Content Categories

Best investigative/enterprise feature
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Under the wheel”
The Boston Globe

Comment(s) from the judges:
“An unusual storytelling format for this category makes for intense understanding of generational trauma and its impact on violence.”

Runner up:
“House of Cards,” Miami Herald/McClatchy
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Best investigative/enterprise feature
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“A deep dive into how private equity is short-changing kids with autism”
STAT

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Very well-researched with multiple providers interviewed, statistics cited, families included. The reporter offers the theory that private equity ownership is contributing to a problem but offers other opinions, as well!”

Runner up:
“You want a job?” The Podcast Team, MIT Technology Review
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Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“The Methane Menace”
Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Green

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Lots of research with riveting rewards of information in interests of public concern. Video was great added benefit.”

Runner up:
“ War Crimes Watch Ukraine,” Associated Press & Frontline PBS
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Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“A novel experiment in investigative reporting”
STAT/ MIT

Comment(s) from the judges:
“This collaborative data project produced groundbreaking findings showing that AI tools in medical diagnosis and treatment can provide misleading and possibly fatality-causing information if not kept up to date. This was truly an innovative investigation with life-saving consequences.”

Runner up:
“Ukraine War Rattles the Orthodox Church Around the World,” Religion Unplugged
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Best news or event feature
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Under the Wheel”
The Boston Globe

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Powerful narrative!”

“Stunning, from story to design. This one stays with you. Small interactive at the end is a nice touch. This team worked with restraint to great effect. My top choice in this category.”

Runner up:
“6 months of war in Europe,” CNN
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Best news or event feature
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“‘Getting Harder By the Day’: SF School District Looks to Staff Up as Droves of Teachers Depart”
The San Francisco Standard

Runner up:
The Week Junior
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Best business reporting
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“The ESG Mirage”

Bloomberg
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 Best business reporting
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“How a major health care system is operating like a Wall Street firm”
STAT

Runner up:
“Nobel Prize winners: Immigrants do not take jobs from local workers,” La Noticia
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Best business/ finance blog
(1 million or more unique visitors)

Term Sheet Newsletter
Fortune

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Now this is wit and wisdom. Impressive body of work.”

Runner up:
“Pandora Papers,” International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
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Best business/ finance blog
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Guides New Businesses Through the Startup Boom
US Chamber of Commerce

Runner up:
“Mary Beth Franklin's "On Retirement,” Investment News
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Best news/ political blog
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“How I Left the Far Right”
Raw Story

Runner up:
“Politics Insider,” Insider
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Best news/ political blog
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Mark Schoeff Jr’s “D.C. Insider”
InvestmentNews

Runner up:
The Brazilian Report
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Best use of data/infographics
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Supply chains, interrupted: Why a bicycle takes 40 days to reach Singapore”
The Straits Times

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Loved everything about this. The ships in the beginning set the tone for the data ahead. The consistency is design and the presentation overall. I was on the journey with that bicycle! Excellent work, incredibly informative - Bravo!”

Runner up:
The USA TODAY/AP/Northeastern University mass killing database, USA TODAY, The Associated Press, and Northeastern University
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Best use of data/infographics
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

The ‘five pandemics’ driving 1 million U.S. Covid death
STAT
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Best use of social media/crowd sourcing
(1 million or more unique visitors)

Voicemail Series
CNN

Comment(s) from the judges:
“This series is an incredible way to leverage viewers voices, literally, in a raw and also balanced way. Compelling imagery coupled with differing points of view told in such a personal way makes for powerful storytelling. The topics were relevant and timely, and the emotion in the voices is moving.”

Runner up:
“The Lobster Trap,” The Boston Globe
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Best use of social media/crowd sourcing
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Pastors Question Whether To Unplug From Online Services When The Pandemic Ends”
Religion Unplugged

Runner up:
Ryan Neal's Social Media Feature, InvestmentNews
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Best innovation project on a website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

Climate code red: Saving Singapore’s shores
The Strait Times

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Important and first-rate reporting and visuals that show what will happen to Singapore if climate change is not adequately addressed.”

Runner up:
“Conflicted Congress,” Insider
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Best innovation project on a website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Olivos, la estación de la muerte (Olivos, the terminal of death)”
Mexicanos contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Comic graphics take the storytelling to the next level. Reader scrolling reveals quotes and content to create a sense of "what's coming next" which is highly engaging.”

