Star Media Group chief content officer Datin Paduka Esther Ng (in green) with deputy executive editor Sim Leoi Leoi, online editor Michelle Tam, deputy executive editor Christina Chin, online editor Joseph Loh, executive editor, content design Tung Eng Hwa celebrating the Gold Award for best fact checking project at the WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards (2025). — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Recognised for its best fact-checking project, Star Media Group (SMG) bagged the Gold Award at WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards (DMA) 2025.
Organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), the event has been a pivotal platform for transformation in the news media industry since its inception in 2009.
