwide newspaper: Eleftheros Tipos, Greece
• Weekly newspaper: Welt am Sonntag, Germany

10. European Newspaper Award (2008)

• Local newspaper: Diári de Balears, Spain
• Regional newspaper: Basler Zeitung, Switzerland
• Nationwide newspaper: Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden
• Weekly newspaper: Athens Plus, Greece
• Judges' Special Recognition: nrc•next, the Netherlands

11. European Newspaper Award (2009)

• Local newspaper: Smålandsposten, Sweden^[5]
• Regional newspaper: Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany^[5]
• Nationwide newspaper: i, Portugal^[5]
• Judges' Special Recognition: 24 sata, Croatia^[5]

12. European Newspaper Award (2010)

• Local newspaper: Diário de Notícias da Madeira, Portugal
• Regional newspaper: Bergens Tidende, Norway
• Nationwide newspaper: Politiken, Danmark
• Weekly newspaper: Sunday Herald, Scotland
• Judges' Special Recognition: Gealscéal, Ireland
• Judges' Special Recognition: Frankfurter Rundschau iPad, Germany

12+1. European Newspaper Award (2011)

• Local newspaper: Hordaland, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Berliner Morgenpost, Germany
• Nationwide newspaper: Berlingske, Denmark
• Weekly newspaper: NZZ am Sonntag, Switzerland

14. European Newspaper Award (2012)

• Local newspaper: Bygdanytt, Norway^[6]
• Regional newspaper: El Correo, Spain^[6]
• Nationwide newspaper: De Tijd, Belgium^[6]
• Nationwide newspaper: Trouw, the Netherlands^[6]
• Weekly newspaper: Die Zeit, Germany^[6]
• Judges' Special Recognition: Welt am Sonntag Kompakt, Germany^[6]

15. European Newspaper Award (2013)

• Local newspaper: Hallingdølen, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Leeuwarder Courant, the Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: de Volkskrant, the Netherlands
• Weekly newspaper: Welt am Sonntag, Germany
• Judges' Special Recognition: Moskovskie Novosti, Russia
• Judges' Special Recognition: público.pt, Portugal

16. European Newspaper Award (2014)

• Local newspaper: The Mayo News, Ireland^[7]
• Regional newspaper: De Twentsche Courant Tubantia, the Netherlands^[7]
• Nationwide newspaper: Público, Portugal^[7]
• Weekly newspaper: Sonntagszeitung, Switzerland^[7]

17. European Newspaper Award (2015)

• Local newspaper: Kvinnheringen, Norway^[8]
• Regional newspaper: Ara, Spain^[8]
• Nationwide newspaper: De Morgen, Belgium^[8]
• Weekly newspaper: Expresso, Portugal^[8]
• Judges' Special Recognition: público.pt, Portugal
• Judges' Special Recognition: Souriatna, Syria

18. European Newspaper Award (2016)

• Local newspaper: Hufvudstadsbladet, Finland
• Regional newspaper: Het Parool, the Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: Politiken, Denmark
• Weekly newspaper: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Germany

19. European Newspaper Award (2017)

• Local newspaper: Tageblatt, Luxemburg
• Regional newspaper: De Limburger, the Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: Handelsblatt, Germany
• Weekly newspaper: Morgenbladet, Norway

20. European Newspaper Award (2018)

• Local newspaper: Sunnhordland, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Adresseavisen, Norway
• Nationwide newspaper: Het Financieele Dagblad, The Netherlands
• Weekly newspaper: der Freitag, Germany
• Judges' Special Recognition: Ara, Spain
• Judges' Special Recognition: Berliner Morgenpost, Germany
• Judges' Special Recognition: Politiken, Danmark
• Judges' Special Recognition: Stuttgarter Zeitung, Germany

21. European Newspaper Award (2019)

• Local newspaper: Contacto, Luxembourg
• Regional newspaper: Ara, Spain
• Nationwide newspaper: De Tijd, Belgium
• Weekly newspaper: Expresso, Portugal
• Judges' Special Recognition: Fuldaer Zeitung, Germany

22. European Newspaper Award (2020)

• Local newspaper: Fædrelandsvennen, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Leeuwarder Courant, The Netherlands
• Nationwide newspaper: Público, Portugal
• Weekly newspaper: Financial Times – FT Weekend, United Kingdom
• Judges' Special Recognition: de Volkskrant, the Netherlands

23. European Newspaper Award (2021)

• Local newspaper: Hallingdølen, Norway
• Regional newspaper: Ara, Spain
• Nationwide newspaper: De Tijd, Belgium
• Weekly newspaper: Expresso, Portugal
• Judges' Special Recognition: de Volkskrant, the Netherlands
• Judges' Special Recognition: Hamburger Abendblatt, Germany

Notes and References

1. News: Yves Peters. De Morgen is Europe’s Best Designed Newspaper. 2 December 2014. Typographica. 10 December 2004.
2. Web site: Editorial-Design . 8 November 2011 . 8 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111108202528/http://www.editorial-design.com/11/blaetterne.html . dead .
3. News: European Newspaper Awards. 27 May 2016. Aikido. 8 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160629231747/http://aikido-europe.eu/post-european-newspaper-awards.html. 29 June 2016. dead.
4. Web site: Europe’s most innovative newspaper 2006: De Morgen. Oberauer. 6 March 2015. 17 November 2006.
5. Web site: Eleventh European Newspaper Award:Main prize winners from Sweden, Germany, Portugal and Croatia. Publicitas. 22 May 2016. 15 November 2009.
6. Web site: 14th European Newspaper Award. Editorial Design. 4 December 2014. Press Release. 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313051352/http://www.editorial-design.com/13/e/Press_Release_14th_ENA.pdf. 13 March 2016. dead.
7. Web site: 16th European Newspaper Award. Publicitas. 2 December 2014. 16 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215183817/http://www.publicitas.com/en/home/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=117666&title=europe-16th-european-newspaper-award-main-prize-winners-from-ireland-the-netherlands-portugal-and-switzerland#.VH2A62SsXRA. 15 February 2015. dead.
8. News: 17th European Newspaper Award: Main prize winners from Norway, Spain, Belgium and Portugal. 20 May 2016. Publicitas. 18 November 2015.