Runner up:
“WhatsApp, Lebanon?” The New Humanitarian
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Best community service project/reporting
(1 million or more unique visitors)

The USA TODAY/AP/Northeastern University mass killing database
USA TODAY, The Associated Press, and Northeastern University 

Comment(s) from the judges:
“This partnership between USAToday, AP and Northeastern University demonstrate just how powerful collaboration among news gathering agencies can be! ... This is a powerful project that demonstrates in very tangible, visually accessible ways the epidemic of gun violence in America. This is the sort of news gathering project that should be required reading in our high schools and higher learning institutions. And it should be held up as an example to all of the journalism and mass communication students across the country as example of how the media can shape the country.”
“Clear, clean exposition of mass killing with useful and easy to read charts. doesn't focus much on solutions but provides a striking perspective on mass shootings over the years.”

Runner up:
“Maternal Mental Health,” CNN Digital
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Best community service project/reporting
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“The Dinner Table: Journalism over food in India that fosters civility & conversation”
ReligionUnplugged.com & Newsreel Asia

Comment(s) from the judges:
“I absolutely loved this - both videos. Incredibly well done. It was just a conversation over dinner that opened my eyes to something I knew nothing about. My empathy for these families grew with each passing moment. I loved the incorporation of the local headlines to tell the story through words. Bravo, excellent work!

Runner up:
“Ukraine War Rattles the Orthodox Church Around the World.” Religion Unplugged
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Best news or event feature video
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Remember Their Names”
KSAT.com/ KSAT 12
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Best news or event feature video
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Mardi Gras for All Y'all 2022”
The Times Picayune | NOLA.com

Runner up:
“Massacre in El Salvador,” Retro Report, Frontline PBS and ProPublica
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Best investigative/ enterprise video
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“A Beautiful Resistance”
A Beautiful Resistance /Boston Globe

Comment(s) from the judges:
"Brilliant series."

Runner up:
“Close up Series,” The Strait Times
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Best investigative/ enterprise video
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Coach cheats high school football team”
WSLS.com / Graham Media Group

Runner up:
“The Dinner Table: Journalism over food in India that fosters civility & conversation,” Religion Unplugged
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Best sports video
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Uvalde All-Stars: How a grieving Texas community came together following tragedy”
ESPN.com

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Touching story about the reverberations of what sports mean to us. Good production quality. The lead of the story is buried too deep in the video though, and it feels to the viewer that it takes the digital story that accompanies the video to tell the story.”

Runner up:
“Loh Kean Yew: Badminton Bromance parts 1 and 2,” The Strait Times
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Best podcast
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“It’s All Good”
Block Club Chicago

Comment(s) from the judges:
“LOVED this podcast! The yarn store owner's story was super inspiring and feel good - and well told! I love that all the podcasts in this series had background music integrated into the experience, it made me really feel at home while listening. During the Bulls Hair Cutter story, I literally clapped my hands and yelled "awesome!" when hearing about him cutting Scottie Pippin's hair on the stage on the basketball court. This whole series was great story telling - great set up, loved the hosts, loved the stories. Bravo!”

Runner up:
“Collapse: Disaster in Surfside,” Miami Herald/Treefort Media/McClatchy
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Best podcast
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

Religion Unplugged Podcast: “Conversations about Religion”
Religion Unplugged

Comment(s) from the judges:
“I absolutely loved this - both videos. Incredibly well done. It was just a conversation over dinner that opened my eyes to something I knew nothing about. My empathy for these families grew with each passing moment. I loved the incorporation of the local headlines to tell the story through words. Bravo, excellent work!

Runner up:
Stat’s “Color Code,” STAT
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Best photojournalism on a website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Over the moon”
The Strait TimeS

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Being in the right place and right time to catch a photo is one thing. But that's often not enough to tell the story behind the image. The jets in an intricate dance, the energy of the diver off the helicopter, and the city celebration - these photos make the viewer feel like they were present. Of course, life often has its own ideas as the landing parachutist discovered.”

Runner up:
“Cover Story - Auston Matthews,” ESPN
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Best photojournalism on a website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South”
STAT

Comment(s) from the judges:
“This entry makes use of personal photos and videos to introduce and accompany the compelling storytelling, while also providing historical perspective to give the reader a true sense of the area and its people. This entry uses photographs in a meaningful way to capture the essence of the story.”

Runner up:
“Ukraine War Rattles the Orthodox Church Around the World,” Religion Unplugged
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Best editorial/ political cartoon
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“JI arrests, 20 years on: How they joined the Jemaah Islamiah regional terror group”
The Strait Times

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Great use of images to tell a story. The comic-like style and captions are engaging and effective in narrating this interesting story.”

