By: The Newspaper Association of America of Vienna, Va., handed out its Digital Edge Awards Monday at the organization's annual new-media conference, Connections, being held at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort and Convention Center.
The Edgies honor newspapers' new-media operations. This year's winners were selected from 118 entries in four categories. Winners were chosen by 21 journalists, advertising experts, analysts, and educators.
The E.W. Scripps Co. of Cincinnati won three awards while the Tribune Co. of Chicago won two.
The New Media Pioneer award, presented annually to an individual, was given to Christian A. Hendricks, vice president for interactive media at The McClatchy Co. of Sacramento, Calif. Hendricks was cited for his work with McClatchy's Nando Media and with the NAA's New Media Federation. Federation members nominated candidates for the award and then selected the winner through an e-mail vote.
Edgies were awarded to the following:
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: News Event Coverage, Circulation less than 75,000Derailed Lives (
www.in-forum.com/specials/minot/index5.cfm)
In-Forum/
The Forum, Fargo, N.D.
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: News Event Coverage, Circulation 75,000 - 250,0002002: The Race for Governor (
http://timesunion.com/race2002)
timesunion.com/
Times Union, Albany, N.Y.
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: News Event Coverage, Circulation over 250,000Still Standing: A Portrait of America One Year Later (
www.chicagotribune.com/anniversary)
chicagotribune.com/
Chicago TribuneMost Innovative Use of Digital Media: Features/Enterprise, Circulation less than 75,000Long Road Home (
www.heraldsun.com/evergreen/93-260512.html)
heraldsun.com/
The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.
Most Innovative Use of Digital Media: Features/Enterprise, Circulation 75,000 - 250,000Voyageofrediscovery.com (
http://voyageofrediscovery.com)
InsideVC.com/
Ventura County (Calif.)
StarMost Innovative Use of Digital Media: Features/Enterprise, Circulation over 250,000Enrique's Journey (
www.latimes.com/enrique)
latimes.com/
Los Angeles TimesBest Sports Site, Circulation less than 75,000KUSports.com (
www.kusports.com)
LJWorld.com/
Lawrence (Kan.)
Journal-WorldBest Sports Site, Circulation 75,000 - 250,000GoVols.com (
www.govols.com)
KnoxNews.com/
The Knoxville (Tenn.)
News-SentinelBest Sports Site, Circulation over 250,000Cleveland.com Sports (
www.cleveland.com/sports)
Cleveland.com/
The Plain DealerBest Advertising Program, Circulation less than 75,000Today at Dillard's (
www.caller2.com/contests/edgies2003/adprogram.html)
Caller.com/
Corpus Christi (Texas)
Caller-TimesBest Advertising Program, Circulation 75,000 - 250,000OnWisconsin.com Golf Guide (
www.onwisconsin.com/golfguide)
Journal Interactive/
Milwaukee Journal SentinelBest Advertising Program, Circulation over 250,000Mervis Diamonds/E-Diamonds (
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-adv/mervis/mervis_ring.html)
washingtonpost.com/Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
A complete list of finalists is available at
www.digitaledge.org.
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