The New York Times racked up the most nominations for the annual Online Journalism Awards on Monday, scoring eight from the Online News Association.
The Times was a finalist in nearly every category for which it was eligible. Pulitzer-prize winning “Snowfall” was among them, as was its coverage of the 2012 presidential election and Hurricane Sandy.
On the techier side of things, the Times-sponsored open-source Javascript library D3.js was one of the finalists for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism.
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The ONA singled out journalistic heavy-hitters and small student start-ups for praise. The winners will be named on October 19 at ONA’s annual awards banquet.
Public radio stations also did well: NPR was nominated for General Excellence in Online Journalism and for its presidential election coverage, while stations such as WNYC, Boston’s WBUR and KPCC received nods. As TheWrap previously reported, KPCC has increased its focus on digital journalism in recent years. That push could pay off in the form of an OJA.
The L.A. Times was a finalist in four categories, including Watchdog Journalism, Innovative Investigative Journalism, Topical Reporting and Explanatory Reporting.
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Here’s the full list of finalists:
Knight Award for Public Service
- 68 Blocks, The Boston Globe
- Crime in Chicago, Chicago Tribune
- Deals for Developers, WAMU 88.5 News
- Justice Denied: Bronx Courts, The New York Times
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Small
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium
General Excellence in Online Journalism, Large
Gannett Foundation Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism
Breaking News, Small
Breaking News, Medium
- Boston Marathon Bombings, WBUR.org
- Decade of Captivity: Amanda, Gina and Michelle Found Alive, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer
- Duluth Flood, Minnesota Public Radio News
- Superstorm Sandy, WNYC
Breaking News, Large
- Boston Marathon Bombing, Boston.com and BostonGlobe.com
- Hurricane Sandy, The New York Times
- The Deadly Tornado In Moore, Oklahoma, NPR
Planned News/Events, Small
- Fact-Checking the Presidential Debates and Party Conventions, FactCheck.org
- Iran Election Watch
- Property Tax Changes, AxisPhilly
Planned News/Events, Medium
- Because of You, The Tennessean
- Bulger On Trial, WBUR.org
- Cicada Tracker, WNYC
- ProPublica’s 2012 Election Coverage, ProPublica
Planned News/Events, Large
- 2012 Presidential Election, The New York Times
- Israel’s Fractured Memory, Al Jazeera English
- The Re-Election of Barack Obama, NPR
Explanatory Reporting, Small
- Ala Wai Canal: Hawaii’s Biggest Mistake?, Honolulu Civil Beat
- America’s Big Beef, Harvest Public Media
- Coal in the Northwest, EarthFix
- Philadelphia’s Property Tax Upheaval, AxisPhilly
Explanatory Reporting, Medium
- After The Flood, ProPublica
- America Under the Gun: A Special Report on Gun Laws and the Rise of Mass Shootings, Mother Jones
- Bilingual Learning, Southern California Public Radio and KPCC.org
- How America Gives, Chronicle of Philanthropy
Explanatory Reporting, Large
- America: Elect!, The Guardian
- Beyond 7 Billion, Los Angeles Times
- Out in the Great Alone, ESPN.com
- The Packard Plant: Why It Has To Go, Detroit Free Press
Topical Reporting, Small
Topical Reporting, Medium
- Consider the Source, The Center for Public Integrity
- Bidness As Usual, The Texas Tribune
- Returning Home to Battle, The Center for Investigative Reporting
Topical Reporting, Large
- Jim Schaefer’s Kwame Kilpatrick Fraud Trial Blog, Detroit Free Press
- L.A.’s Political Calculus: The 2013 Race for Mayor, Los Angeles Times
- Life in the Hermit Kingdom: Bringing North Korea to the World, Associated Press
- The Supreme Court, The New York Times
Online Commentary, Small
- Economic Inequality, BillMoyers.com
- Flawed but Fabulous, WLRN-Miami Herald News
- The Fight to Vote, BillMoyers.com
Online Commentary, Medium
- Jessica Valenti, TheNation.com
- Matt Yglesias, Slate Magazine
- Stuff Nation by Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax Media New Zealand
Online Commentary, Large
Feature, Small
Feature, Medium
- Black Gold Boom, Todd Melby, AIR, Prairie Public, Zeega
- Bounced Around, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Grace Through Grief: A Shattered Family Recovers, Las Vegas Sun
- In Jennifer’s Room, The Center for Investigative Reporting
- No Way Out: A Special Report on Solitary Confinement from Former Hostage Shane Bauer, Mother Jones
Feature, Large
- Australian Firestorm, The Guardian
- His Saving Grace, Chicago Tribune
- Mumbai Madness – Traffic in a Megacity, DW Deutsche Welle
- Snow Fall, The New York Times
Student Projects, Small
Student Projects, Large
- The Bloomberg Legacy, NYCity News Service and CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
- Gimme Props!, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
- Spotlight on Shaken-Baby Syndrome, The Medill Justice Project
- Triumph, Then Tragedy: The Boston Marathon Bombings, Boston University News Service
- Under Pressure, The MIT Tech
Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Small
- Crunch Time: The Relationship Between the Police Departments and Black Communities in Champaign and Urbana, Hoy Chicago and CU-CitizenAccess.org
- Following The Magnitsky Money, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
- In The Name Of The Law, Honolulu Civil Beat
Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Medium
- Big Money 2012, FRONTLINE, American Public Media’s Marketplace, ProPublica
- Deals for Developers, WAMU 88.5 News
- Returning Home to Battle, The Center for Investigative Reporting
Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Large
- Life on the Line: 911 Breakdowns at LAFD, Los Angeles Times
- The NSA Files, The Guardian
- Untangling FOIA, Bloomberg News
Gannett Foundation Award for Watchdog Journalism
- Broken Shield, The Center for Investigative Reporting
- Driven to the Edge, The Boston Globe
- Dying for Relief, Los Angeles Times
- The NSA Files, The Guardian