Runner up:
Michael Ramirez Political Cartoons, Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Best editorial/ political cartoon
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

The Brazilian Report
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Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content
(1 million or more unique visitors)

American Identity Series
NBC News Custom Productions

Runner up:
“I Believe,” A video series on minority religions in Singapore
Lianhe Zaobao / SPH Media LTD
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Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“The Rex Organization 150th Anniversary Documentary Series”
The Times Picayune | NOLA.com

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Creative used of episodic video as a storytelling platform that's informative, engaging and ‘brand’ affirming.”

Runner up:
Defender Network Branded Content, Defender Network
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Best overall website design
(1 million or more unique visitors)

Block Club Chicago

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Well done!”

Runner up:
KSAT.com, KSAT/ Graham Media Group
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Best overall website design
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

The Brazilian Report

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Clean, easy to navigate.”
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Best home page design
(1 million or more unique visitors)

TTN: a redesigned homepage for news and video coverage from Argentina and the World
Artear - TN

Runner up:
Book Club Chicago
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Best home page design
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

Religionunplugged.com
Religion Unplugged

Runner up: Brazilian.Report, The Brazilian Report
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Best redesign/ relaunch
(1 million or more unique visitors)

Block Club Chicago

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Love the measures taken to make the site more accessible including, easy navigation and newsletters that are compatible with screen readers. Like the mini-sites which compartmentalizes special interest stories. Organized and reader focused design.”
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Best website navigation design
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“Orthodox Alaska: The evolution of traditional faith in America's northernmost state”
Religion Unplugged

Runner up:
WSLS.com, WSLS.com / Graham Media Group
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Best cause marketing/corporate social responsibility campaign
(1 million or more unique visitors)

“Newsday Watchdog: Policing on Long Island”
Newsday
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Best promotional/ marketing campaign
(1 million or more unique visitors)

The Boston Globe: Serving Our Community for 150 Years
The Boston Globe
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College / University Categories

Best college/university campus website

Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Temple University: Department of Journalism

Comment(s) from the judges:
“A great look at Philadelphia neighborhoods. Wish the campus was represented more on this website.”

Runner up:
NYCity News Service, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
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Best college/university-produced community or niche website

Legal Roadblocks to Police Accountability
Gateway Journalism Review/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Incredibly in-depth 18-month report digs deep into the legal roadblocks to Police Accountability.”

Runner up:
“NY City Lens,” Newsroom - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
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Best collaborative college/university & professional website

“Legal Roadblocks to Police Accountability”
Gateway Journalism Review/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Runner up:
El Deadline, El Deadline and Univision (NYCity News Service)
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Best news story on a college/university website

“Housing: Even with Empty Lots and Homes, Philadelphia’s Struggling to Make Housing Affordable”
PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, Temple University: Department of Journalism

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Very informative piece. Well written and a nice balance of fact/opinion/anecdote. Would have like to have seen some suggestions for steps the community members can take to help address the concerns raised in the piece.”

Runner up:
“One Flood Too Many,” NYCity News Service
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Best feature story on a college/university website

“The Housing Crunch”
NYCity News Service Staff

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Great, in-depth piece on the housing crisis in NY, with good use of data and charts.”

Runner up:
“Gaslit,” Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism
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Best video on a college/ university website

Gaslit
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Ambitious, important reporting--well done!”

Runner up:
“I’m Not a Criminal,” NYCity News Service
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Best photojournalism on a college/university website

“Southwest: A Day at John Bartram High School’s Football Homecoming”
PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, Temple University: Department of Journalism

Runner up:
“Grit & Glory,” S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
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Best college/ university investigative/ documentary

Gaslit
Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at ASU's Cronkite School of Journalism

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Great investigative reporting on flaring and venting and its impact on the environment. There were hints of the disparities on certain communities. This could have been explored a bit more. Love the interactive maps and alarming data on what was tracked by satellite vs. reported. What's the margin of error for the higher satellite numbers? Perhaps this could have been explained/included.”

Runner up:
“When Home is School,” NYCity News Service
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Best college/university sports section/ website

“Basketball Preview 2021”
The Tample News
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Website/ APP Categories

Best daily newspaper website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

BostonGlobe.com
The Boston Globe

Comment(s) from the judges:
“BostonGlobe.com reflects the diverse, exciting and intense nature of its home, providing a great resource to their community.”
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Best weekly or non-daily newspaper website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

Lasvegasweekly.com
Las Vegas Weekly

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Very comprehensive and complete view of what's happening in and what there is to do in Last Vegas. Not light on content and certainly not a directory.”

Runner up:
LaNoticia.com, La Noticia
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Best Black newspaper website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

Defender Network Website
Defender Network

Runner up:
AFRO American Newspapers afro.com, The AFRO
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Best Hispanic newspaper website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

LaNoticia.com
La Noticia
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Best magazine website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

“The Catalyst: A Journal of Ideas from the Bush Institute”
The George W. Bush Institute

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Clear organization of themes brings the best of magazine packaging online. Unique design, smart writing, enough details to maintain interest.”

