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2007 Online Journalism Awards
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Knight Foundation Award For Public ServiceWinner
This entry was especially impressive for how integral the community being coverage became to the project. People profiled became active, prompting others to tell their stories and get involved as well. Another strong point was that this is a continuing and evolving site that emphasizes the level of commitment Tribune has to its community.
WinnerA site that made a huge leap in the last year with a commitment to put their readers in the center of the news, not just at the receiving end.
Finalists General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium SiteWinnerThe winner is a very deserving site that showcases strong journalism and thinks of news holistically.
Finalists General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small SiteWinnerVentura County StarThe site exemplifies how a decision to fully immerse a news organization in online journalism can transform a small local newspaper into a multiple media information source for the community. Finalists Breaking News, Large SiteWinnerThe Associated Press, Virginia Tech ShootingsThe winner put together the most compelling demonstration and pulled it together fluidly, creating a well-rounded and informative package. Breaking News, Small SiteWinnerRoanoke.com, Virginia Tech ShootingsThey reacted swiftly and appropriately, making it very much an unfolding local drama in real time and did a highly credible job. Online Commentary, Large SiteWinnerSlate, William SaletanYou can spend all day going through his columns, playing around and learning stuff. Online Commentary, Medium SiteWinnerNewsday, Walt Handelsman The winner is a trailblazer and delivers the appeal of the Web’s amateur spoofs with pro artistry. Online Commentary, Small SiteWinnerNew West.net Wild BillThe winner takes his issues to a different level. He found his audience and ran with it. Finalists Online Beat Reporting, Large SiteOnline Beat Reporting, Small SiteOutstanding Use of Digital Media, Large SiteWinnerDiscovery Channel, Everest Beyond the LimitThe winner took a big palette of tools and used them exceptionally. A really well done example that went beyond the obvious. Outstanding Use of Digital Media, Small SiteWinnerWisconsin State Journal, Hip Hop 101The winner used imagination and originality in its package. It was fun to explore and showed a connection to its community and an awareness of what was going on. Specialty Journalism, Large SiteWinnerLivescience.com The winner did a good job of keeping an often static subject fresh and new and you really had a sense they are on top of it. Finalists Specialty Journalism, Small SiteService Journalism, Large SiteWinnerToronto Star, Lost in MigrationThe winning package made its vital issue easy to understand for the audience most affected and allowed readers to weigh in with their own stories. Service Journalism, Small SiteWinnerOakland Tribune, Not Just a Number The fact that the site continues to evolve underscores the potential of online journalism to adapt news coverage and community service as needed. Investigative Journalism, Large SiteInvestigative Journalism, Small SiteWinnerCenter for Investigative Reporting, Danger On Your PlateThe winning entry was a powerful series, an example of pioneering journalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina where journalism that questions government is rare. Student JournalismWinner (tie)Border Beat Border Beat was cited as an ambitious project and concerted group effort to provide an ongoing resource not just for a class but for the community and other journalists as well. Our Tahoe Our Tahoe was applauded for making an effort to draw in the audience and give them the tools to be part of the solution to a community problem. Finalists The winners were announced at the Online Journalism Awards Banquet during the 8th annual national conference of the Online News Association, October 18-19 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto. The finalists and the winners were selected through a two-step process. First, a group of more than 100 journalists screened entries in each category and narrowed them to a set of 5-10 nominees. The OJA judges, a group of 10 journalists with extensive journalism experience, who met at USC to pick the finalists and the winners, then reviewed these nominees. The Online Journalism Awards received 712 English-language entries from Web sites in the United States and abroad. The judges followed a strict recusal policy, leaving the judging room during discussions and not voting in any category in which their own sites came up for review. The judges for the 2007 awards were: Lane Beauchamp, Managing Editor, CBS Television Stations Digital Media
Suki Dardarian, Managing Editor, News Coverage and Enterprise, The Seattle Times
Jeff Dionise, Design Director, USAToday
Rich Jaroslovsky, Executive Editor, government and economy, Bloomberg News
Sandeep Junnarkar, Associate Professor, The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Logan Molen, Vice president / Interactive Media, The Bakersfield Californian
Kim Moy, Managing Editor, Broadband at Yahoo!
Jill Hunter Pellettieri, Slate Magazine
Laura Sellers, Online Director, East Oregonian Publishing Co.
Jonathan Weber, Founder and Editor in Chief, New West
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