This blog is one of the finalists in the Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
Reportr.net is nominated in the “Best Blog” category in the business-to-business, professional association, farm, scholarly division.
The other finalists in this category are Sparksheet and University Affairs
It is an honour to be nominated for the awards, which recognize excellence in online editorial and innovation by Canadian magazine, newspaper, broadcast and website publishers.
Here are my three posts make up the nomination:
- Why journalists are uneasy talking about Twitter as journalism
- FoJ09 talk: Twitter as a system of ambient journalism
- How blogs became part of BBC News
Two other projects that I supervised at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism are also up for awards.
The winners will be announced on Oct. 20 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto.
There are a total of 128 finalists for the awards, including CBCNews.ca, The Globe and Mail, MaCleans.ca , The Toronto Star, Rabble.ca and OpenFile.ca.
The entries were reviewed by a three-person panel, drawn from highly respected industry professionals and experts from across Canada and the U.S.
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