New York (April 3, 2003) – The Washington Post Company’s online service, washingtonpost.com, is a finalist in 5 categories that were subjected to preliminary round judging in the 2003 EPpy Awards competition, leading a parade of nearly 100 entries that advanced to the finals in 20 categories. The 2003 EPpy Awards competition is sponsored by Editor & Publisher (E&P) and MediaWeek magazines.
The EPpy Awards, which are now in their eighth year, identify and honor the best work in the Internet field by media outlets, including newspapers, radio, and broadcast/cable TV. EPpy winners will be announced at the Interactive Media Conference and Trade Show, May 7-9, 2003 at the Paradise Point Resort in San Diego.
Washingtonpost.com was named a finalist by the EPpy judges in the large business category (more than 1 million monthly Web site visitors) for Best Overall Newspaper Affiliated Internet Service; Best Internet Sports Service; Best Internet Entertainment Service; Best Use of Rich Media; and Best Internet Classified Service.
Other media outlets that emerged from preliminary judging with multiple finalists include The New York Times on the Web, Newsday.com, Boston.com, MSNBC.com, HGTV.com, Jacksonville.com, StarTriburne.com, Thirteen Online and FT.com.
The 2003 EPpy Awards attracted more than 400 entries, necessitating a preliminary round of judging in 20 of the 29 award categories. In a month-long process during which three judges evaluated each site, the top three (plus ties) in each category moved into the finals, along with entries in the 9 categories that were small enough to judge in one round.
“We are certainly enthused by the overwhelming response that this year’s EPpy Awards have received,” said Matt Pollock, Director of Conferences and Events for Adweek Magazines. “Even in our new categories – for radio and TV-cable – the interest in the EPpy Awards has been phenomenal.”
The complete list of 2003 EPpy Award finalists is as follows:
Best Overall Newspaper-affiliated Internet service with monthly unique visitors > 1 million
The New York Times on the Web
Newsday.com
Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com)
washingtonpost.com
Best Overall Newspaper-affiliated Internet service with monthly unique visitors < 1 million
NewsOK.com
Cape Cod Online
gomemphis.com, website of The Commercial Appeal
Variety.com
Best Overall Network TV/Cable-affiliated Internet service
CBSNews.com
HGTV.com
MSNBC.com
Best Overall Local TV/Cable-affiliated Internet service
NewsOK.com
azfamily.com
wave3.com
WFAA.com
Thirteen Online
Best Internet News Service > 1 million monthly visitors
Newsday.com
Boston.com
DallasNews.com
LJWorld.com
Best Internet News Service < 1 million monthly visitors
SignOnSanDiego.com
CQ Homeland Security
heraldsun.com
Best Internet Sports Service > 1 million monthly visitors
ESPN.com
washingtonpost.com
KUsports.com
Best Internet Sports Service < 1 million monthly visitors
Packer Insider, Journal Interactive
The Augusta Chronicle
Jacksonville.com
Best Internet Entertainment Service > 1 million monthly visitors
azcentral.com
washingtonpost.com
Calendar Live on latimes.com
Lawrence.com
Best Special Feature in a Internet Service - News or Event > 1 million monthly visitors
St. Petersburg: The Deuces, St. Petersburg Times Online
Weapons of Mass Destruction, FT.com
Newsday.com's New York City Rebuilds
Sex Slaves: Europe's Trade in Drugs, Guns and Women, MSNCB.com
Best Special Feature in a Internet Service - News or Event < 1 million monthly visitors
VaticanExhibit.com, LubbockOnline.com
2002: The Race for Governor, timesunion.com
Explore the World Online, WIDE ANGLE Online (produced by Thirteen/WNET New York)
Best Special Feature in a Internet Service - Enterprise > 1 million monthly visitors
Dangerous Business, The New York Times on the Web
Crime Tracker, Tampa Bay Online (TBO.com)
102 Minutes: Inside the Towers, The New York Times on the Web
Best Special Feature in a Internet Service - Enterprise < 1 million monthly visitors
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow, JIM CROW Online (produced by Thirteen/WNET New York)
A High Point in Life's Passage, OCRegister.com
Walking into the Gombe Legend, Discovery Channel Canada - exn.ca
Lewis & Clark: Voyage of Rediscovery, InsideVC.com the Web site for the Ventura County Star
Time of Death, newsobserver.com
Best Internet Community Service Effort < 1 million monthly visitors
Last Gasp online edition, fresnobee.com
FCDR Consumer Alerts, Fulton County Daily Report
First Coast Community, Jacksonville.com
Best Overall Design of an Internet Service > 1 million monthly visitors
USATODAY.com
HGTV.com
FT.com
Best Overall Design of an Internet Service < 1 million monthly visitors
Lawrence.com
FRONTLINE/World
CQ.com
LA NACION LINE
Best Use of Rich Media in an Internet Service > 1 million monthly visitors
washingtonpost.com
startribune.com
HGTV.com
azcentral.com
MSNBC.com
Best Use of Rich Media in an Internet Service < 1 million monthly visitors
Multimedia NOW, SavannahNOW.com
THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN Online
10 Years After Andrew, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
newsobserver.com - Courageous Battle
roanoke.com
Best Internet Classified Service > 1 million monthly visitors
washingtonpost.com/Real Estate
Boston.com Personals
Working, Star Tribune, Newspaper of the Twin Cities
Best Internet Classified Service < 1 million monthly visitors
Topeka Homefinder, The Topeka Capital-Journal / CJOnline.com
The Chronicle of Higher Education's Career Network
CareerJournal.com, the executive career site from The Wall Street Journal
NWclassifieds.com
For more information, contact: Len Muscarella, President, Interactive Media Associates, Inc., (973) 539-5255, len@imediainc.com.