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2006 Online Journalism Awards
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Knight Foundation Award for Public ServiceGeneral Excellence in Online Journalism, Large SiteWinnerMSNBC.comThe site inspires with its breadth and timeliness of its coverage day in and day out. Finalists General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium SiteWinnerRoanoke.comRoanoke.com had design and navigation above average. It took chances where others didn’t and has a spirit of experimentation that harkens back to the earliest days of the Web. Finalists General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small SiteWinnerThe Center for Public IntegrityThe winner set the news agenda for days and weeks with unassailable journalism. Not only did they do extremely impressive journalism this period, but year in and year out they continue to do so. Finalists Breaking News, Large SiteWinnerNOLA.com, Hurricane KatrinaThe site brought scarce resources to an overwhelming story to serve its audience when it was physically inundated. While duress isn't cited in the rules, deadline pressure is. And there’s no pressure greater than physical duress. Breaking News, Small SiteWinnerSun Herald, Hurricane KatrinaThe winner rose to the occasion, marshaling resources in the face of a cataclysmic event and corralling locally generated content. Online Commentary, Large SiteWinnerDavid Pogue, New York Times The winner was witty, fun with excellent comments and a lot of personality, who engages the audience on many levels and manages to be successful and totally different in his print columns and blog. Online Commentary, Medium SiteOnline Commentary, Small SiteOutstanding Use of Multimedia, Large SiteWinnerMSNBC.com, Rising from the Ruins, the Aftermath of KatrinaOn top of the winner’s great journalism, there was a sense of serendipity by stumbling into stories and features. Great integration of all the media in a unique and thoroughly engaging package. Outstanding Use of Multimedia, Small SiteWinnerMontgomery Advertiser, Montgomery Boycott AnniversaryThe winner took its work to the next level, spanning front pages of newspapers to online video to a database of more than 500 stories. Well designed and thoughtfully done. Specialty Journalism, Large SiteWinnerESPN.com, ESPN InsiderThe winner had tons and tons of stuff. It was well designed, and the writing was good and detailed. It’s changing the landscape of how people process information. Specialty Journalism, Small SiteWinnerFine WoodworkingThe winner was indispensable and comprehensive. Enjoyable even if woodworking wasn’t your thing. Finalists Service Journalism, Large SiteWinnerChicago Tribune, The Mercury MenaceThe winning package presented a hidden problem of contaminated seafood and took the time to illustrate it in a variety of ways. It was a hard-hitting, change-your-life piece. Service Journalism, Small SiteWinnerGulf Coast News, Katrina Survivor DatabaseA beautiful example of service journalism done fast, done cheap and meeting a need. Investigative Journalism, Large SiteInvestigative Journalism, Small SiteWinnerWTHR, Cause for AlarmThe winner did it right, illustrating and explaining a problem -- the tornado alarm system in Indiana -- that directly and dramatically affects its communities. If you want to do online work, here’s how to do it. Student JournalismWinnerJeff DelViscio and Khody Akhavi, Columbia School of Journalism, RezonedThe winner examined a contentious rezoning proposal in Brooklyn and parsed the issue in real detail, comprehensively covering each piece of it. Of all the pieces this was the one that scored the highest from a reporting perspective. University of North Carolina and the Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Comunicación, Chasing CrusoeHeather Gehlert, University of California Berkeley, My Blue Eyed GirlUniversity of Nevada, Reno, Peavine ExplorationsUniversity of North Carolina, University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), Universidad de los Andes (Chile), The Ancient Way The winners were announced at the 7th annual national conference of the Online News Association, October 6-7, at the Capital Hilton, Washington, D.C. The judges for the 2006 awards were: Mary Lou Fulton, VP Audience Development, The Bakersfield Californian
Sue Gardner, Senior Director, CBC.Ca
Mitch Gelman, Senior VP and Executive Producer, CNN.com
Rich Jaroslovsky, Executive Editor, Government and Economy, Bloomberg News
Chris Jennewein, Director of Internet operations, Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
Anthony Moor, Editor, OrlandoSentinel.com
Laura Sellers, Online Director, East Oregonian Publishing Co.
Michael Silberman, VP & Editorial Director, Rodale Interactive
Jonathan Weber, Founder and Editor in Chief, NewWest.com
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