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May 14, 2013

Sky News and The Times lead the way at Online Media Awards – full list of finalists

By Press Gazette

The Times and Sky News lead the way with ten nominations each in this year’s  Online Media Awards organised by The Drum.

Channel 4 News/ITN has eight and al-Jazeera five, with BBC News, Financial Times, Metro, Huffington Post and Reuters all also well represented. Press Gazette has two nominations – best designed site and best site for specialist journalism.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Online Editor of the Year

Anna Doble, Head of Online, Channel 4 News

Carla Buzasi, Editor in Chief, The Huffington Post UK

Jessica Vince, Digital Editor, Grazia Daily

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Julian Kossoff, Online Editor, International Business Times UK

Julia White, omg! Editor, Yahoo!

Phil Webster, Editor , Times Digital Editions

Digital Writer of the Year

Dave Gilbert, Technology editor, International Business Times UK

Matt Bingham, Technology Writer, The Sunday Times

Outstanding Digital Team of the Year

Channel 4 News web team

The Stream, al-Jazeera English

The Times digital newsdesk

Best Site for News-Led Journalism

Channel 4 News

BBC News 

Sky News

Al Jazeera

Huffington Post UK

Blottr

ITV News

The Times

Best Specialist Site for Journalism

Nursing Times

The Tab

Guardian Data for London Olympic data special site

Press Gazette

iMediaEthics

Agrimoney.com

TherapyToday.net

Chemistry World

Best Local/Regional News Site

Independent News & Media (NI) foror belfasttelegraph.co.uk

BBC for BBC Local – East Midlands

Herald & Times Glasgow for heraldscotland.com

Lancashire Telegraph

Southern Daily Echo

Sky News for Sky Tyne and Wear

South Wales Argus for southwalesargus.co.uk

SoGlos for soglos.com

Stonebow Media for thelincolnite.co.uk

Best National/World News Site

The New York Times

Financial Times

Al Jazeera

ITV News

Thomson Reuters Foundation for Aswat Masriya

Huffington Post UK

Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Tax Avoidance Investigation

PinkNews

USA TODAY for Ghost Factories

Austin American-Statesman/statesman.com for Uncounted Casualties

International Business Times UK for How banks robbed business: The scandal of mis-sold derivatives

Best Commentary/Blogging

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times School Gate blog

Channel 4 News/ITN for Alex Thomson's View

Channel 4 News/ITN for FactCheck

Huffington Post UK

Financial Times for FT Alphaville

Sky News

New Statesman

Best Video Journalism

BBC News website for BBC News On Demand

Sky News

Financial Times

International Business Times UK 

Edmonton Journal for Capital Ex rides and fun

The Times

Guardian News & Media for 'London Olympics 2012: The man who starts Usain Bolt'

Best Designed site

Reuters for reuters.com/widerimage

Sky News

Metro

ITV News

Belfast telegraph

Press Gazette

Best Twitter feed

Channel 4 News/ITN for Jon Snow Channel 4 News

@jonsnowC4

The Stream Al Jazeera English for @AJStream

BBC News website for @BBCBreaking

Yahoo! for @ YahooOmgUK

Sky News for @skynewsbreak

Times Newspapers Ltd for @TimesFashion

Bauer Media – heat magazine for @heatworld

Best Use of Social Media

Channel 4 News/ITN

Tmes Newspapers Ltd

Al Jazeera

The Stream Al Jazeera English

Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk

Sky News

CNN for Leading Women

FoodBev Media

Best Use of Crowd Sourcing or Citizen Journalism

The New York Times for Watching Syria's War

Al Jazeera

Channel 4 News/ITN for No Go Britain

Blottr

Best Brand Development

Metro for Metro Digital Editions

Toronto Star for Star Dispatches

Best Commercial Innovation

Toronto Star for Star Dispatches

Reed Business Information for Community Care

Bauer Media for heat magazine

Best Use of Photography

Reuters for The Wider Image

Metro for Window on the World

Technical Innovation

Channel Four for Scrapbook

Al Jazeera

Metro

Sky News for Scoop content management system

Tmes Newspapers Ltd for The Times Live Olympics Hub

Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image

Microsoft for MSN UK: Global Skype fan chat with Katy Perry

Best App

The Economist for The Economist on iPad, iPhone and Android

Sky News for Sky News for iPad

Bauer Media for Grazia iPad

Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image

Sky News for Sky News Smartphone App

Metro for Metro Digital Editions

Herald and Times group for Sunday Herald Life

Best Freelance Writer

Teo Kermeliotis CNN

Best Lifestyle / Leisure News Site

Hearst Magazines UK for goodhousekeeping.co.uk

MSN UK for MSN UK

Financial Times for How to Spend It

Giant Digital ltd for Entertainmentwise.com

Cassone: The international online magazine for art and art books

Bright Media Limited for BOYD

Handbag.com / Hearst UK for Handbag.com

Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk

Best Business / Finance News Site

Agrimoney.com

Progressive Customer publishing for economia

Construction Enquirer

WKM Ltd for M2M Now.biz

Best Health / Education News Site

BACP for TherapyToday.net        

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