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Best News Websites

Each year the Web Marketing Association names the Best News web site as part of the annual WebAward Competition. 

Here is your chance to stand out from your competitors and win the recognition you deserve while receiving valuable independent feedback on your development efforts.

Best websites are selected by judges who review the entered websites using the seven criteria below:


2009 Best News Site
Will your site be next?

  • Design

  • Ease of use

  • Copywriting

  • Interactivity

  • Use of technology

  • Innovation

  • Content

 

As a participant, you will receive:

  • An independent evaluation of your News Website

  • Valuable feedback to help Benchmark your efforts

 

If your site wins a News WebAward, you will also get:  

  • A beautiful image plaque or certificate of achievement to display proudly

  • Higher visibility for your company

  • A great marketing opportunity to promote your site to the media

  • Links to your site from the highly ranked WebAward site to help SEO

  • The admiration of peers, friends and co-workers – maybe even a raise!

Each year the Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition names the Best News web site.  Best websites are selected by judging the entered websites using seven criteria - design, ease of use, copywriting, interactivity, use of technology, innovation and content.  Websites not selected as best News website are also eligible for an Outstanding Website Award or a Standard of Excellence Award.

The 2009 WebAward competition has ended. Please add your name to our mailing list to be notified about WebAward 2010.

Here are the past Best News WebAward winners:

Year  Winner Site Name
2009 BusinessWeek Business Exchange
2009 NavigationArts Charlotte Observer
2008 NBC News iCue
2008 Variety.com Variety.com
2007 Slate Magazine Slate Magazine
2007 Forward Association TheJewishDailyForward.Com
2006 Avenue A | Razorfish NYTimes.com
2005 BusinessWeek Online BusinessWeek Online
2005 Variety.com
2004 CNET News.com staff CNET News.com
2004 Jim Woodward Christian Science Monitor
2003 ABCNEWS.com ABCNEWS.com
2003 The Wall Street Journal Online

*some URLs may no longer be valid, especially for older WebAward winners.

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Be sure to download a free copy of the 2009 Internet Standards Assessment Report (ISAR) that benchmarks Web development in more than 80 industries, including News. ISAR is based on data collected from more than 18,000 Web site evaluations since 1997.
 

To view other industry winners, please click on the link below:

| Advertising | Advocacy | Airline | Application Service Provider | Architecture | Arts | Associations | Automobile | B2B | Bank | Beverage | Biotechnology | Blog | Broadcasting | Catalog | Computer: Hardware | Computer: Software | Construction | Consulting | Consumer Goods | Credit Union | Design | Directory or Search Engine | Diversified Business | Education | Electronics | Email | Employment | Energy | Entertainment | Environmental | Events | E-Zine | Faith-based | Family | Fashion | Fashion or Beauty | Financial Services | Food Industry | Game Site | Gay/Lesbian | General Interest | Government | Health Care | Healthcare Provider | Home Building | Hotel and Lodging | Information Services | Insurance | Interactive Services | International Business | Internet Service Provider | Intranet | Investor Relations | Investment | Legal | Leisure | Magazine | Marketing | Manufacturing | Media | Medical | Medical Equipment | Military | Mobile | Movie | Music | Mutual Fund | News | Newspaper | Non-Profit | Other | Pharmaceuticals | Photography | Political | Portal | Professional Services | Public Relations | Publishing | Radio | Real Estate | Regional | Restaurant | Retail | School | Science | Shopping | Small Business | Social Network | Sports | Technology | Telecommunication | Toy & Hobby | Transportation | Travel | TV | University

 

 

“When we win a WebAward, it not only makes our firm look very professional, but greatly impresses the client who won the award!”

– Tracy Ochoa, Director of Business, Appeal Media Interactive Studios

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