Runner up:
“LOCAL Life,” Local Life Magazine
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Best sports news website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

ESPN Digital Media

Runner up:
CNN Sport
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Best online-only news website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

CalMatters

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Love the interactive features that immerse the reader into a deeper experience. Great content that's specific to a defined audience.”

 

Runner up:
“War Crimes Watch Ukraine,” The Associated Press & FRONTLINE (PBS)
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Best online-only news website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

The San Francisco Standard

Runner up:
Honolulu Civil Beat
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Best Local TV news website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

ClickOrlando.com
WKMG-TV/ ClickOrlando.com
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Best Local TV news website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

WSLS.com
WSLS.com / Graham Media Group
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Best business/ finance website
(1 million or more unique visitors)

CNBC.com
CNBC

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Great static way to drive viewership to the live stream that stays sticky through scrolling.”

Runner up:
McKinsey Global Publishing
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Best business/ finance website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

CO— by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Guides New Businesses Through the Startup Boom
U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Comment(s) from the judges:
“Great static way to drive viewership to the live stream that stays sticky through scrolling.”

Runner up:
“Extraordinary coverage of the business of health and medicine,” STAT
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Best entertainment / cultural news website
(Fewer than 1 million unique visitors)

OnMilwaukee.com

Runner up:
ReligionUnplugged.com, Religion Unplugged
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Best mobile news app
(1 million or more unique visitors)

ESPN Digital Media
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Honoring the best in digital news media publishing

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Christian  Hendricks (LEAD JUDGE)	Managing Partner	Extol Digital / President of Local Media Consortium
Bernie Oravec	Publisher	Barash Media
Sharon Prill	Chief Operating Officer	Penny Hoarder | Taylor Media Inc.
Laura McAdoo	Creative Director at The Seattle Times	Creative Director at The Seattle Times
Margaret McKenzie	Managing Editor	Conway Daily Sun
Mark Mahoney	Pre-Press Manager	GateHouse Media New England
Linda Corcoran	Metro Editor	Boston Globe
Christine McKenna	Multimedia Producer, Journalism Educator
Andrew Green	Senior Director of Corporate Affairs	Thomson Reuters
Paul Cheung	Director Journalism and Technology Innovation	James L. Knight Foundation
Matt DeRienzo	Editor In Chief	Center for Public Integrity
Christian  Hendricks	Managing Partner	Extol Digital / President of Local Media Consortium
Bill  Ostendorf	Founder & President	Creative Circle Media
Matt Caylor	Director, Strategic Services	Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
Julia Campbell	General Manager	Branded Content Project
Greg Watson	Chief Marketing Officer	America's Newspapers
Iva Dixit	Staff Editor	Staff Editor
Kevin Dale	Executive Director	Colorado Public Radio
Kristen DelGuzzi	Managing Editor	USA Today
Dietmar Schantin	Founder	IFMS
Meaghan Parker	Executive Director	Society of Environmental Journalists
Mi-Ai Parrish	Managing Director	Arizona State University
John Heaston	Publisher/Editor	Reader & El Perico / President AAN
Fraser  Van Asch	Partner Relations	Klangoo/ Associate Partner Extol Digital
Dustin Barnes	Digital Strategist	The Tennessean
David Lucas	Photo Editor	Thomson Reuters
Michael Walker	Global Executive Editor	Boomberg Media Studios
Fran Wills	CEO	Local Media Consortium
Gretchen Prck	Independent Journalist & Publishing Consultant
Jeff Tennery	Chief Operating Officer	AlefEdge
Peter Lamb	Owner	Lamb Consulting
David Fitzpatrick	SVP/ CRO	Black News Channel
Sue Cross	CEO & Executive Director	Institiute for Non Profit News
James Green	VP Digitak	Lee Enterprises
Christine Hendricks	VP Marketing	Local Media Consortium
John Hyland	Group CP	Basis Technologies
Mike Orren	Chief Product Officer	The Dallas Morning News
Tobias Bennett	VP Revenue & Partnerships	Local Media Consortium
Lori Nichols	Partner	Extol Digital
Ryan Greenberg	Head of Partnerships	Okanjo
Mike Drescher	Co Founder	Okanjo
James Calloway	Associate Partner	Extol Digital
Robin Davis	VP Stratgey Planning & Development	Scripps Networks
Roberto Angulo	CEO	Recruitology, U.S.

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COLLEGE/ UNIVERSITY CATEGORY WINNERS & FINALISTS

Best college/university campus website:
NCC News: Newhouse Communications Center Syracuse University for NCC News
Judges’ comments: From video to audio to written stories and photographs, a very nice website.

