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Updated at 10:45 a.m., July 18. The first version of this story incorrectly reported the number of awards given to washingtonpost.com. The site won four Edgies.The Newspaper Association of America presented its annual Digital Edge Awards (Edgies) Monday at Connections, the NAA's annual new-media conference.
Washingtonpost.com won for best news presentation, best classified site, most innovative use of digital media (news event coverage), and best local online service in the 250,000-plus circulation category. In the circulation-under-75,000 group, SavannahNow from the
Savannah (Ga.)
Morning News picked up awards for best local online service, news presentation, and classified site. In the same category, CJ Online from
The Topeka (Kans.)
Capital-Journal won for most innovative use of digital media, best vertical site, and best advertiser program.
The New Media Pioneer award for outstanding individual achievement was awarded to Michael A. Silver, vice president/strategy and development at Tribune Interactive, Chicago.
Best Local Online ServiceCirculation less than 75,000: SavannahNOW (
www.savannahnow.com), Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: NewsOK.com (
www.newsok.com), The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, in partnership with KWTV News9
Circulation more than 250,000: Mywashingtonpost.com (
www.mywashingtonpost.com), The Washington Post
Best News PresentationCirculation less than 75,000: SavannahNOW (
www.savannahnow.com), Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Pilot Online (
www.pilotonline.com), The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk
Best News Presentation, Circulation more than 250,000: Washingtonpost.com (
www.washingtonpost.com), The Washington Post
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: News Event CoverageCirculation less than 75,000: Kansas Legislature -- CJOnline (
www.cjonline.com/legislature), The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: 62 Days from Ground Zero -- RecordOnline.com (
www.recordonline.com/adis/62/index.htm), The Times Herald-Record, Middletown, N.Y.
Circulation over 250,000: America at War -- Washingtonpost.com (
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/attacked), The Washington Post
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: Features/EnterpriseCirculation less than 75,000: Ultimate Twain Guide -- Hannibal.net (
www.hannibal.net/twain), The Hannibal (Mo.) Courier-Post
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Ballouville -- ctnow.com (
www.ctnow.com/news/specials/hc-sp-ballouville.special) The Hartford Courant
Circulation more than 250,000: Witness to an Epidemic: AIDS in the Caribbean -- Sun-Sentinel.com (
www.sun-sentinel.com/graphics/essays/aids/index.html), South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale
Best Vertical SiteCirculation less than 75,000: HawkZone -- CJOnline (
www.hawkzone.com), The Topeka (Kan.) Capital Journal
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Packer Insider -- Journal Interactive (
www.packerinsider.com) Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Best Vertical Site, Circulation more than 250,000: Metromix -- Tribune Interactive (
www.metromix.com), Chicago Tribune
Best Classified SiteCirculation less than 75,000: SavannahNOW Home Finder (
www.savannahnowhomefinder.com), Savannah (Ga.) Morning News
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Motorway -- Los Angeles Newspaper Group (
www.motorway.com), The Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.
Circulation more than 250,000: WashingtonJobs.com -- washingtonpost.com (
www.washingtonjobs.com), The Washington Post
Best Advertiser ProgramCirculation less than 75,000: Harrah's Casino -- CJOnline (
www.cjonline.com), The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Avada Online Hearing Test -- Cox Ohio Publishing (
http://206.190.169.132/ddn/AVADA/Avadaheartest3.htm), Dayton Daily News
Circulation more than 250,000: Miller Brewing Company Microsites -- latimes.com (
www.latimes.com/extras/noches and
http://www.latimes.com/extras/outinla), Los Angeles Times
Public ServiceCirculation less than 75,000: Waterfront Renaissance Project -- HeraldNet (
http://waterfront.heraldnet.com), The Herald, Everett, Wash.
Circulation 75,000 to 250,000: Poisoned: Rhode Island's Lead-Poisoning Crisis -- projo.com (
www.projo.com/extra/lead), The Providence (R.I.) Journal
Circulation more than 250,000: Erin's Race -- Cleveland.com (
www.cleveland.com/erinsrace), The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
A complete list of finalists is available at
www.naa.org.
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