2003 Awards

Breaking News, Affiliated

Winner:

• Coverage of the war in Iraq, New York Times

Finalists:

• Coverage of the shuttle Columbia, New York Times
• Coverage of the sniper attacks in and around Washington, DC, Washington Post
• Coverage of the war in Iraq, Washington Post
• Coverage of the shuttle Columbia, Dallas Morning News

Breaking News, Independent

Winner:

• Columbia shuttle disaster, Space.com

Finalists:

• Philip Robertson, Dispatches from Iraq, Salon
• Franklin Graham’s planned relief trip to Iraq, BeliefNet

Commentary

Winner:

• Scott McCartney, Middle Seat, The Wall Street Journal

Finalists:

• Mark Fiore
• Noy Thrupkaew for her columns on everyday life, The American Prospect
• James B. Stewart, Common Sense, Smart Money

Creative Use, Affiliated

Winners:

• A Day in the Life of Our Schools, Democrat and Chronicle
• Audio memorial of the World Trade Center, SonicMemorial.com

Finalists:

• You Decide, KQED
• The Year in Pictures 2002, MSNBC
• Fire at The Station nightclub, Providence Journal
• Clearing the Skies, USA TODAY

Creative Use, Independent

Winner:

• Alaska’s Heartland Reacts to the Patriot Act, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Finalist:

• Budget Game, Gotham Gazette

Enterprise Journalism, Affiliated

Winner:

• Coverage of the priest abuse scandal, Boston.com

Finalists:

• Against their Will, Winston-Salem Journal
• Enrique’s Journey, Los Angeles Times
• Dangerous Business, New York Times

Enterprise Journalism, Independent

Winner:

• Well Connected, The Center for Public Integrity

Finalists:

• The Water Barons, The Center for Public Integrity
• Plenty of Options for EBay, The Street
• Suicide 101, Wired

Feature Journalism, Affiliated

Winner:

• Fourth World/Our World, TimesUnion.com

Finalists:

• Canadian healthcare system, CBC News
• America Remembers: September 11, CNN
• Cambodia Reporter’s Diary: In Search of Justice, KQED and Frontline/World

Feature Journalism, Independent

Winner:

• Day of the Dead, Salon

Finalists:

• Digital Remix, CNET
• Making a Killing: The Business of War, Center for Public Integrity
• The New History of Black Holes, Space.com

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Affiliated, Large

Winner:

• ESPN

Finalists:

• BBC News
• The Wall Street Journal
• New York Times

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Affiliated, Small

Winner:

• Congressional Quarterly

Finalists:

• PackerInsider.com
• Frontline/World

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Independent, Large

Winner:

• BeliefNet

Finalists:

• Slate
• Space.com

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Independent, Small

Winner:

• Gotham Gazette

Finalists:

• Center for Public Integrity
• VillageSoup.com

Service Journalism, Affiliated

Winner:

• Coverage of SARS, CBC News

Finalists:

• Decision Centers, MSN Money
• Spyware Everywhere, ConsumerWebWatch.org

Service Journalism, Independent

Winner:

• Health in Hard Times, WebMD

Finalists:

• Since You Asked, Salon
• The Source for Ideas and Information, The Council on Foreign Relations
• Community Gazettes, Gotham Gazette

Judges:

• Amy Bernstein, Senior Editor at Business 2.0
• Angela Morgenstern, Interactive Producer for Frontline/World at KQED.com
• Beau Brendler, Director of the Consumer Web Watch at Consumers Union
• Bruce Koon, Executive Editor at Knight-Ridder Digital and president of ONA
• Chris Jennewein, Director of Internet Operations at SignOnSanDiego.com
• David Talbot, Editor of Salon.com
• Kevin McKenna, Editor of the Circuits section at The New York Times
• Leah Gentry, Senior Fellow at The Digital Futurist Consultancy
• Mary Zerafa, New Media Director at La Opinión Digital
• Merrill Brown, former MSNBC editor and Real Networks executive
• Michael Parks, Director of the School of Journalism at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication
• Rich Jaroslovsky, Director at Ziff Brothers Investments and former ONA president
• Robert Niles, Calendar Live Producer at LATimes.com
• Steve Outing, Senior Editor at the Poynter Institute
• Susie Kamb, Editorial Operations Director at ESPN.com