By: Pauline Millard The Oakland Tribune walked away with two awards Friday night at the Online Journalism Awards in Toronto for its project, Just a Number.
The project addresses violence in the Oakland area and gives residents a space to share their stories, connect and find solutions.
Other notable winners were The Associated Press for Breaking News, large, for coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings and The Discovery Channel for Oustanding Use of Digital Media, large, for 'Everest Beyond the Limit.'
The full list of winners are:
Beat reporting, small: Florida Today, Space Beat
Beat reporting, large: Wired.com
Breaking News, small: The Roanoke Times
Breaking News, large: Associated Press
Commentary, small: Wild Bill, New West.net
Commentary, medium: Walt Handelsman, Newsday
Commentary, large: William Saletan, Slate
Service journalism, large: Toronto Star
Service journalism, small: Oakland Tribune
Outstanding Use of Digital Media, small: Wisconsin State Journal, Hip Hop 101
Outstanding Use of Digital Media, large: Discovery Channel, Everest Beyond the Limit
Investigative journalism, large: ABC News, Brian Ross Investigates: "The Mark Foley Investigation"
Investigative Journalism, small: Center for Investigative Reporting, Danger On Your Plate
Specialty Journalism, large: Livescience.com
Specialty Journalism, small: Council on Foreign Relations
Student Journalism: Border Beat and Our Tahoe (two winners)
General Excellence, medium: DenverPost.com
General Excellence, small: Ventura County Star
General Excellence, large: USA Today
Knight Foundation Award For Public Service: The Oakland Tribune, Not Just a Number
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