2006 Awards

Breaking News, Large Site

Winner:

• Hurricane Katrina, NOLA.com

Finalists:

• Terrorist Bombings, CNN
• NYC Transit Strike, New York Times
• Hurricane Wilma, Sun-Sentinel
• Hurricane Katrina, USA TODAY

Breaking News, Small Site

Winner:

• Hurricane Katrina, Sun Herald

Finalist:

• The 404 Debate, CFO

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Large Site

Winner:

• MSNBC

Finalists:

• New York Times
• Minneapolis Star Tribune
• USA TODAY
• Washington Post

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium Site

Winner:

• The Roanoke Times

Finalists:

• New West
• Orlando Sentinel
• The Spokesman-Review

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small Site

Winner:

• The Center for Public Integrity

Finalists:

• Speaking of Faith, American Public Media
• Congressional Quarterly
• LJWorld.com

Investigative Journalism, Large Site

Winner:

• A Million Little Lies, The Smoking Gun

Finalists:

• 9/11 Loans, Associated Press
• e-Qaeda, Washington Post

Investigative Journalism, Small Site

Winner:

• Cause for Alarm, WTHR

Finalists:

• Toxic Cargo, The Press Enterprise
• Power Trips, The Center for Public Integrity
• Conflicts on the Bench, Center for Investigative Reporting

Knight Foundation Award for Public Service

Winner:

• Hurricane Katrina: The Storm We Always Feared, NOLA.com

Finalists:

• Mortgage Fraud: The new street hustle, Chicago Tribune
• Fire Alarm, Newsday
• Toxic Legacy, The Bergen Record
• Hurricane Katrina, Sun Herald

Online Commentary, Large Site

Winner:

• David Pogue, New York Times

Finalists:

• Jim Borgman, BorgBlog, Cincinnati.com
• James Hill, The Drive-In, BET
• Moneybox, Slate
• Architecture, Slate

Online Commentary, Medium Site

Winner:

• Stuck in the 80s, Tampa Bay Times

Finalists:

• Survivor: Treasure Coast Blogfest, TCPalm.com
• Stacy Haddox, TheDay.com

Online Commentary, Small Site

Winner:

• John Paczkowski, Good Morning Silicon Valley

Finalists:

• Columbia Journalism Review
• Get on the Bus, Dayton Daily News
• SeeingBlack.com

Outstanding Use of Multimedia, Large Site

Winner:

• Rising from the Ruins, the Aftermath of Katrina, MSNBC

Finalists:

• London Attacks, BBC News
• Going Down the Crooked Road, The Roanoke Times
• 2006 Winter Olympics, USA TODAY

Outstanding Use of Multimedia, Small Site

Winner:

• Montgomery Boycott Anniversary, Montgomery Advertiser

Finalists:

• An Enduring Mystery, Herald Tribune
• Tallahassee Bus Boycott Anniversary, Tallahassee Democrat

Rich Jaroslovsky Award

Winner:

• Jon Hart

Service Journalism, Large Site

Winner:

• The Mercury Menace, Chicago Tribune

Finalists:

• Identity Crisis: Myth vs. Reality in ID Theft, CNET
• License to Harm, The Seattle Times
• Walk This Way Challenge, Prevention
• Couples and Their Cash, USA TODAY

Service Journalism, Small Site

Winner:

• Katrina Survivor Database, Gulf Coast News

Finalists:

• Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards Based Education, Education Week
• Toxic Legacy, The Bergen Record

Specialty Journalism, Large Site

Winner:

• ESPN Insider, ESPN

Finalists:

• Taking back the Web, CNET
• BusinessWeek Online
• NOVA scienceNOW

Specialty Journalism, Small Site

Winner:

• Fine Woodworking

Finalists:

• McKinneySports.net
• Bicycling
• 2005 Azerbaijan Elections, EurasiaNet.org
• Lawrence.com

Student Journalism

Winner:

• Jeff DelViscio and Khody Akhavi, Rezoned, Columbia School of Journalism

Finalists:

• Heather Gehlert, My Blue Eyed Girl, University of California, Berkeley
• Chasing Crusoe, University of North Carolina and Universidad de Los Andes, Facultad de Comunicación
• The Ancient Way, University of North Carolina, Universidad de los Andes (Chile) and University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
• Peavine Explorations, University of Nevada, Reno

Judges:

• Anthony Moor, Editor, OrlandoSentinel.com
• Chris Jennewein, Director of Internet operations, Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
• Jonathan Weber, Founder and Editor in Chief, NewWest.com
• Laura Sellers, Online Director, East Oregonian Publishing Co.
• Mary Lou Fulton, VP Audience Development, The Bakersfield Californian
• Michael Silberman, VP & Editorial Director, Rodale Interactive
• Mitch Gelman, Senior VP and Executive Producer, CNN.com
• Rich Jaroslovsky, Executive Editor, Government and Economy, Bloomberg News
• Sue Gardner, Senior Director, CBC.Ca