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Friday, August 8, 2008
WASHINGTONPOST.com WINS 5 EPPY AWARDS Online News Sites Are Honored In Dallas
By Jim Krane
Washingtonpost.com walked away with five EPpy Awards Friday night in a ceremony at Editor & Publisher's 12th Annual Interactive Newspapers Conference & Trade Show in Dallas.
The Washington Post's Web site was named best overall U.S. newspaper online service (circulation over 250,000). The site also won awards for its news section, classified section, design, and use of interactivity.
Nearly 400 entries were submitted to the contest this year. The finalists and winners in each category are listed below, with the winners in bold.
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service, circ. under 50,000
Fredericksburg.com (Fredericksburg, Va.) staugustine.com (St. Augustine, Fla.)
Charlotte Sun Herald (Port Charlotte, Fla.)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service, circ. 50,000-99,000
Naples Daily News (Naples, Fla.) csmonitor.com (Boston)
Staten Island Live (Staten Island, N.Y.)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service, circ. 100,000-250,000
Syracuse Online (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Jacksonville.com (Jacksonville, Fla.) newsobserver.com (Raleigh, N.C.)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service, circ. over 250,000
Boston.com Washingtonpost.com
WSJ.com (The Wall Street Journal)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service - Weekly, Community, alternative & Free Villagevoice.com
vietmercury.com (San Jose Mercury News)
Edweek.com (Education Week on the Web)
Best Overall Non-U.S. Newspaper Online Service
Jerusalempost.com (The Jerusalem Post, Israel)
SCMP.com (South China Morning Post, Hong Kong) FT.com (Financial Times, London)
Best Overall Non-Newspaper Online Service
CBS MarketWatch MSNBC.com
CNET News.com
Best College Newspaper Online Service
The Daily Tar Heel (U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) NewsNet (Brigham Young University)
The Daily Illini Online (U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Best Promotion of a Newspaper Online Service
washingtonpost.com globeandmail.com (Toronto)
azcentral.com (The Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
Best News Section in a Newspaper Online Service
Jacksonville.com (Jacksonville, Fla.)
NYTimes.com washingtonpost.com
Best Sports Section in a Newspaper Online Service Jacksonville.com (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Boston.com
USAToday.com
Best Business Section in a Newspaper Online Service
WSJ.com (The Wall Street Journal, Front Section) FT.com (Financial Times, London)
USAToday.com
Best Entertainment Section in a Newspaper Online Service
NYTimes.com azcentral.com (The Arizona Republic, Phoenix)
washingtonpost.com
Best Special Section in a Newspaper Online Service
washingtonpost.com's Camera Works
DallasNews.com: Hidden Wars DallasNews.com: Toxic Traps, http://www.dallasnews.com/toxic/1003index.html
Best Classified Section in a Newspaper Online Service
nwautospace.com (The Seattle Times)
chronicle.com (The Chronicle of Higher Education's Career Network) WashingtonJobs.com (at washingtonpost.com)
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