Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post shines at Asian Media Awards with 6 prizes

The South China Morning Post has won six prizes at the World Association of News Publishers’ (Wan-Ifra) prestigious Asian Media Awards 2026 in Singapore, including a clean sweep for best news photography.

The SCMP emerged as a big winner on Wednesday with five gold and one silver for its photojournalism, infographics, design and offerings for young readers.

In the best news photography category, senior photographer Sam Tsang’s image of a man whose wife was trapped in last November’s Tai Po fire took gold, while a shot from last September by senior photographer Elson Li, showing a man sitting on a bench facing the sea amid Super Typhoon Ragasa, won silver.

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The cover of SCMP’s special print supplement in the aftermath of the Tai Po fire, “From ashes, strength”, won gold for best cover design, while an interactive infographic titled “When a typhoon hits Hong Kong” won gold in the best climate infographics category.

Finally, Young Post Club – a new website and app merging three print youth publications: Young Post, Young Post Spark and Posties – took gold for best young audience initiative.

The Asian Media Awards were set up to promote the highest publishing standards in the fields of newspaper and magazine design, infographics, editorial content, marketing, community service, revenue diversification and photojournalism.