2020 California Journalism Awards - Digital Division
General Excellence ( Monthly Unique Visitors: 100,001-400,000)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Sonoma Index-Tribune Entry Title: Sonomanews.com Entry Credit: Lorna Sheridan, Christian Kallen, Robbi Pengelly, Anne Ernst, Kate Williams Judge Comment: This site is a gem. Strong photography, clean layout, headlines and story captions that are compelling points of entry for the devoted reader and casual grazer alike.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Tribune Entry Title: sanluisobispo.com Entry Credit: staff Judge Comment: This is one of the cleanest and easy to navigate news sites I?ve seen in a long time. It?s layout and drop down menus guide readers to a deep well of news, features, sports and commentary.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Voice of OC Entry Title: Voice of OC Entry Credit: Norberto Santana, Jr. Judge Comment: This scrappy nonprofit website punches well above its weight. It has done exemplary work covering the pandemic in orange county, particularly its impact in disadvantaged communities even as elected officials were proclaiming ?all is well.? The site is well designed and easy to navigate, and the uncluttered content templates load quickly.
Place Name: Fourth Place Contestant Name: Long Beach Post Entry Title: Long Beach Post Entry Credit: Staff of the Long Beach Post Judge Comment: Whoa. There is so much content on this site. Tough-minded accountability reporting; informed commentary; high school and college sport coverage. But as a reader I never felt overwhelmed, and that?s a credit to the design of a site that serves its audience with gusto.
Place Name: Fifth Place Contestant Name: 48hills Entry Title: 48hills.org Entry Credit: Timothy Redmond Judge Comment: The last several years have not been kind for the print version of the alternative press, but 48hills brings that edge and energy to mainstay topics such as development, criminal justice and city government. One real strength of its website is the rich array of arts, culture and food reviews, helped along by compelling headlines like, "4 SF beers you aren?t drinking nearly enough of."