Finalists: PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, Temple University: Department of Journalism for PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com AND Baylor University for Baylorlariat.com

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Best college/university produced community or niche website:
The Deconstructing the Divide Staff for “Deconstructing the Divide”
Judges’ comments: Excellent idea and strong execution. A variety of topics and I'm happy to see some uplifting stories, not just stories pointing out problems. Easy to navigate and great mix of stories and visuals.

Finalists: Staff of The Red Line Project – UIC for The Red Line Project AND City Newsroom 2021 for NYCityLens.com

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Best collaborative college/university & professional website:
CalMatters for CalMatters College Journalism Network

Finalist: Wisconsin Watch and UW-Madison School of Journalism & Mass Communication for “Color of Money”

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Best news story on a college/university website:
The Deconstructing the Divide Staff for “Deconstructing the Divide”
Judges’ comments: Excellent in depth, team coverage of the issue of inequality. Beautiful design work and cross platform storytelling.

Finalists: City Newsroom 2021 for “The Return: The Pandemic Recedes” AND PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, Temple University: Department of Journalism for “Amateur Sports: Country's only black-owned rowing club”

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Best feature story on a college/university website:
Haillie Parker and Allie Barton/Cronkite News for “Invisible Chapters: Writing the Black community into the stories of libraries”
Judges’ comments: Excellent videos. Well-designed presentation. Nice weaving of audio, video, photographic and text to tell the story. A topic I had not heard about previously, which is always good.

Finalists: PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, Temple University: Department of Journalism for “Amateur Sports: Country's only black-owned rowing club” AND Anthony J. Wallace and Megan Marples/Cronkite News for “It's creating a new normal: A Navajo school district and its students fight”

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Best video on a college/university website:
Allie Barton/Cronkite News for “Lost Chapters”
Judges’ comments: Flows very well. Engaging and using video clips of actual events to help tell the story and show facts and not just opinions. Going in-depth on a specific topic within the larger topic of civil rights. Gives off a professional vibe.

Finalists: Staff of 219West, NYCity News Service, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY for “The Reawakening” AND The Temple News for “A Day of Action”

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Best photojournalism on a college/university website:
Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News for “A community's response: Reflections from the White Mountain Apache”
Judges’ comments: PHENOMENAL!!!!

Finalists: Alberto Mariani/Cronkite News for “Last Responders and the call to bury the dead.” AND Jessica Ruiz, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications for “Our poisoned Kids”

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Best college/university investigative/documentary:
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism - Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for “Little Victims Everywhere”
Judges’ comments: This is infuriating - the hallmark of a good investigative story. Clearly shows the shocking issues and uses data and human stories to drive home the problem.

Finalists: Carnegie-Knight News21 for “Unmasking America” AND Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication for “Life Is”

 

 

 

 

 

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CONTENT CATEGORY WINNERS & FINALISTS

Best investigative/enterprise feature (1 million or more unique visitors):
ESPN Investigative Unit/ESPN Features Unit for “Death at the U: Who killed Bryan Pata?”
Judges’ comments: Kudos to reporters working hard to solve a cold case murder. Despite enormous pushback, they were able to uncover the truth lying right under the noses of non-caring detectives and authorities.

Finalists: BostonGlobe.com for “Behind the Shield” AND The Kansas City Star for “The Promised Land”

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Best investigative/enterprise feature (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Call Matters for “Waiting for Justice”
Judges’ comments: Deeply reported shedding light on both pre and post pandemic judicial practices. The reporting also detailed the impact on the accused and victims alike.

Finalists: IrpiMedia, OCCRP for "The 'Ndrangheta's Little Kiss': Inside an Organized Crime Clan” AND Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY for “How New York Bungled Pandemic Medical Supply Purchase”

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Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting (1 million or more unique visitors):
OCCRP, Le Monde, IRPI, McClatchy/Miami Herald/El Nuevo Heraldm IStories, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism, KRIK, Bivol, Investigace.cz, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Soir, Woxx, Piaui, Tempo, Armando.Info, La Nacion, Inkyfada (Tunisia) for “OpenLux”
Judges’ comments:  Well-crafted and stylish with an interesting lens. The global connections are thoughtfully pulled and carried throughout. Appreciate the strong start of impact and outcomes.

Finalists: NBC News, Inside Climate News and the Texas Observer for “Super Threats” AND The Marshall Project, USA TODAY Network, Arizona Republic for “US Marshals Act Like Local Police with More Violence and Less Accountability”

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Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
THE CITY, Type Investigations and Columbia Journalism Investigations for "NYC Nursing Home Gave Dozens of Veterans Experimental COVID-19 Treatments”
Judges’ comments: Well done.

