This category honors an entry that makes best use of content, design, navigation, multimedia, interactivity, personalization and community tools in telling its story and serving its users. Emphasis will be placed on compelling use of the new technologies available for storytelling. Entries consist of a single story, a series or a package. Online Commentary One prize. This category honors a body of work by a single writer for commentary that appears only on the Web.
Topics can range from news commentary to essays, reviews, criticism, opinion and humor.
The writer should display an original voice, freshness of insight and clear writing. Creative use of the medium will also be considered. Entries consist of up to 5 examples each. The Online Journalism Awards were launched in May 2000 as a joint effort of the Online News Association and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. The contest honors excellence in Internet journalism and is open to all English-language Web sites around the world.