By: E&P Staff A new $5000 prize this year at the Online Journalism Awards will recognize "the use of journalistic resources, digital techniques and public information that produces compelling coverage of a vital issue and engage a geographic community." The Knight Award for Public Service, which will debut this year, will be funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
In a statement, the OJA said the prize "acknowledges the power of digital news media to move citizens to improve the physical communities that still define their democracy and their day-to-day lives."
The awards are administered by the Online News Association and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
Michael Parks, director of the School of Journalism at USC Annenberg, said in a statement that the award will acknowledge that as more Americans receive their news and information online, it remains critical that online journalism be held to the highest standards of the profession.
"We are delighted that Knight Foundation continues to support outstanding journalism and look forward to using this award to spotlight the best online journalism that serves its readers and the public at large," said Parks.
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