The Newspaper Association of America announced the winners of the 2008 Digital Edge Awards. (Hopefully an Edgie for PolitiFact will help my ol’ pal Matt Waite get over his recent Web host meltdown). And the winners are:
This year’s Online Innovator Award went to Dan Shorter for his work at PalmBeachPost.com. As of this week, Dan is moving to the Star-Tribune in Minnesota.
The winners of the 2008 Digital Edge Awards are:
Best Overall Newspaper Web Site
LJWorld.com, The Lawrence Journal-World/The World Co. (circ. < 75,000)
Knoxnews.com, Knoxville News Sentinel (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
PolitiFact.com, St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly (circ. > 250,000)
Best Local Guide or Entertainment Site
Lawrence.com, The World Co. (circ. < 75,000)
Austin360.com, Austin American-Stateman (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
Vita.mn, Minneapolis Star Tribune (circ. > 250,000)
Best Local Shopping and Directory Strategy
LJWorld.com Marketplace, The World Co. (circ. < 75,000)
Mobile Shopping Directory, The Palm Beach Post (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
ChicagoTribune.com Shopping Channel and Metromix Boutiques, Tribune Interactive (circ. > 250,000)
Best Digital Advertising Program
I Lassoed Lance, Amarillo Globe-News (circ. < 75,000)
Online Carousel, Dayton Daily News (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
Homepage Experience Campaign, Minneapolis Star Tribune (circ. > 250,000)
Best Digital Classified Innovation
No winner (circ. < 75,000)
Increase Renewals with Automated E-mails, The Palm Beach Post (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
Real Estate Video Tours, The Dallas Morning News (circ. > 250,000)
Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling
24 Hours in Lawrence Lawrence Journal-World/The World Co. (circ. < 75,000)
BrokenTrust, Sarasota Herald-Tribune (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
A People Torn, Minneapolis Star Tribune (circ. > 250,000)
Most Innovative Use of Interactive Media
PigskinReview.com, Amarillo Globe-News (circ. < 75,000)
Ultimate Local Band Site and Text Voting Contest, tbt* Tampa Bay Times (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
The Issues Tracker and HD Video Podcasts, washingtonpost.com (circ. > 250,000)
Most Innovative Visitor Participation
Creating a Two-Way Conversation with Our Community, Savannahnow.com/Savannah Morning News (circ. < 75,000)
School Matters Knoxnews.com/Knoxville News Sentinel (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
cincyMOMS.com, Cincinnati Enquirer (circ. > 250,000)
Best Design and Site Architecture
PrepZone.com, Naples Daily News (circ. < 75,000)
Knoxnews.com, Knoxville News Sentinel (circ. 75,000 – 250,000)
washingtonpost.com, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive (circ. < 250,000)
By Notes from a Teacher: Mark on Media » Tuesday squibs February 27, 2008 - 1:50 am
[...] Digitial Edge Award winners announced. Am I getting jaded or do all the names of the winning newspapers seem to be same old-same old? I’m not denigrating their work, some of which is outstanding, but surely there are others out there who are also on the digital edge. [...]