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Best Short Video: Top 5 Finalists

May 23, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Online videos have become ubiquitous in digital publishing, and rightfully so. They reach both new and existing audiences, while managing to keep those audiences captivated for a designated length of time. Videos are often easy to access, easy to watch, and very easily sharable, something digital publishers continue to strive for. Sometimes, creating a short, succinct, punchy video in under two minutes can be challenging, but the 3 finalists in Best Online Video: Short skillfully produced engaging, interesting and informative videos, […]

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Best Podcast, Top 3 Finalists

May 19, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Over the past decade, podcasts have emerged as one of the most captivating form of non-fiction storytelling. They inform us of the news, provide context and insight, educate and excite us. South of the border, we were (and continue to be) enthralled by podcasts like This American Life, Serial and Radiolab. Now, we have our own impressive selection of shows from Canadian creators to choose from, and we’re excited to show you our judges’ selections for the Best Podcast award. This year’s award will honour […]

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Best Social Storytelling, Top 3 Finalists

May 18, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Digital publishers are no longer just using social media to share and distribute content. Now, publishers are using various social media platforms, whether thats Twitter, Facebook Live, Instagram, Periscope, Snapchat (the list goes on…) to not only have a web presence, but are using these tools to enhance their reporting. The award for Best Social Storytelling is a new category in this year’s Digital Publishing Awards, and our jury has nominated 3 impressive pieces. The award honours the digital publication […]

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Best Arts & Culture Story, Top 3 Finalists

May 17, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

The award for Best Arts & Culture Story is one of many new categories added to this year’s Digital Publishing Awards lineup. Arts & culture stories help us make sense of our beliefs, values, behaviours, attitudes and much, much more. These are important stories to tell, and our jury has nominated 3 outstanding pieces for Best Arts & Culture Story. The award honours the best overall story dealing with issues or subjects of arts, culture or entertainment, including essays, reviews, reporting […]

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Best Service Feature: Family, Health & Careers, Top 4 Finalists

May 16, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

The award for Best Service Feature: Family, Health & Careers honours the best digital service feature story that focuses on family, health, education, personal finance and/or careers, with an emphasis on excellence in storytelling and packaging of content. This year’s judges have nominated four exceptional pieces for this award, with the winners being presented at the Digital Publishing Awards Soirée, happening on June 1. With stories about mistreatment during childbirth, how dangerous recreational drug use has become, the emotional decision some families […]

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Best Service Feature: Lifestyle, Top 5 Finalists

May 15, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Food, travel, sports, leisure, style, design and décor — all delightful topics that fall within the lifestyle feature designation. As shown by this year’s finalists in Best Service Feature: Lifestyle, digital publishers are finding new ways to transport us directly into these various worlds, allowing us to enter spaces that help to influence our own lifestyle choices whenever we like. This year’s jury has nominated five exceptional digital service features that focus on lifestyle, with an emphasis on excellence in storytelling and packaging […]

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Best News Coverage: Local & Provincial, Top 3 Finalists

May 12, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

Local news— despite being a hot topic of debate across Canada— is a crucial part of the Canadian media landscape. Canadians depend on local and provincial news coverage for more than just traffic reports and the weather; local news conserves culture, drives conversation, and educates communities on topics often overlooked at the national level. Following last year’s inaugural Digital Publishing Awards, the Best News Coverage award was split into two divisions: Local & Provincial and National & International. The award for Best News Coverage: […]

Categories: Blog, Digital Publishing Awards, Uncategorized • Tags: 2017 nominees, Digital Publishing, DPA17, Journalism, Local, News, News Coverage, Provincial

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Best News Coverage: National & International, Top 5 Finalists

May 11, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

The news never sleeps, and reporting from 2016 was no exception. The jury for Best News Coverage: National & International has nominated 5 outstanding pieces, with topics ranging from the B.C. real estate market, Fort McMurray wildfires and how the RCMP intercepted encrypted BlackBerry messages. Also, reporting on the national fentanyl crisis and marijuana legalization. Following last year’s inaugural Digital Publishing Awards, the Best News Coverage award was split into two divisions: Local & Provincial and National & International. The award […]

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Best Long Feature, Top 5 Finalists

May 10, 2017 by digitalpublishingawards

We hope that you’ve had a chance to review this year’s Short Feature nominees, because today we present the finalists for its counterpart— Best Long Feature. This year the jury has chosen five finalists for the Best Feature Article: Long. The award will honour the best long feature story (minimum 2,000 words) in terms of the overall quality of writing, including but not limited to reporting, criticism, reviews and other non-fiction genres. The nominated pieces include two from west coast online […]

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