Over 100 newsletters have made the shortlist for Media Voices’ inaugural Publisher Newsletter Awards demonstrating the versatility and determination of publishers in challenging times.
Across 15 categories, the awards include Best B2B, News and Entertainment newsletters along with Best Launch and Newsletter Hero of the Year. These have given publishers the opportunity to showcase informative and engaging content for their audiences, as well as highlighting those individuals having an impact in the crowded newsletter space.
The winning newsletters will be decided by a line-up of 25 judges, from organisations including The New Statesman, the Financial Times, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk and more. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony in July 2023.
Joanna Cummings, Awards Manager: “We’ve had some incredible entries in this, our first year. The calibre and number of applicants demonstrates that newsletters are a thriving and exciting medium – and that they are proving to be a real opportunity for publishers to engage more intimately with their audiences.”
Peter Houston, co-founder: “It’s fantastic to see so many of the publishers that have supported our Publisher Podcast Awards enter our first ever Newsletter Awards. There are so many similarities between the two formats, but there are obviously huge differences too. It’s been fascinating to see how people are evolving their newsletter portfolios.”
See the full list below or on the Publisher Newsletter Awards website.
Publisher Newsletter Hero of the Year 2023
- Ben Allenby – MyLondon
- Federica Bedendo – LancsLive
- Jillian Macmath – Wales Online
- Matt Nash – Immediate Media
- Chloe Robertson – History Hit
- Sam Shedden – National World PLC
- Bryan Vance – City Cast
- Kathryn Wheeler – Happiful
Best Newsletter Launch
- Climate Graphic Explained – Financial Times
- Prosper – theweek.co.uk
- On the House – The Spectator
- Hey DC – City Cast
- UK Sikhs – Birmingham Live
- The Saturday Read – The New Statesman
- My Mensa Weekly – Think
- Working On It – The Big Issue
- Conversations – The Telegraph
- The Wonder Reader – The Atlantic
Best B2B Newsletter
- Due Diligence – Financial Times
- Supply Chain Dive – Industry Dive
- Journalism.co.uk – Journalism.co.uk
- The Opportunities – Journo Resources
- Future of Media – Press Gazette
- BusinessLive North West – Reach PLC
- Reuters Auto File – Reuters
- Reuters Sustainable Switch – Reuters
- The Audiencers’ Newsletter – The Audiencers
Best Entertainment & Culture Newsletter
- Arts & Life – The Week
- The Mirror Royal – The Mirror
- Everything Outlander – Reach PLC
- France Today Newsletter – France Media Group
- RPS (Journal Extra & In Focus) – Think
- Scotland Now – Reach PLC
- What to Watch – National World
- The Ankler – Ankler Media
Best Family & Lifestyle Newsletter
- Brummie Mummies – Birmingham Live
- Weekly Goose – Must Do Canada
- House to Home – The Guardian
- Gracepoint Publishing Newsletter – Gracepoint
- The Travel Guide – National World
- The Property Ladder – National World
Best Food & Drink Newsletter
- Brum Food Club – Birmingham Live
- Taste of France – France Media Group
- Decanter USA – Future PLC
- BBC Good Food – Immediate
- Going Out, Out! – MyLondon
- Bake On Bake Off – Reach PLC
- The Take Away – The Spectator
- Food & Drink – The Week
- WalesOnline Food & Drink – WalesOnline
Best Health & Medical Newsletter
- EHN Extra – Think
- RARE Round-up – RARE Revolution/NRG Collective
- Mirror Health – The Mirror
- Reuters Health Rounds – Reuters
- The Checkup – MIT Technology Review
- BBC Good Food Health Edit – Immediate
- Happiful Newsletter – Happiful
Best Hobbies & Special Interest Newsletter
- Fashion Matters – Financial Times
- The Pick – Future PLC
- Timeline Newsletters – History Hit
- Gardeners’ World – Immediate
- HistoryExtra Tudor – Immediate
- Daily Wander – AFAR
- Secret Elves Club – Reach PLC
- Testimony – Reach PLC
- My Mensa/IQ Weekly – Think
Best Local & Community Newsletter
- GVL Today – 6AM City
- The Founder’s Letter – Black Ballad
- Hey Salt Lake – City Cast
- E17 – MyLondon
- LancsLive – Reach PLC
- Untold Stories – Reach PLC
- Brummie Mummies – Reach PLC
- LGBTQ+ Bulletin – Reach PLC
Best News Newsletter
- West End Final – Evening Standard
- First FT – Financial Times
- Trending Today – National World
- Reuters Daily Briefing – Reuters
- The Current – RocaNews
- Survival Guide – The Big Issue
- Ukraine Daily – The Kyiv Independent
- Lunchtime Espresso – The Spectator
- Global Digest – The Week
- The WeekDay – The Week
Best Politics Newsletter
- Belarus Weekly – The Kyiv Independent
- Evening Blend – The Spectator
- Inside Politics – Financial Times
- Inside Politics – The Irish Times
- Investigative Stories from Ukraine – The Kyiv Independent
- Newsroom Pro: 8 Things – newsroom.co.nz
- Politics Morning briefing with Jason Beattie – Daily Mirror
- The Hill Policy – The Hill
- The Northern Agenda – Reach PLC
- Wales Matters – Reach PLC
Best Science & Technology Newsletter
- (Rest of) World – Rest of World
- Future Beat – The National
- Latin America Brief – Rest of World
- South Asia Brief – Rest of World
- The Immersive Wire – Immersive Wire
- Re:action – Royal Society of Chemistry
Best Solo Newsletter
- The Immersive Wire – Tom Fisk
- Mapping Journalism on Social Platforms – Francesco Zaffarano
- The Addition – Charlotte Henry
- One Man & His Blog – Adam Tinworth
- Communiqué – David I Adekeke
- A Media Operator – Jacob Donnelly
Best Sport Newsletter
- HeadlineToGo – Boardroom
- Scoreboard – Financial Times
- Singletrack World – Singletrack World Magazine
- The Counter Ruck – The Irish Times
- The Rugby Paper – Greenways Publishing
- Woman’s Football Now – National World
About Media Voices:
Media Voices is a weekly look at all the news and views from across the media world, featuring leading figures from media and publishing businesses. The team behind the podcast take a common sense approach to media analysis, from the practices of journalism to deep dives into publisher business models.
The Media Voices team have recorded live at media events, featured in numerous roundups of the best industry Newsletters, and have interviewed an impressive roster of guests from top organisations such as WIRED, The Economist, Facebook, CNN, The Times, Refinery29, the FT, and more.
For more information about the Publisher Newsletter Awards, please contact team [at] publishernewsletters [dot] com.
