We’re happy to announce the winners of Best of News Design Scandinavia 2020! This year 38 prizes is distributed between 13 winning mediahouses in the digital part of the competition. In total 111 entries were sent in to the digital competition.
The number of entries in the digital category is increasing year after year, and this time the
amount was impressive, as was the level of quality and overall look. According to the digital jury there were cohesive and beautiful digital presentations in all categories. It shows that the media companies are getting comfortable doing digital journalism. Compared to last year there was now perhaps less storytelling and big data projects and more smaller things to enhance the value for paying customers. And of course most entries are as good in mobile as in desktop.
BEST IN SHOW
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, portfolio and team
The jury scrolled through the same use of expressions and saw the same use of techniques over and over again. The jury longed for entries with a bit of fun and creativity that could inspire us. And one team rose to the occasion. This year we don’t give the prize to one single entry, but to a team and the portfolio of Helsingin Sanomat.
Each story feels like its own universe. Custom loading screens, techniques used that helps to tell the story and truly inspiring.
FUN! CREATIVITY! HALLELUJAH!
You took us to the moon, Helsingin Sanomat!
Hello Clippy!
BEST UX
Bergens Tidende, Norway
https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/rA47pl/bybanestriden-her-er-oversikten-paa-et-par-minutter
Best UX: The possibility to turn on/off the moving background.
BEST DETAIL
Adresseavisen, Norway
https://www.adressa.no/pluss/nyheter/2019/05/08/Hvem-kan-redde-Emma-18992493.ece
Best Detail: The audio play button.
GOLD WINNERS:
Adresseavisen, Norway, Open Class
https://www.adressa.no/pluss/magasin/2019/06/21/Vestfronten-19299952.ece
You are taken into information and place that you would not be taken in any way other. Details of the place that you pass everyday and you wouldn’t notice it. It lasts longer and it can be used again again.
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DR Nyheder, Denmark, Long form or Feature
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/webfeature/boligmarkedet
Complex problem easily explained. Really service to the reader. Everyone can understand and everyone can follow the story. Even if being simple there’s smartness to it. Cohesive can be good! Also typography is good – bigger than normal.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Coverage of Breaking News
http://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/kuopionhyokkays/
Next level shit! Impressive to have this kind of story so fast. Extremely fast to do something like this. You can’t do something like this with just words. It’s not pornography for feelings! Cold facts.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Innovation
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/smith-polvinen/
This is amazing. One of the ones I want to make myself. This really tells the story that words can’t descripe. This really combines the city planning and their impact. Balace in combination. The start of it is extremely cool. Starts with a bang. Ususally vertical scroll is annoying but here it works! Aesthetically it is good, the colours are toned down well.
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NRK, Norway, Long form or Feature
https://www.nrk.no/jakten-pa-klimaendringene-1.14375177
Story is lyrical even if some of the pictures are disturbing. It’s so hard to communicate climate change to people, so this is so neat and suttle way to tell the story, your country is changing!
SILVER AWARDS:
Dagens Næringsliv, Norway, Open Class
https://www.dn.no/staticprojects/d2/ledestjerner/
This is the future.
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DR Nyheder, Denmark, Data Project
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/webfeature/election-2019
Dots done right!
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DR Nyheder, Denmark, Video
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/webfeature/niklas
Gets under your skin.
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/internet30v/
“The internet will never catch on.”
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Yle, Finland, Video
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10955498
Experiments should be done more often!
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Yle, Finland, Video
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10932001#1973_v01
Really shows how old you are.
BRONZE AWARDS:
Adresseavisen, Norway, Long form or Feature
https://www.adressa.no/pluss/nyheter/2019/05/08/Hvem-kan-redde-Emma-18992493.ece
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Adresseavisen, Norway, Long form or Feature
https://www.adressa.no/pluss/magasin/2019/08/22/Jakten-p%C3%A5-Max-19750915.ece
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Bergens Tidende, Norway, Web Application or Online Service
https://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/i/P9e3ER/hvilken-politiker-er-mest-lik-deg-ta-vaar-test-her#/
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Dagbladet, Norway, Long form or Feature
https://www.dagbladet.no/magasinet/the-journey-into-dementia/71936458
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Dagens Nyheter, Sverige, Long form or Feature
https://www.dn.se/din-plats-till-salu/
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Dagens Nyheter, Sverige, Mobile Application
https://apps.apple.com/se/app/dn-snille/id1452923123
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Dagens Nyheter, Sverige, Video
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/bollings-vaderlek-varfor-slar-prognoserna-fel-pa-sommaren/
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Dagens Nyheter, Sverige, Video
https://www.dn.se/nyheter/varlden/upplev-i-vr-folj-med-till-vardagslivet-i-nordkorea/
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DR, Denmark, Open Class
https://www.dr.dk/historie/webfeature/frederik-9-tattoouk
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Expressen, Sweden, Long form or Feature
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/qs/andra-sidan-insta/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Data Project
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/promille/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Data Project
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/purjekyyti-tallinnaan/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/laurimarkkanen/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/apollo11/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/mikael-gabriel/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/kielletty_metsa/
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Helsingin Sanomat, Finland, Long form or Feature
https://dynamic.hs.fi/2019/kulttuuripsykologia/
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NRK, Norway, Web Application or Online Service
https://www.nrk.no/spill-100-m-quiz-og-stem-pa-arets-navn-pa-idrettsgallaen-1.14806556
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NRK, Norway, Web Application or Online Service
https://www.nrk.no/valg/2019/resultat/nb
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Politiken, Denmark, Long form or Feature
https://politiken.dk/fotografier/Foto_2019/art7333460/De-vil-ikke-skjule-sig-l%C3%A6ngere.-De-vil-ikke-skamme-sig-l%C3%A6ngere.-Uanset-hvad-du-t%C3%A6nker-eller-siger.
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Politiken, Denmark, Long form or Feature
https://politiken.dk/udland/art7108313/Turist-i-mit-eget-mareridt
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Politiken, Denmark, Long form or Feature
https://politiken.dk/viden/art7200490/%C2%BBDet-her-er-hendes-bedste-chance.-Nu-er-det-nu%C2%AB
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SVT, Sweden, Data Project
https://www.svt.se/datajournalistik/vargen-i-siffror/
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SVT, Sweden, Data Project
https://www.svt.se/datajournalistik/en-koll-pa-kolet/
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TV 2, Denmark, Open Class
https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/det-mener-partierne
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Yle, Finland, Data Project
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10700289