2001 Awards
Breaking News, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- Boeing Downsizing, BusinessWeek Online
- Canadian Election 2000, Globe and Mail
- Israel Decides – Election 2001 Live Coverage, Jerusalem Post
- Cal Ripken Retirement Announcement, USA TODAY
Breaking News, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
- Napster’s Day in Court, CNET
- EFF Files First Anti-DMCA Lawsuit, Slashdot
- America Considers a Jewish Vice President, BeliefNet
Creative Use of the Medium, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- Conflict in the Middle East, CTV News
- Suviving the Summer Driving Season, MSNBC
- Rescuing the Right, Providence Journal
- The New Frontier, La Nueva Frontera, TIME
Creative Use of the Medium, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
- Head-on Collision — Old and New Economies Clash in Auto Industry Marketplace, CNET
- World Peace Summit, BeliefNet
Enterprise Journalism, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- Toxic Traps, Dallas Morning News
- Killing Pablo, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- A Taste of Slavery, KRWashington.com
- Drug Wars, Frontline
Enterprise Journalism, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
- Jeff’s Story, WebMD
- Seed — The Genius Babies & How They Grew, Slate
- Is Bush’s Religious Charity Plan Sinking?, BeliefNet
- Gov. Bush’s Office Ignored Murder Confession, Salon
Feature Journalism, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- John Lennon in New York, ABC News
- The Unfinished War — A Decade After Desert Storm, CNN
- Salsa — Made in New York, New York Times
Feature Journalism, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
- Being John McEnroe, SportsJones
- Living Under the Hole in the Sky, Salon
- Bad Blood, Salon
- Kozmo Kills the Messenger, Wired
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
Innovative Presentation of Information, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- Crime Tracker, TBO.com
- Mother Jones 400, Mother Jones
- Census 2000, USA TODAY
- Camera Works — U Street in Focus, Washington Post
Innovative Presentation of Information, Independent
Winner:
Online Commentary
Winner:
Finalists:
- Dan Ackman, Forbes
- Kate Swearengen, Princeton Alumni Weekly Online
- Steve Kettmann, Salon
- Dave Coursey, ZDNET
Service Journalism, Affiliated
Winner:
Finalists:
- Online Investing — New Times, New Tools, The Wall Street Journal
- Waterfront Renaissance, HeraldNet
- California’s Energy Crisis, San Francisco Chronicle
Service Journalism, Independent
Winner:
Finalists:
- Searchlight 2001, Gotham Gazette
- Fired!, CNET
- Parenting, ParentCenter
- Guide to Tax Relief Act of 2001, TaxPlanet.com
Judges:
- Bill Mitchell, editor, Poynter.org
- Bob Arnold, editor-in-chief, BusinessWeek Online
- Cyndi Stivers, president & editor-in-chief, Time Out New York
- Dave Kansas, former editor-in-chief, TheStreet.com
- David Laventhol, publisher, Columbia Journalism Review
- John Garcia, vice president, interactive content and programming, NBC Stations Group
- Laura Miller, New York editorial director, Salon
- Lynn Povich, former managing editor, East Coast, MSNBC
- Marc Frons, editor & chief technology office, SmartMoney.com
- Rachel Hager, editorial director, digital business group, Reader’s Digest Association
- Rich Jaroslovsky, president, Online News Association & senior editor, The Wall Street Journal (co-chair)
- Richard Stengel, editor, Time.com
- Richard Wald, professor, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
- Tom Goldstein, dean, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism (co-chair)
- Tom Rosenstiel, director, Project for Excellence in Journalism
- Walt Mossberg, personal technology columnist, The Wall Street Journal

