In a surprise, the two papers with the most finalist spots went home empty handed. washingtonpost.com and nytimes.com had garnered eight and seven finalist slots, respectively, but neither was a winner this year.
In the battle of the newspaper chains, Morris Communications Corp. of Augusta, Ga. came out on top with six EPpy Awards. Tribune Co. of Chicago went home with four awards while Gannett Co. Inc. of McLean, Va., won two -- both for USAToday.com.
In their seventh year, the EPpy Awards are sponsored by Editor & Publisher magazine. Nearly 300 entries were submitted for this year's contest, and over 30 independent judges from around the world chose the finalists and winners.
The complete list of finalists and winners is below, with the winner in each category listed first and marked in bold:
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (daily circ. under 50,000)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (daily circ. 50,000-99,999)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (daily circ. 100,000-250,000)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (national or daily circ. over 250,000)
Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (Weekly, Community, Alternative & Free)
Best Overall Non-Newspaper Online News Service
Best College Newspaper Online Service
star.niu.edu (Northern Illinois University), The Northern Star Online
newsnet.byu.edu (Brigham Young University)
IDSnews.com (Indiana University)
newsnet.byu.edu (Brigham Young University)
IDSnews.com (Indiana University)
Best Promotion of a Newspaper Online Service
