Commendation for heraldscotland.com in online media awards

THE website of The Herald and its Sunday sister title, the Sunday Herald, has been commended in an UK-wide competition celebrating the best of online media.

The Online Media Awards – organised by the media and marketing magazine, The Drum – named heraldscotland.com as commended in the Best Local/Regional News Site category, behind the winner, belfasttelegraph.co.uk.

The winners, commended and nominated list reads as follows:

Website of the Year (Grand Prix)

Channel 4 News/ITN

Chairman’s winner

Stonebow Media for thelincolnite.co.uk

Online Editor of the Year

Winner

Carla Buzasi, editor-in-chief at The Huffington Post UK

Nominated

Anna Doble, head of Online at Channel 4 News

Nominated

Phil Webster, Editor at Times Digital Editions

Nominated

Julian Kossoff, online editor at International Business Times UK

Nominated

Julia White , omg! editor at Yahoo!

Nominated

Jessica Vince , digital editor at Grazia Daily

Digital Writer of the Year

Winner

Dave Gilbert, technology editor at International Business Times UK

Nominated

Matt Bingham, technology writer at The Sunday Times

Outstanding Digital Team of the Year

Winner
Channel 4 News web team

Commended

The Stream, al-Jazeera English

Commended

The Times digital newsdesk

Best Freelance Writer

Winner

Teo Kermeliotis from CNN

Best Site for News-Led Journalism

Winner

Channel 4 News/ITN For channel4news.com/news

Commended

BBC News for bbc.co.uk/news

Commended

Sky News For news.sky.com

Nominated

Al Jazeera for aljazeera.com

Nominated

AOL Huffington Post Media Group for huffingtonpost.co.uk

Nominated

Blottr for blottr.com

Nominated

ITV News for ITV.com/news

Nominated

For Times Newspapers Ltd for www.thetimes.co.uk

Best Specialist Site for Journalism

Winner

Emap For Nursing Times

Commended

The Tab

Commended

Guardian Data for London Olympic data special site

Commended

Press Gazette

Nominated

iMediaEthics

Nominated

Agrimoney.com

Nominated

BACP for TherapyToday.net

Nominated

Royal Society of Chemistry for Chemistry World

Best Local/Regional News Site

Winner

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

Commended

BBC News website for BBC Local – East Midlands, bbc.co.uk/news/england/leicester/

Commended

Herald & Times Glasgow for heraldscotland.com

Nominated

Lancashire Telegraph for lancashiretelegraph.co.uk

Nominated

Southern Daily Echo for dailyecho.co.uk

Nominated

SoGlos for soglos.com

Nominated

Stonebow Media For thelincolnite.co.uk

Nominated

Sky News for Sky Tyne and Wear

Nominated

South Wales Argus for southwalesargus.co.uk

Best National/World News Site

Winner

The New York Times for Global.nytimes.com

Winner

Financial Times for FT.com

Commended

Al Jazeera for Al Jazeera Online

Commended

ITV News for itv.com/news

Nominated

Thomson Reuters Foundation

Nominated

AOL Huffington Post Media Group for The Huffington Post UK

Best Campaigning / Investigative Journalism

Winner

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Tax Avoidance Investigation

Commended

PinkNews for PinkNews.co.uk

Commended

USA TODAY for Ghost Factories

Nominated

Austin American-Statesman/statesman.com for Uncounted Casualties

Nominated

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

Best Commentary/Blogging

Winner

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times School Gate blog

Commended
Channel 4 News/ITN for Alex Thomson’s View

Commended

Channel 4 News/ITN for FactCheck

Commended

AOL UK Ltd for The Huffington Post UK

Nominated

Financial Times for FT Alphaville

Nominated

Sky News

Nominated

New Statesman

Best Video Journalism

Winner

BBC News website for BBC News On Demand

Commended

Sky News

Commended

Financial Times

Commended

International Business Times UK for IBTimes UK TV: Making the most of multimedia

Nominated

Edmonton Journal For Capital Ex rides and fun

Nominated

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Multimedia Team

Nominated

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

Best Designed Site

Winner

Reuters for reuters.com/widerimage

Winner

ITV News for itv.com/news

Commended

Sky News for news.sky.com/

Commended

Metro for metro.co.uk

Nominated

belfast telegraph for belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Nominated

Press Gazette for pressgazette.co.uk

Best Twitter Feed

Winner

Channel 4 News/ITN for Jon Snow Channel 4 News @jonsnowC4

Commended

The Stream Al Jazeera English for @AJStream

Commended

BBC News website for @BBCBreaking

Commended

Yahoo! for @ YahooOmgUK

Nominated

Sky News for @skynewsbreak

Nominated

Times Newspapers Ltd for @TimesFashion

Nominated

Bauer Media – heat magazine for @heatworld

Best Use of Social Media

Winner

Channel 4 News/ITN

Commended

Times Newspapers Ltd

Nominated

Al Jazeera

Nominated

The Stream Al Jazeera English

Nominated

Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk

Nominated

Sky News

Nominated

CNN for Leading Women

Nominated

FoodBev Media

Best Use of Crowd Sourcing or Citizen Journalism

Winner

The New York Times for Watching Syria’s War

Commended

Al Jazeera

Commended

Channel 4 News/ITN for No Go Britain

Nominated

Blottr

Best Brand Development

Winner

Metro for Metro Digital Editions

Commended

Toronto Star for Star Dispatches

Best Commercial Innovation

Winner

Toronto Star for Star Dispatches

Winner

Reed Business Information for Community Care

Commended

Bauer Media for heat magazine

Best Use of Photography

Winner

Reuters for The Wider Image

Commended

Metro for Window on the World

Technical Innovation

Winner

Channel Four Television Corporation for Scrapbook

Winner 
Al Jazeera

Commended

Sky News for Scoop Content Management System

Nominated

Metro

Nominated

Times Newspapers Ltd for The Times Live Olympics Hub

Nominated

Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image

Nominated

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

Best App

Winner

The Economist for The Economist on iPad, iPhone and Android

Winner

Sky News for Sky News for iPad

Commended

Bauer Media for Grazia iPad

Nominated

Reuters for Reuters The Wider Image

Nominated

Sky News for Sky News Smartphone App

Nominated

Metro for Metro Digital Editions

Nominated

Herald and Times group for Sunday Herald Life

Best Lifestyle / Leisure News Site

Winner

Hearst Magazines UK for goodhousekeeping.co.uk

Winner

MSN UK for MSN UK

Commended

Financial Times for How to Spend It

Nominated

Giant Digital ltd for Entertainmentwise.com

Nominated

Cassone: The international online magazine for art and art books

Nominated

Bight Media Limited for BOYD

Nominated

Handbag.com / Hearst UK for Handbag.com

Nominated

Hearst Magazines UK for Company.co.uk

Best Business / Finance News Site

Winner

Agrimoney.com

Commended

Progressive Customer publishing for economia

Nominated

Construction Enquirer

Nominated

WKM Ltd for M2M Now.biz

Best Health / Education News Site

Winner

BACP for TherapyToday.net