The winners were chosen from a field of 48 newspapers representing different regions of Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan that submitted work published in 2008. The six judges for the competition were:* Gayle Grin, The National Post, Canada
* Marco Grieco, Expresso, Portugal
* Ivan Anishev, Delovoy Peterburg, Russia
* Alexandra Konstantinova, Vedomosti, Russia
* Alexandr Vasin, illustrator, Russia
* Svetlana Maximchenko, Akzia, SND regional director, Russia
The seven competition categories awarded four gold medals, 11 silver, 16 bronze, 23 awards of excellence, one judges’ special recognition and one “Wow” award. Some 2008 winners, with images, are listed below.
BEST-DESIGNED NEWSPAPERS
Silver: Akzia, Moscow
Svobodny Kurs, Barnaul
FIRST PAGE
Gold: Akzia, Moscow
Silver: Delovoy Petersburg, St. Petersburg
INFOGRAPHICS
Gold: Delovoy Petersburg, St. Petersburg
PHOTOGRAPHY
Gold: Delovaya Gazeta Ug
ILLUSTRATION
Bronze: Akzia
Moy Rayon
SPECIAL COVERAGE
Silver: Sloboda
