NetMedia European Online Journalism Awards 2003
Click to switch zonesNetMedia ConferenceNetMedia AwardsNetMedia Digital Journalism SeminarNetMedia ConferenceNetMedia AwardsNetMedia Digital Journalism SeminarNetMedia ConferenceNetMedia AwardsNetMedia Digital Journalism Seminar
The 2003 Award winners
English  |  Español  |  Català

War and peace dominate the prizes

Note for editors
1. This is the fifth year of the European Online Awards.
2. The entries to the award competition and the voting process are audited by the ABCE, Audit Bureau of Circulation's electronic division. See the ABCE's Audit report on this year's awards.
3. The 2003 European Online Journalism Awards were organised in partnership with the European Journalism Centre, the European Federation of Journalists, the University of Pompeu Fabra, the Col.legi de Periodistes de Catalunya, the Grup de Periodistes Digitals and the Centre Internacional de Premsa de Barcelona.
4. For further information please contact Milverton Wallace, tel (+44) 20 7637 7097, or Toni Rubies Cenoz, tel (+34) 630 932 306.
Barcelona, 3 July: War and peace and corporate corruption and greed were the two stand-out story themes in the shortlists for the 2003 European Online Journalism awards, and eight of the winning entries featured one of these themes.
For the second year running, journalists from BBC News Online have dominated the proceedings, winning eight of the 21 prizes on offer.
The most coveted prize, the Internet Journalist of the Year, went to Vincent Landon, science correspondent of Swiss Radio International for his contribution to "The malaria business, a remarkable investigation of a largely neglected story – the devastating impact of malaria on the health of children in developing countries.
Best Overall Journalism Service went to Lamalla.net, the news and current affairs portal for the Barcelona region.
Transitions Online, the Prague-based online news magazine which covers the post-communist region of Eastern and Central Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet Union, won the Best Innovation in Online Journalism category.
The Best Use of Multimedia award went to two journalism students from the Danish School of Journalism, the first time student journalists have won any of the prizes.
Dr David Whitehouse, the BBC's science correspondent, winner of the Best News Story Broken on the Net category, has now won awards for four years running. The Outstanding contribution to online journalism in Europe award went to Mike Smartt, editor-in-chief of BBC News Interactive.
The total number of entries this year was 1014, up 22 percent on last year. Entries were received from journalists in 20 European countries. The competition was adjudicated by 118 judges from European media organisations and journalism schools in 20 countries.
The prizes were presented at the annual EOJ award ceremony today at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona.

The following prizes were presented at the award ceremony on Thursday 3 July 2003 at the Auditori De L’Àgora, in the the Jordi Rubió i Balaguer building, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona.
Best news story
Europe Moves East
Andreas Tzortzis, Arne Woll
Company: Deutsche Welle
Best news story broken on the net
Space rock ‘on collision course’
Dr David Whitehouse
Company: BBC News Online
Best feature story
Marconi chiefs feel heat of vengeance
Mike Verdin
Company: BBC News Online
Best investigative reporting
Weapons of Mass Destruction special report
Stephen Fidler, Mark Huband, Farhan Bokhari, Jimmy Burns, Andrew Jack, James Kynge, Alexander Nicoll, Carola Hoyos, Andrew Ward, Judy Dempsey, Rhoula Khalaf, Guy Dinmore and Geoff Dyer (Reporters), Eoin Callan and Emma Jacobs (Production)
Company: FT.com
Best news design and navigation
BBC War In Iraq coverage
The BBC News Team
Company: BBC News Interactive
IWPR Galleries of War and Peace
Srdan Pajic (webmaster/designer), Heidi Bradner, James Hill (Photographers)
Company: Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Best general news presentation
BBC News Online’s War In Iraq and postwar coverage
The BBC News Online team
Company: BBC News Online
Best innovation in online journalism
Transitions Online
Jeremy Druker (Director/ Editor in Chief), Eugen Babau-Iladi (Deputy Director), Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter (Managing Editor), Aleksandar Brajanoski (Internet Development Manager)
Company: Transitions Online
Best use of multimedia
The Artists behind the Panels
Peter Becher, Mikkel Lysgaard
Company: Danish School of Journalism
Best use of mobile connectivity
News weblog of the year
PaidContent.org: the economics of content
Rafat Ali
Company: PaidContent.org
Science reporting
The Malaria Business
Vincent Landon (science correspondent), Amy Clark, Kai Reusser (graphic designers) Ayar Ibrahim (webmaster)
Company: Swissinfo/Swiss Radio International
Financial reporting
The Enron Affair
Steve Schifferes, Tim Weber
Company: BBC News Online
Business & economics reporting
Rentepolitikken (Monetary policy)
Erik Bolstad, Hedvig Bjørgum, Jean Erik Bjørnskau
Company: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Environment reporting
Romania: Gold Dig Sparks Controversy
Daniela Tuchel
Company: Institute for War & Peace Reporting
Music & entertainment reporting
Piip-show
Sten Magne Klann and NRK Upunkt
Company: Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Sports reporting
BBC Sport Online World Cup special site
The Sport Online Football Team
Company: BBC Sport Online
Travel reporting
Rutes per Catalunya
Anna Massa (Periodista), Loli Molero (Diseñadora), Anna Garcia (Idea original y producción)
Company: LaMalla.net
Technology reporting
BBC News Online Digital Destinations special report
Alfred Hermida, Ivan Noble, Mark Ward
Company: BBC News Online
Outstanding contribution to online journalism in Europe
Mike Smartt
Company: BBC News Online
Best overall journalism service
LaMalla.net
Sílvia Llombart, Joan Escofet, Jaume Pla, Sandra Sánchez, Loli Molero, Anna Massa, Marçal Lladó, Anna Garcia
Company: Lavinia
Internet journalist of the year
Vincent Landon (for “The Malaria Business”)
Company: Swissinfo/Swiss Radio International
All page contents © 2003, NetMedia
NetMedia EOJ Awards Sponsors
Ajuntament de Barcelona
CodornĂ­u
EDS
Fira Barcelona
Nielsen NetRatings
Yahoo!Europe
NetMedia EOJ Awards Partners
Estació de la Comunicació, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
European Journalism Centre
European Federation of Journalists
Col.legi de Periodistes de Catalunya
Grup de Periodistes Digitals
Fundació Centre Internacional de Premsa de Barcelona
Media Partners
Pressnet: Journalists, Journalism and Mass Media in Internet
Official Airline
Iberia
Iberia Airlines of Spain is the official carrier for the NetMedia Conference, Awards and the Vilanova Digital Journalism Seminar