NS Introduces Blog Award

The Newspaper Society (NS) has introduced a new award to recognise the blogging achievements of the press.

Journalism.co.uk reports that this year’s Advertising & Digital Media Awards will include the inaugural title of Blog of the Year.

Blogs covering any subject can be considered for the prize as long as they are hosted by a newspaper website or are linked to by an online newspaper.

And the judges are reported to be looking for blogs which encourage interaction with readers and are of relevance to the local area and community.

The NS is also launching a new award for Digital Team of the Year in order to recognise digital innovation at a local level.

Further details can be found on the NS website.