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:
Delta Optimist (Delta, BC)
Entry Title:
Best Website - Delta Optimist Newspaper
Entry Credit:
Ian Jacques
Judge Comment:
It may not be the fanciest or most modern looking site of all the entries but it has comprehensive local news that is updated throughout the day along with basic interactive features that elevate their website to being a tool for their community instead of merely an online reflection of their print product.
Place Name:
Second Place
Contestant Name:
Surrey NOW-Leader (Surrey/North Delta, BC)
Entry Title:
Surrey Now-Leader
Judge Comment:
Solid local content, updated in a timely fashion. However, the site's focus on ads and poorly labeled "sponsored" content lessons its credibility as a reliable community news source and distracts from the main goal of delivering the news. Otherwise, top-notch!
Place Name:
Third Place
Contestant Name:
Observer (Elmira-Woolwich, ON)
Entry Title:
https://www.observerxtra.com
Entry Credit:
Patrick Merlihan
Judge Comment:
A very locally focused community newspaper website that hasn't fully embraced what it means to be online.
