The Hindu Crowned Champion at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025.

The Hindu has been named the ‘Champion Publisher of the Year’ at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards South Asia 2025, emerging as the top performer among 105+ entries from leading news organizations across the region. The Hindu won a total of 10 awards across video, AI, podcast, audience engagement, and data journalism, highlighting its dominance in digital innovation and content excellence.

      - The Hindu secured 4 Gold awards, including ‘Best Use of Video’ and ‘Best Native Advertising Campaign’ for its celebrated “Made of Chennai” series. It also won Gold in ‘Best Podcast’ for its flagship current affairs show “In Focus”, and in ‘Best Use of AI in Revenue Strategy’ for its innovative approach to digital subscriptions and monetization.

      - In addition to the Golds, The Hindu bagged 3 Silver awards. These included ‘Best Data Visualization’ for the election retrospective “How India Voted: 1952–2024”, a second Silver for AI use in revenue generation, and another for ‘Best Digital Subscription’ strategy. These wins underline the paper’s commitment to combining editorial depth with technical innovation.

      - The publication also earned 3 Bronze awards — for ‘Best Audience Engagement’ via its Quiz & Quest platform, for impactful data storytelling on the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy, and again in the ‘Best Digital Subscription’ category. These awards reflect the paper’s consistent efforts to reach diverse audiences using digital-first tools and formats.

Main Point :-   (i) The awards were presented at the WAN-IFRA South Asia Conference held in Chennai, with leadership from WAN-IFRA including Mariam Mammen Mathew (Vice-President) and Magdoom Mohamed (Managing Director, South Asia). The Hindu’s CEO L.V. Navaneeth and Editor Suresh Nambath accepted the award and credited the success to cross-team collaboration and content excellence.

      (ii) As a result of these wins, The Hindu’s Gold-awarded entries now qualify for the WAN-IFRA World Digital Media Awards 2025, to be held globally later this year. The Hindu is now positioned to represent South Asia’s best digital journalism at the international level, reinforcing its reputation as one of India’s most forward-thinking and impactful media houses.

(iii) This success underscores The Hindu’s strong focus on leveraging technology—like AI and data tools—for journalism, while maintaining deep editorial integrity. With this performance, The Hindu has set a new regional benchmark in digital media excellence, ahead of competitors like BBC, The Quint, and HT Media.