Contact Information: For more information, contact: Jane McDonnell Executive Director Online News Association Sherry Skalko Editor Journalists.org
2009 Online Journalism Award Winners Featured in New Newseum Display
| Source: Online News Association
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 9, 2010) - The Online News
Association, the world's largest membership organization of digital
journalists, today announced the opening of an interactive display
featuring the winners of the 2009 Online Journalism
Awards (OJAs) at the Newseum, the
interactive museum of news in Washington, D.C.
The award winners, announced by the Online News Association (ONA) in
October 2009, are recipients of the only all-digital media awards
celebrating the best of online journalism across the globe.
Featured on a digital kiosk in the Newseum's Digital News Gallery, the
display highlights interviews with OJA-winning journalists -- ranging from
major news outlets to bloggers to community publishers -- and includes
samples of their work. Chosen for their innovative take on online news,
either in coverage, format or technology used, the winners also will be
featured on the Newseum's Web site, newseum.org.
"Too much important digital journalism is disappearing before our eyes,
nearly as quickly as it's published," said ONA Executive Director Jane
McDonnell. "This project will be a small first step toward an archive that
will capture the best of new media for posterity."
The exhibit will be expanded during the year to explore a decade's worth of
milestones and innovation in online news reporting. One-on-one interviews
with previous OJA winners will be added to offer historical perspective on
the early days of online journalism.
"The Newseum has an extraordinary collection of newspapers, books,
television broadcasts, radio reports and films," said Ken Paulson,
president of the Newseum. "This new partnership with the Online News
Association to showcase great digital journalism ensures the preservation
and celebration of contemporary reporting, regardless of medium."
The Newseum -- a 250,000-square-foot museum of news -- offers visitors an
experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second
technology and hands-on exhibits. Within its seven levels of galleries and
theaters, the Newseum offers a unique environment that takes museum-goers
behind the scenes to experience how and why news is made.
The Online News Association is the world's largest association of online
journalists. ONA's mission is to inspire innovation and excellence among
journalists to better serve the public. The membership includes news
writers, producers, designers, editors, bloggers, technologists,
photographers and others who produce news for the Internet or other digital
delivery systems, as well as academic members and others interested in the
development of online journalism. ONA also hosts the annual Online News
Association annual
conference and administers the Online Journalism Awards.