2004 Awards
Best Student Journalism
Winner:
Finalists:
- Making it in LA, USC Annenberg School for Communication
- Friendship Stories, Ball State University
- South Africa: 10 Years On, University of North Carolina
Best Student Web site
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Breaking News, Large
Winners:
Finalists:
- Mass-murder, Fresno Bee
- Accident on a ride at Disneyland, MousePlanet
- The capture of Saddam Hussein., New York Times
- October 2003 Southern California wildfires, The Press-Enterprise
- The capture of Saddam Hussein., Washington Post
Creative Use of the Medium, Large
Winners:
Finalists:
- Laci Peterson, CourtTV
- The last full measure of devotion, Tampa Bay Times
- Haiti: The Eroding Nation, Sun-Sentinel
Creative Use of the Medium, Small
Winner:
Finalists:
- interactive games and quizzes, Gotham Gazette
- A Tribute to our Troops, Providence Journal
- Greenland: The Land of Ice and Stone, WBUR
Enterprise Journalism, Large
Winner:
Finalists:
- Coaches Who Prey, The Seattle Times
- Searching for Eddie Peabody, Houston Chronicle
- Runaway Priests, Dallas Morning News
- Betrayal in the Ranks, Denver Post
Enterprise Journalism, Small
Winner:
Finalists:
- Murder, Race, Justice, Winston-Salem Journal
- Booking and Bidding Site Unseen, ConsumerWebWatch.org
- World Fellows, Frontline/World
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Large
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General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small
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Online Commentary, Large
Winner:
Finalists:
- Christopher Dickey, Shadowland, Newsweek
- Blair Shewchuk, Words, Woe & Wonder, CBC News
- Terri Cullen, Fiscally Fit, The Wall Street Journal
- Seth Stevenson, Ad Report Card, Slate
- James Taranto, Best of the Web Today, The Wall Street Journal
Online Commentary, Small
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Rich Jaroslovsky Award
Winner:
- Dianne Lynch
Service Journalism, Large
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Finalists:
- Building Homes: Building Problems, Orlando Sentinel
- B-Schools, BusinessWeek Online
- Cell phones, Consumer Reports
Service Journalism, Small
Winner:
Finalists:
- Epicenter, The Press-Enterprise
- Coverage of the ongoing impact of the Station nightclub fire on Rhode Islanders, Providence Journal
Specialty Journalism, Large
Winner:
Finalists:
- Movies, New York Times
- Special site covering SuperBowl XXXVIII, Houston Chronicle
- Outdoors, Los Angeles Times
- Mayo Clinic
Specialty Journalism, Small
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Finalists:
Judges:
- Anthony Moor, editor, OrlandoSentinel.com
- Beau Brendler, director, Consumer Reports WebWatch
- Chris Jennewein, director of Internet operations, Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
- Doug Feaver, executive editor, Washingtonpost.com and president of the Online News Association
- Kevin McKenna, Circuits editor, The New York Times
- Kevin Roderick, journalist and creator of L.A. Observed blog
- Merrill Brown, founder and principal, MMB Media LLC
- Michael Parks, professor and director, School of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication
- Mitch Gelman, senior vice president and executive producer, CNN.com
- Neal Scarbrough, vice president and editor-in-chief, ESPN.com
- Rich Jaroslovsky, editor at large, Bloomberg News
- Robert Niles, Editor, Online Journalism Review
- Sue Gardner, director, CBC.Ca