Finalists: Wisconsin Watch, TMJ4 News for “Thousands await jobless aid as Wisconsin leaders blame each other” AND ReligionUnplugged.com and Newsreel Asia, Harshita Rathore and Vishal Arora for “Talking Religion at the Dinner Table”

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Best news or event feature (1 million or more unique visitors):
The Tennessean / USA TODAY Network for “The Christmas Day Bombing”
Judges’ comments: Great in-person on-the-scene coverage. All aspects of storytelling are on display here. 

Finalists: CNN Digital for “Running as Equals: The Elite Athletes Fghting For Acceptance” AND CNN Digital for “Assault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection”

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Best news or event feature (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
ReligionUnplugged.com, Julia Duin, Hamil Harris, Kimberly Winston for “The Religious Roots of an Attempted Insurrection”
Judges’ comments: It was good to see religion reporters step up and tackle a national, political story. Religion and politics are very connected and very few news outlets cover politics from a religious perspective.

Finalists: Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Josefa Velasquez for “Deliveristas” AND STAT for “STAT Exposes Huge Gaps in Access”

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Best business reporting (1 million or more unique visitors):
BuzzFeed News, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 media partners for “The FinCEN Files”
Judges’ comments: Very good interactive elements 

Finalists: Fortune for “Fortune: Crypto at a Turning Point” AND CNET for “Why your iPhone may never be made in America”

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Best business reporting (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
STAT for: “Groundbreaking Coverage of Momentous Alzheimer's Drug Approval”
Judges’ comments: Very thorough breakdown of a complex business and its relationship with the government.

Finalists: THE CITY for “New York in Job Hunt as City Seeks Economic Comeback from COVID” AND STAT for “Epic's AI Algorithms, Shielded from Scrutiny”

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Best business/finance blog (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
InvestmentNews for “Mary Beth Franklin 'On Retirement”
Judges’ comments: Well-written description of the contents of a report of an online study of how attitudes about retirement have been affected by the pandemic. 

Finalist: STAT for “Ed Silverman's enormously popular Pharmalot blog”

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Best news/political blog (1 million or more unique visitors):
Inside for “Insider's Washington Bureau”
Judges’ comments:  Really good reading. Very plain from a look-and-feel standpoint but man does the content make up for it. You just keep reading and reading and reading.

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Best use of data/infographics (1 million or more unique visitors):
The Straits Times for: “Three Million masks Every Minute: How Covid-19 is Choking the Planet”
Judges’ comments: Seriously smart and impactful. It's informative without being preachy, thoughtful and straightforward simultaneously. Great job.

Finalists: Bloomberg News for “COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker” AND CNN Digital for “The Southwest's Most Important River is Drying Up”

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Best use of data/infographics (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
THE CITY for “Meet Your Mayor”
Judges’ comments: Truly novel.

Finalist: ReligionUnplugged.com, Ryan Burge for “Plugging in the Numbers: Data Journalism on Religion and Politics”

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Best use of social media/crowd sourcing (1 million or more unique visitors):
USA Today Graphics for “USA Today Visual Investigations”
Judges’ comments: Excellent experience, well done!

Finalists: CNN Digital for “Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Investigation” AND USA Today for “Trump Outbreak Coverage”

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Best use of social media/crowd sourcing (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
THE CITY, Columbia Journalism School & Newmark Journalism School at CUNY for “Missing Them Memorial Events”

Judges’ comments: Great use of social media to distribute and collect content, and also a great example of crowdsourcing. 

Finalists: Documented for “Use of WhatsApp to Help Revive Reporting” AND ReligionUnplugged.com, Meagan Clark for “King James Resurrects the Gold Bless the USA Bible”

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Best Innovation project on a website (1 million or more unique visitors):
Fortune for “Gamified NFT Auction for a Fortune Magazine Cover”
Judges’ comments: Incredible! Building on Fortune's long legacy of collectible covers to produce not only an innovative cover image, but also to BE the story about the most innovative financial movement in a century -- wow.

Finalists: USA Today Graphics for “USA Today Visual Investigations” AND BostonGlobe.com for “Behind the Shield”

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Best innovation project on a website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for “Abuse of Trust”
Judges’ comments: Great presentation here that can make it easier to connect the dots and explore the relationships in such a complicated story.

Finalists: The Marshall Project for “The Language Project” AND THE CITY  for “Meet Your Mayor”

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Best community service project/reporting (1 million or more unique visitors):
The San Diego Union-Tribune for “Social Justice Reporting Project”
Judges’ comments: Outstanding design and visual storytelling. Excellent example of a regional collaboration telling stories of their communities.

