EDITOR & PUBLISHER AND THE KELSEY GROUP PRESENT
1996's Best Online Newspaper Services
In February 1996, Editor & Publisher and The Kelsey Group announced the winners of the 1996 Best Online Newspaper Services Competition. Awards were given in 14 categories to newspaper companies that have done an outstanding job in creating online services. Here are the winners.
Best Overall Online Newspaper Service
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
San Jose Mercury News / Mercury Center
1st place - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Warfield's Tampa Bay Review / Review.net
Honorable mention - Small-circulation newspaper category:
National Law Journal
Best Designed
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
New York Times On the Web
1st place - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram
Honorable mention - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Vorarlberger Nachrichten
Strongest News Content
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
New York Times On the Web
1st place - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Standard Times (New Bedford, Mass., USA)
Best Original Feature
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
San Jose Mercury News / Newshound
Honorable mention - Large-circulation newspaper category:
Virginian-Pilot / DataPilot
1st place - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Casper Star-Tribune / First Amendment Cyber-Tribune
Honorable mention - Small-circulation newspaper category:
Nashville Scene / Movie Clock
Best Content Alliance
1st place:
Boston.com / The Boston Globe
Best Niche Service
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
Fastball / Cox Newspapers
1st place - Small-circulation newspaper category:
BayNet / Portland Press Herald
Best Online Classifieds
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
San Jose Mercury News / Mercury Center Web
1st place - small-circulation newspaper category:
No award given
Best Use of Interactive Advertising
1st place - Large-circulation newspaper category:
No award given
1st place - small-circulation newspaper category:
No award given
Best Online News Service by a Non-Newspaper Company
1st place:
Pathfinder / Time Daily
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