Premier Awards - Best Community Newspaper Website ( Circulation 10000 to 12499,Circulation 12500 to 17499,Circulation 17500 and over)
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Place Name:
First Place
Contestant Name:
Hill Times (Ottawa, ON)
Entry Title:
The Hill Times
Judge Comment:
The Hill Times is an excellent website that provides comprehensive information on the federal government and Canadian politics. It's a very user-friendly website that has a strong placement of categories and is easy to access for anyone visiting the website. The Hill Times website is also unique and avoids the cookie-cutter approach many companies now use, which helps give a distinctive experience for readers. The Hill Times website design should be a model for all news websites.
Place Name:
Second Place
Contestant Name:
The Lake Report (Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON)
Entry Title:
Niagara Now (The Lake Report)
Judge Comment:
The Lake Report is a hyper-local news outlet that provides excellent coverage for residents and visitors to the Niagara-on-the-Lake region of southern Ontario. The website has an appealing design and is relatively easy to navigate. It has a good use of headers and tabs for readers to use as well as strong photography with each story. It also does a good job of not being overwhelming for readers, simply keeping to relevant news coverage.
Place Name:
Third Place
Contestant Name:
Nanaimo News Bulletin (Nanaimo, BC)
Entry Title:
Nanaimo News Bulletin
Entry Credit:
Sean McCue
Judge Comment:
The Nanaimo News Bulletin provides both local and regional news for readers of its website. It does an excellent job highlighting local news stories, particularly at the top of its website, making it easy to navigate for people. It isn't overly burdensome or overwhelming when it comes to providing good information. It's a strong website that keeps reporting news to the basics of making it easy for readers to access.
Competition Comment:
This was a very strong category, but The Hill Times stood head and tails above the competition. Not only is its content extremely strong and would keep people coming back to the website several times a day, but the website is also unique and different to give people a specific experience in accessing reliable news and information.