Finalists: USA TODAY Network South for “Hallowed Sound” AND The Marshall Project and NPR for “Foster Care Agencies Take Millions of Dollars Owed to Kids”

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Best community service project/reporting (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
The Marshall Project for “Serving Incarcerated Audiences”
Judges’ comments: Powerful stories about and for incarcerated communities that will help the public's understanding of the viewpoints of individuals who are imprisoned.  

Finalists: CoastalReview.org for “Paths to Resilience” AND Epicenter – NYC

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Best news or event feature video (1 million or more unique visitors):
CNN Business for “Qanon”
Judges’ comments: Fascinating, in-depth look at this issue.

Finalists: CNN for “Clarissa Ward: Taliban told me to stand to the side ' because I'm a woman” AND Jeremy Allen, Graham Media Group for “What Lies Beneath: Frontline workers battle Covid-19”

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Best news or event feature video (fewer than 1 million unique visitors)
The Brazilian Report for “The Brazilian City Being Swallowed Up from Underneath”
Judges’ comments: The scope of the salt well digging investigation is massive. The Brazilian Report broke the story and created a well-reported video with visuals and interviews that showed readers the magnitude of the problem and the aftermath. 

Finalists:  Bloomberg Industry Group for “When your boss is notorious: Checking for R.B.G” AND ReligionUnplugged.com and Newsreel Asia, Harshita Rathore and Vishal Arora for “Talking Religion at the Dinner Table”

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Best investigative/enterprise video (1 million or more unique visitors):
The Straits Times for “Invisible Asia Video Series”
Judges’ comments:  Amazing series. This theme of "Invisible Asia" was a unique lens to learn about people living in the margins of modern life, and the first-person interviews made these relatable stories really come alive. 

Finalists: CNN for “How a massacre in Tigray was captured on video” AND The Boston Globe for “A Beautiful Resistance”

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Best investigative/enterprise video (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
STAT for “Why I Got a Colonoscopy So Young”
Judges’ comments:  Impressive journalism! Interesting, factual, touching, informative and personal.

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Best sports video (1 million or more unique visitors):
CNN Sports & As Equals for “Running as equals: The elite athletes fighting for acceptance”

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Best Podcast (1 million or more unique visitors):
Orlando Sentinel for “Joel Greenberg: The Man, The Scandal, The Players”

 Finalists: NBCU News Group Podcast Unit for “Southlake” 

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Best podcast (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Bloomberg Industry Group for “Black Lawyers Speak: Stories of the Past”
Judges’ comments: Great combination of information you didn’t know (which others try to do as well), but this is combined with great storytelling, production value and pace.

Finalists: The Heist Podcast Team, Center for Public Integrity for “The Heist” AND The (Rock Hill) Herald for “Return Man”

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Best photojournalism on a website (1 million or more unique visitors):
Lianhe Zaobao, SPH Media Limited for “Remembering 2020: The Year in Pictures”

Finalists: Lianhe Zaobao, SPH Media Limited for “184 Lightning Days A Year: Experience Lightning Every Other Day” AND CNN Digital for “The Southwest's Most Important River is Drying Up”

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Best editorial/political cartoon (1 million or more unique visitors):
Mike Smith, Las Vegas Sun for “Smith’s World”

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Best editorial/political cartoon (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Capitol Broadcasting Company for Dennis Draughon

Finalist: The Brazilian Report

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Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content (1million or more unique visitors):
The Weather Channel for “State Farm: General Safety and Preparedness”
Judges’ comments: The stories were well-written and used relevant photographs and videos to convey the emotion of the story through images.

Finalist: WKMG News 6 for “Best of Central Florida”

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Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Narcity Media for “Seeking Nature”

Finalist: WSLS for “In a Day’s Drive”

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Best overall website design (1 million or more unique visitors):
Block Club Chicago for: BlockClubChicago.org

Finalists: ESPN for ESPN.com AND CNN for CNN.COM/Style

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Best overall website design (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Las Vegas Weekly for LasVegasWeekly.com

Finalists: STAT for Statnews.com AND Religion Unplugged for ReligionUnplugged.com

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Best home page design (1 million or more unique visitors)
CNN Digital for CNN Style
Judges’ comments: Beautiful design, layout and photography. Fantastic guest profile slider. Extremely cool navigation.

Finalists: Block Club Chicago for BlockClubChicago.org AND Click on Detroit for ClickonDetroit.com

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Best home page design (fewer than 1 million unique visitors)
The Brazilian Report for Brazillian.report
Judges’ comments: Easy to navigate while packed with content. Nice use of organic SEO. Great use of value-added features.

