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Online Journalism Awards
First-ever
winners, 2000
Presented
Dec. 1, 2000, by the Online News Association
& Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
I
won for my coverage of the WTO protests while at ABCNEWS.com, and my
site at the time of the awards, MSNBC.com, won for general excellence.
The
winners:
(From left:) Daniel Forbes of Salon, Patricia Hart Stoneman of
Times Union.com, Jai Singh of CNet News.com, Denise Polverine of Cleveland
Live, David Talbot of Salon, Kate Lee of BabyCenter, Ruth Gersh of AP.org,
Jonathan Dube of MSNBC.com (winner for work at ABCNEWS.com), Merrill Brown of MSNBC.com , Emily Prager of
Oxygen.com, Meredith Artley of NYTimes.com, Karl Idsvoog of APBNews.com.
Breaking
News: Collaboration
This category
honors the coverage of a spot- or breaking-news event or development that
displays exceptional reporting. Clear presentation and a creative use of
the medium were also considered.
Winner:
ABCNews.com:
Chaos in Seattle
Coverage of the World Trade Organization protests last year, featuring
on-the-spot reporting with video and graphic elements and capturing the
frenzied atmosphere of the moment.
The judges said: With a coherent blend of words, photos,
audio and video, ABCNews.com covered the riots in Seattle in a compelling
and analytical format. Using simple and clear navigation, the story points
readers to relevant sidebars and archival material without overwhelming
them with the depth of information.
(Read
the rest of my WTO protest coverage)
General
Excellence in Online Journalism: In Collaboration
This
category honors a Web site that successfully fulfills its editorial
mission, effectively serves its audience, maximizes the unique abilities
of the Web and represents the highest journalistic standards. The sites
were judged on excellence of content, interactivity, multimedia,
design, navigation and community tools.
Winner
MSNBC.com
A general
news site which is joint venture between NBC News and Microsoft.
The judges said: MSNBC.com creates a highly successful
blend of online and interactive elements, making innovative use of most
every interactive application, such as charts, maps, surveys, and
streaming video. The site offers a commendable marriage of original
journalism with video resources, and, more broadly, a successful
integration of journalism from its partners and alliance members. In this
case, bigger surely is better.
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