2008

CNN, Las Vegas Sun, and Army Times Publishing were recipients of General Excellence awards in the 2008 Online Journalism Awards.

General Excellence in Online Journalism

Large Newsroom winner

CNN

Finalists:

The New York Times
Politico
Reuters
The Huffington Post

Medium Newsroom winner

Las Vegas Sun

Finalists:

Minnesota Public Radio
Truthdig
WRAL

Non-English, Large winner

El Pais

Finalists:

Einestages.de
O Globo

Non-English, Small/Medium winner

soitu.es

Finalists:

Al Dia Tx
Blogtrotters.fr

Small Newsroom winner

Army Times Publishing Company

Finalists:

Knight Award for Public Service

winner

Fixing D.C. Schools

The Washington Post

finalist

Iowa Caucuses

Des Moines Register

finalist

Kwame Kilpatrick: A Mayor in Crisis

Detroit Free Press

finalist

Unequal Justice

The Dallas Morning News

Breaking News

Large Newsroom winner

Eliot Spitzer’s Resignation

The New York Times

Finalists:

Bridge Collapse
Minneapolis Star Tribune
China Earthquake
NPR
Wildfires
Los Angeles Times
Wildfires
San Diego Union-Tribune

Medium Newsroom winner

Kirkwood Shootings

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Finalists:

Digital Video Storytelling

Large Site winner

Living to the End

The Oregonian

Finalists:

Border Stories
Hillary’s Inner Tracy Flick
Slate
Insights into the Candidates
Des Moines Register

Multimedia Feature Presentation

Large Site winner

Bearing Witness

Reuters

Finalists:

Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic
MSNBC
Burnover
Los Angeles Times
Eyewitness to Murder: The King Assassination
CNN

Medium Site winner

Reporting for Duty

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Finalists:

Boomtown
Las Vegas Sun
Johanna: Facing Forward
cleveland.com
Talking to the Taliban
The Globe and Mail
When Pedestrians Die
Honolulu Advertiser

Small Site winner

Hidden World

GEO.fr

Finalists:

70 Years of Superman
Ottawa Citizen
Age of Uncertainty
The Roanoke Times
The Soldier’s Wife
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Online Commentary

Large Newsroom winner

God-O-Meter

BeliefNet

Finalists:

Nick Anderson
Houston Chronicle
On the Ground
The New York Times

Medium Newsroom winner

The Bottom Line

The Dallas Morning News

Finalists:

N.J. Voices
NJ.com

Small Newsroom winner

Animated Political Cartoons

Mark Fiore

Finalists:

Catherine Brahic
New Scientist
Trail Mix
CQPolitics

Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies

Professional/Large winner

Iowa Caucuses, Des Moines Register

Des Moines Register

Finalists:

California War Dead
Los Angeles Times, NYTimes.com
Politics
The New York Times
Young Lives at Risk: Our Overweight Children
The Washington Post

Small winner

Everyblock

Finalists:

How Safe Are Our Bridges?
The Times Herald Record
Virginia Tech: One Year Later
The Roanoke Times

Specialty Site Journalism

Large winner

WebMD

Finalists:

The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award

Large Newsroom winner

Talking to the Taliban

The Globe and Mail

Unequal Justice

The Dallas Morning News

Finalists:

Big Phat Liar
The Smoking Gun
Inside the CIA’s Notorious “Black Sites”
Salon

Small Newsroom winner

I Didn’t Do That Murder’ Lebrew Jones and the Death of Micki Hall

The Times Herald Record

Finalists:

Topical Reporting

Large Newsroom winner

Today in the Sky

USA TODAY

Finalists:

Homicide Report
Los Angeles Times

Small Newsroom winner

Immigration in the Spotlight

Arizona Daily Star

Finalists:

The Indian Vote: When Candidates Come Calling
Reznet News
On the Campaign Trail
Truthdig
Varsity845
The Times Herald Record

The David Teeuwen Student Journalism Award

Large Newsroom winner

Closer to Home: A Daughter Becomes Caregiver

Western Kentucky University

South of Here

UNC Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Universidad de los Andes

Finalists:

Mauro’s Shift
UC Berkeley
Where Doubt Remains
West Virginia University

2008

CNN, Las Vegas Sun, and Army Times Publishing were recipients of General Excellence awards in the 2008 Online Journalism Awards.

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Knight Award for Public Service

Breaking News

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Digital Video Storytelling

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Multimedia Feature Presentation

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Online Commentary

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Outstanding Use of Digital Technologies

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Specialty Site Journalism

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The Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award

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Topical Reporting

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The David Teeuwen Student Journalism Award

UNC Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Universidad de los Andes

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