Heather Nagel
Morris DigitalWorks
706-823-3580
heather.nagel@morris.com
FEBRUARY 09, 2002
2002 EPpy Award Winners Announced
Double Winners: USAToday.com, CJOnline.com
Editor and Publisher
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal's CJOnline.com and USAToday.com each picked up two awards at the 2002 EPpy Awards presentation held here Friday night at the E&P 13th Annual Interactive Newspapers Conference & Trade Show. The awards honor outstanding achievements in new media by newspapers.
USAToday.com won awards for Best Design and Best Business Section of a newspaper online service. The Topeka paper won awards for Best Overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service (circulation 50,000 - 99,999) and Best Special Section (News or Event).
Rich Jaroslovsky of The Wall Street Journal was given the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award in recognition of his work at WSJ.com and as founder of the Online News Association.
The winner for best overall U.S. Newspaper Online Service in the national or daily circulation over 250,000 category was the Los Angeles Times' latimes.com. The other best overall U.S. Newspaper Online Services were:
Daily circulation 100,000 - 250,000
PittsburghLIVE.com, Tribune-Review of Greensburg, Pa.
Daily circulation 50,000 - 99,999
CJOnline.com, The Topeka Capital-Journal
Daily circulation under 50,000
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