香港最佳新聞獎序言

香港最佳新聞獎是本會每年舉辦的主要活動，旨在嘉許業內傑出新聞工作者的成就和提升業界的專業水平。新聞獎由原來只有「最佳寫作」及「最佳圖片」兩個組別，發展至今已有四個組別共七十五個獎項。比賽得到業內和社會各界人士普遍認同，是香港報業傳媒最具權威性的評選活動。

頒發的獎項包括：

報道組
‧ 最佳獨家新聞
‧ 最佳新聞報道
‧ 最佳經濟新聞報道
‧ 最佳科學新聞報道
‧ 最佳文化藝術新聞報道
‧ 最佳新人

寫作組
‧ 最佳新聞寫作 (中文組)
‧ 最佳經濟新聞寫作 (中文組)
‧ 最佳標題 (中文組)
‧ 最佳新聞寫作 (英文組)
‧ 最佳經濟新聞寫作 (英文組)
‧ 最佳標題 (英文組)

圖片組
‧ 最佳圖片 (新聞組)
‧ 最佳圖片 (特寫組)
‧ 最佳圖片 (體育組)

設計組
‧ 最佳新聞版面設計 (單版組)
‧ 最佳新聞版面設計 (系列組)
　　
為確保獎項受到業界的尊重，香港最佳新聞獎評審由有豐富新聞知識和經驗，但和報業沒有直接關係的專業人士擔任，如電子媒體負責人、已退休或離職的資深報業從業員、大學新聞系教授等。此外，基於報業的服務對象是社會大眾，亦邀請各大學校長及商會負責人參與評審，反映公眾的意見。

Hong Kong News Awards

The annual Hong Kong News Awards is a major activity organised by The Newspaper Society of Hong Kong.With only 2 Sections "The Best Writing" and "The Best Photographs" at the beginning stage, the News Awards have increased to 4 Sections of a total of 75 awards now. The competition is aimed at recognising the outstanding achievements of journalists and raising professional standards. The awards are widely recognised as the most authoritative in Hong Kong.

The following awards are given:

Reporting Section
* Best Scoop
* Best News Reporting
* Best Business News Reporting
* Best Science News Reporting
* Best Arts and Culture News Reporting
* Best Young Reporter

Writing Section
* Best News Writing (Chinese)
* Best Business News Writing (Chinese)
* Best Headline (Chinese)
* Best News Writing (English)
* Best Business News Writing (English)
* Best Headline (English)

Photographic Section
* Best Photograph (News)
* Best Photograph (Features)
* Best Photograph (Sports)

Design Section
* Best News Page Design (Single Page)
* Best News Page Design (Series)

To ensure its professional standing, the awards' adjudicators comprise veteran news professionals with no direct links with the newspaper industry, including chiefs of electronic news media, veteran journalists who have retired or left the industry, and journalism professors. As newspapers exist to serve the public, university presidents and leaders of chambers of commerce are also invited to take part in the adjudication to reflect the views of the community.