Finalist: Religion Unplugged for ReligionUnplugged.com

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Best redesign/relaunch (1 million or more unique visitors)
Block Club Chicago for BlockClubChicago.org

 Finalist: The Straits Times for Str.sg

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Best redesign/relaunch (fewer than 1 million unique visitors)
OnMilwaukee for OnMilwaukee.com
Judges’ comments: Clean site. Very appealing to the eyes. Easy to navigate.

Finalists: Shaw Local News Network for ShawLocal.com AND GGRecon

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Best website navigation design (1 million or more unique visitors):
Click2Houston for Click2Houston.com
Judges’ comment:  Clean and well-done site. Readers are not overwhelmed by advertisements or pleas to join the membership program.

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Best cause marketing/corporate social responsibility campaign (1 million or more unique visitors):
News4JAX for “Positively Jax impacts Jacksonville”
Judges’ comment:  An ambitious and well-done efforts. Kudos for working at scale to address multiple community needs.

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Best promotional/marketing campaign (1 million or more unique visitors)
The Dallas Morning News for “Do You Know?
Judges’ comments: Great mix of giving viewers useful and interesting info and insight while driving interest in the DMN. All in 15 seconds. Well done!

Finalists: Newsday Consumer Marketing for “Newsday Investigations” AND Las Vegas Review-Journal for “Food & Cocktail Virtual Series”

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Best promotional/marketing campaign (fewer than 1 million unique visitors)
Newsday Consumer Marketing for “Faces of Long Island”
Judges’ comments: Very in-depth campaign with its own marketing. Done clean and well and seemed to have positive reception from the community.

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WEBSITE/APP CATEGORY WINNERS & FINALISTS

Best Daily newspaper website (1 million or more unique visitors):
The Boston Globe for BostonGlobe.com
Judge’s comments: BostonGlobe.com reflects the diverse, exciting and intense nature of its home, providing a great resource to their community.

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Best weekly or non-daily newspaper website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Las Vegas Weekly for LasVegasWeekly.com
Judges’ comments: Very comprehensive and complete view of what's happening in and what there is to do in Last Vegas. Not light on content and certainly not a directory.

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Best magazine website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Authorlink.com
Judges’ comments: A well done redesign! The site now looks like a digital magazine site, not a digital catalog. The UX is appealing.

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Best sports news website (1 million or more unique visitors):
ESPN Digital Media for ESPN.com

Finalists: CNN for CNNSports.com AND ESPN for ESPNCricinfo.com

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Best online-only news (1 million or more unique visitors):
Block Club Chicago for BlockClubChicago.org
Judges’ comments: The Block Club Chicago embodies what an online news outlet should be - bursting with valuable, local information and packaged in an easy to consume format.

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Best online-only news (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
CalMatters for CalMatters.org
Judge’s comments: A deceptively simple digital outlet that provides more depth the longer you stay on the page. I commend you for providing a Spanish-language version of your website.

Finalist: The City for TheCity.org

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Best Local TV News website (1 million or more unique visitors):
KSAT for KSAT.com
Judges’ comments: Overall the feel of the website is user-friendly with good categorization and frequent updating of news stories.

Finalist: ClickOrlando.com

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Best Local TV News website (1 million or more unique visitors):
WSLS for WSLS.com
Judges’ comments: The newsletters are informative and appear very localized. 

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Best local radio news website (1 million or more unique visitors):
Minnesota Public Radio for MPRnews.org

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Best Business/finance website (1 million or more unique visitors)
CNBC for CNBC.com
Judges’ comments: CNBC provides multiple positive ways to engage with its brand through newsletter sign-ups, videos, special sections, and integration of trending topics.

Finalist: CNN for CNN Business

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Best business/finance website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
GrowthSpotter for GrowthSpotter.com
Judges’ comments: The categorization and tagging of articles provide a simple yet effective way for consumers to find the content most relevant to them.

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Best entertainment/cultural news website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors):
Religion Unplugged for ReligionUnplugged.com
Judges’ comments: The push of off-site interaction (email and notifications) is a sign Religion Unplugged is looking to continue to grow and engage its audience.

Finalist: OnMilwaukee for OnMilwaukee.com

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Best mobile news app (1 million or more unique visitors):
CNN Digital for CNN: Breaking US & World News
Judges’ comments: A clean, fast and easy-to-navigate app. Use of photos to encourage further engagement is well done. The ability to stream CNN live audio is also nice.

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Best mobile news app (fewer than 1 million unique visitors)
STAT for The Stat APP

Finalist: Shaw Local News Network for The Shaw Local App

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