Jeff Beckham

Jeff Beckham

Katrina Coverage Highlights Online Journalism Nominees

August 29th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Website coverage of Hurricane Katrina was a common theme among the finalists for the Online Journalism Awards.

NOLA.com, the website affiliate of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, was nominated for its coverage of last year’s hurricane in the Breaking News category, as well as for the Knight Foundation Award for Public Service. The Biloxi Sun-Herald also pulled dual nomiinations in those categories. Also receiving nominations for their Katrina coverage were USA Today and the MSNBC.com,

A full list of nominees can be found here. The winners will be announced in October.

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