THE website of The Herald and its Sunday sister title, the Sunday Herald, has been commended in an UK-wide competition celebrating the best of online media.
The Online Media Awards – organised by the media and marketing magazine, The Drum – named heraldscotland.com as commended in the Best Local/Regional News Site category, behind the winner, belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
The winners, commended and nominated list reads as follows:
Website of the Year (Grand Prix)
Channel 4 News/ITN
Chairman’s winner
Stonebow Media for thelincolnite.co.uk
Online Editor of the Year
Winner
Carla Buzasi, editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post UK
Nominated
Anna Doble, head of Online at Channel 4 News
Nominated
Phil Webster, Editor at Times Digital Editions
Nominated
Julian Kossoff, online editor at International Business Times UK
Nominated
Julia White , omg! editor at Yahoo!
Nominated
Jessica Vince , digital editor at Grazia Daily
Digital Writer of the Year
Winner
Dave Gilbert, technology editor at International Business Times UK
Nominated
Matt Bingham, technology writer at The Sunday Times
Outstanding Digital Team of the Year
Winner Channel 4 News web team
Commended
The Stream, al-Jazeera English
Commended
The Times digital newsdesk
Best Freelance Writer
Winner
Teo Kermeliotis from CNN
Best Site for News-Led Journalism
Winner
Channel 4 News/ITN For channel4news.com/news
Commended
BBC News for bbc.co.uk/news
Commended
Sky News For news.sky.com
Nominated
Al Jazeera for aljazeera.com
Nominated
AOL Huffington Post Media Group for huffingtonpost.co.uk
Nominated
Blottr for blottr.com
Nominated
ITV News for ITV.com/news
Nominated
For Times Newspapers Ltd for www.thetimes.co.uk
Best Specialist Site for Journalism
Winner
Emap For Nursing Times
Commended
The Tab
Commended
Guardian Data for London Olympic data special site
Commended
Press Gazette
Nominated
iMediaEthics
Nominated
Agrimoney.com
Nominated
BACP for TherapyToday.net
Nominated
Royal Society of Chemistry for Chemistry World
Best Local/Regional News Site
Winner
Independent News & Media (NI) for belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Commended
BBC News website for BBC Local – East Midlands, bbc.co.uk/news/england/leicester/
Commended
Herald & Times Glasgow for heraldscotland.com
Nominated
Lancashire Telegraph for lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
Nominated
Southern Daily Echo for dailyecho.co.uk
Nominated
SoGlos for soglos.com
Nominated
Stonebow Media For thelincolnite.co.uk
Nominated
Sky News for Sky Tyne and Wear
Nominated
South Wales Argus for southwalesargus.co.uk
Best National/World News Site
Winner
The New York Times for Global.nytimes.com
Winner
Financial Times for FT.com
Commended
Al Jazeera for Al Jazeera Online
Commended
ITV News for itv.com/news
Nominated
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Nominated
AOL Huffington Post Media Group for The Huffington Post UK
Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism
Winner
Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Tax Avoidance Investigation
Commended
PinkNews for PinkNews.co.uk
Commended
USA TODAY for Ghost Factories
Nominated
Austin American-Statesman/statesman.com for Uncounted Casualties
Nominated
International Business Times UK for How banks robbed business: The scandal of mis-sold derivatives by Lianna Brinded
Best Commentary/Blogging
Winner
Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times School Gate blog
Commended Channel 4 News/ITN for Alex Thomson’s View
Commended
Channel 4 News/ITN for FactCheck
Commended
AOL UK Ltd for The Huffington Post UK
Nominated
Financial Times for FT Alphaville
Nominated
Sky News
Nominated
New Statesman
Best Video Journalism
Winner
BBC News website for BBC News On Demand
Commended
Sky News
Commended
Financial Times
Commended
International Business Times UK for IBTimes UK TV: Making the most of multimedia
Nominated
Edmonton Journal For Capital Ex rides and fun
Nominated
Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Multimedia Team
Nominated
Guardian News & Media for ‘London Olympics 2012: The man who starts Usain Bolt’
Best Designed Site
Winner
Reuters for reuters.com/widerimage
Winner
ITV News for itv.com/news
Commended
Sky News for news.sky.com/
Commended
Metro for metro.co.uk
Nominated
belfast telegraph for belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Nominated
Press Gazette for pressgazette.co.uk
Best Twitter Feed
Winner
Channel 4 News/ITN for Jon Snow Channel 4 News @jonsnowC4
Commended
The Stream Al Jazeera English for @AJStream
Commended
BBC News website for @BBCBreaking
Commended
Yahoo! for @ YahooOmgUK
Nominated
Sky News for @skynewsbreak
Nominated
Times Newspapers Ltd for @TimesFashion
Nominated
Bauer Media – heat magazine for @heatworld
Best Use of Social Media
Winner
Channel 4 News/ITN
Commended
Times Newspapers Ltd
Nominated
Al Jazeera
Nominated
The Stream Al Jazeera English
Nominated
Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk
Nominated
Sky News
Nominated
CNN for Leading Women
Nominated
FoodBev Media
Best Use of Crowd Sourcing or Citizen Journalism
Winner
The New York Times for Watching Syria’s War
Commended
Al Jazeera
Commended
Channel 4 News/ITN for No Go Britain
Nominated
Blottr
Best Brand Development
Winner
Metro for Metro Digital Editions
Commended
Toronto Star for Star Dispatches
Best Commercial Innovation
Winner
Toronto Star for Star Dispatches
Winner
Reed Business Information for Community Care
Commended
Bauer Media for heat magazine
Best Use of Photography
Winner
Reuters for The Wider Image
Commended
Metro for Window on the World
Technical Innovation
Winner
Channel Four Television Corporation for Scrapbook
Winner Al Jazeera
Commended
Sky News for Scoop Content Management System
Nominated
Metro
Nominated
Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Live Olympics Hub
Nominated
Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image
Nominated
Microsoft for MSN UK: Global Skype fan chat with Katy Perry
Best App
Winner
The Economist for The Economist on iPad, iPhone and Android
Winner
Sky News for Sky News for iPad
Commended
Bauer Media for Grazia iPad
Nominated
Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image
Nominated
Sky News for Sky News Smartphone App
Nominated
Metro for Metro Digital Editions
Nominated
Herald and Times group for Sunday Herald Life
Best Lifestyle / Leisure News Site
Winner
Hearst Magazines UK for goodhousekeeping.co.uk
Winner
MSN UK for MSN UK
Commended
Financial Times for How to Spend It
Nominated
Giant Digital ltd for Entertainmentwise.com
Nominated
Cassone: The international online magazine for art and art books
Nominated
Bight Media Limited for BOYD
Nominated
Handbag.com / Hearst UK for Handbag.com
Nominated
Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk
Best Business / Finance News Site
Winner
Agrimoney.com
Commended
Progressive Customer publishing for economia
Nominated
Construction Enquirer
Nominated
WKM Ltd for M2M Now.biz
Best Health / Education News Site
Winner
BACP for TherapyToday.net
