Online Journalism Awards recognized journalists for their compelling pieces this year. General Excellence in Online Journalism award winners include msnbc.com, California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Texas Tribune, The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group, La Nacion, and OWNI.
The complete list of award winners are below. For more insights, go here.
- msnbc.com, General Excellence in Online Journalism, Large Site
- California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting , General Excellence in Online Journalism, Micro Site
- The Texas Tribune, General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small Site
- The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group, General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium Site
- La Nacion, General Excellence in Online Journalism, Non-English, Small Site
- OWNI, General Excellence in Online Journalism, Non-English, Large Site award
- NPR.org Mobile Applications won the award for Outstanding Use of Emerging Platforms
- NPR API, Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism (includes a $5,000 prize)
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Flipping Fraud, Knight Award for Public Service
- Theheart.org by WebMD, Specialty Site Journalism, Independent
- CHOW.com, Specialty Site Journalism, Affiliated
- CNN.com: Technology, Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Large Site
- Mother Jones: Team Coverage of BP Oil Spill, Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Medium Site
- Voiceofsandiego.org: Building a Community around Education Coverage , Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Small Site
- The New York Times: Oil Spill Tracker, Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies, Professional
- Knight Center for International Media, School of Communication, University of Miami: My Story, My Goal, Online Video Journalism, Student award
- Yale Environment 360: Leveling Appalachia: The Legacy of Mountaintop Removal Mining, Online Video Journalism, Small Site
- The Las Vegas Sun and the Greenspun Media Group: Bottoming Out , Online Video Journalism, Medium Site
- The Toronto Star: William and the Windmill, Online Video Journalism, Large Site
- Caring.com: Dad Has Dementia, Online Commentary/Blogging, Small Site award
- ESPN.com: Howard Bryant, Online Commentary/Blogging, Large Site
- Salon.com, Glenn Greenwald award, Medium Site
- The New York Times: Toxic Waters, Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Large Site (include a $25,000 prize)
- ProPublica, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and Frontline: Law and Disorder, Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Small Site (include a $25,000 prize)
- Martin Ricard, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Student: A Seed is Forever
- National Film Board of Canada: This Land, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Small Site
- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum, Domani Studios, The Martin Agency, AOL, AOL News, AOLSHOUTcast: We Choose the Moon, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Medium Site
- The New York Times: Held by the Taliban, Multimedia Feature Presentation, Large Site
- West Seattle Blog, Community Collaboration
- The Tennessean: Nashville Flood, Breaking News, Small Site
- CNN.com: Haiti Earthquake, Breaking News, Large Site
- Kinsey Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital Media for NPR, Rich Jaroslovsky award
