2004 Winners

You Decide

http://www.kqed.org/topics/news/perspectives/youdecide/

KQED (San Francisco, CA)

$10,000 Grand Prize Winner

“A different model for reporting both sides of a story and a classic example of where public policy is a conversation and not a lecture.”
-2004 Batten Advisory Board Judges

A richly reported monthly Web series that dissects key national issues to core arguments, pro and con, and then plays online devil’s advocate, challenging user opinions with points and counterpoints.

P.O.V.‘s Borders/Environment

http://www.pbs.org/pov/borders/index_flash.html

POV Interactive (New York City)

$2,000 Runner-up

“Interesting and important content, highly educational and
interactive, beautifully presented. It’s like 3-D chess”
-2004 Batten Advisory Board Judges

A Web-original series that explores individual choices involving air, water and land resources using non-linear storytelling, digital art, and interactive opportunities.

The Nature of Things: The Investigation of Swissair 111

http://www.cbc.ca/natureofthings/features.html

CBC.ca (Toronto, Ontario)

$1,000 Special Distinction Award

“Powerful storytelling, splendid navigation, innovative touches throughout.”
-2004 Batten Advisory Board Judges

An online investigation that employed animation and video to present a straightforward account of the crash that was both informational and applauded victims’ families.

Tribute to Our Troops

http://www.projo.com/extra/terror/tribute

Providence Journal Web site, Projo.com (Providence, RI)

$1,000 Special Distinction Award

“An extremely simple exercise in small-J journalism that was very community interactive. It’s like the Civil War letters.”
-2004 Batten Advisory Board Judges

An effortless, interactive database that allows readers to create a Web page for an individual soldier or troop and post messages or photos. About 80,000 messages have been posted to about 6,300 Web pages.

Sing My Song

http://www.usatoday.com/life/graphics/new_song/flash.htm

USAToday.com (McLean, VA)

$1,000 Special Distinction Award

“It embraces the aspirations and journeys of ordinary people aspiring to achieve their dreams. An exciting template for interactive entertainment news.”
-2004 Batten Advisory Board Judges

Conceived for the web and extended to a full inside page in the newspaper, this project covered the story of West Virginia’s NewSong Festival.

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