The EPPY™ Awards honor the best in digital news publishing across more than 45 diverse categories, including excellence in college/university digital journalism.
Location
Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show (1999–2010) Online (2011–present)
The EPPY Awards honor excellence in digital publishing, and are presented by Editor & Publisher magazine.[1] Designed in 1996 to honor newspaper companies that did an "outstanding job in creating online services," the awards were originally given in partnership between Mediaweek and Editor & Publisher and named the Best Online Newspaper Services Competition,[2] and presented at the end of the Interactive Newspaper Conference.[3]
In 1998, the awards were renamed the EPPY Awards.[3][4] and in 2003 the awards were expanded to recognize websites associated with other media outlets, as well as newspapers.[5] Today the EPPY Awards honor the best in digital news publishing across more than 45 diverse categories, including excellence in college/university digital journalism.
[1]
From 2003 to 2009, Mediaweek co-sponsored the (renamed) Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show, and both the awards and conference were moved from February to May. Beginning in 2011, the EPPY Awards moved online and is now totally run and owned by
Editor & Publisher Magazine.
The latest 2022
EPPY Awards winners included Best Daily Newspaper Website (1 million or more unique visitors),
The Boston Globe for BostonGlobe.com. Best Black Newspaper Website (fewer than 1 million unique visitors),
Defender Network for DefenderNetwork.com. Best Sports News Website (1 million or more unique visitors),
ESPN Digital Media. Best Business/Finance Website (1 million or more unique visitors),
CNBC for CNBC.com and Best Collaborative Investigative/ Enterprise Reporting (1 million or more unique visitors),
Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg Green for “The Methane Menace.”[6][2]
Award categories
As of 2022, the EPPY Awards are awarded across 47 diverse media-related categories, with two tiers based on readership size (over or under 1 million unique monthly visitors).[7]
Website Categories
Best daily newspaper website
Best weekly or non-daily newspaper website
Best Black newspaper website
Best Hispanic newspaper website
Best Asian newspaper website
Best magazine website
Best sports news website
Best sports news website
Best online-only news website
Best local TV news website
Best local radio news website
Best business/finance website
Best entertainment / cultural news website
Best mobile news app
Content Categories
Best investigative/enterprise feature
Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting
Best news or event feature
Best business reporting
Best business/finance blog
Best news/political blog
Best use of data/infographics
Best use of social media/crowd sourcing
Best innovation project on a website
Best community service project/reporting
Best news or event feature video
Best investigative/enterprise video
Best investigative/enterprise video
Best sports video
Best podcast
Best photojournalism on a website
Best editorial/political cartoon
Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content
Best overall website design
Best home page design
Best redesign/relaunch
Best website navigation design
Best cause marketing/corporate social responsibility campaign
Best promotional/marketing campaign
College Categories
Best college/university campus website
Best college/university-produced community or Niche Website
Best collaborative college/university & professional website
Best news story on a college/university website
Best feature story on a college/university website
Best video on a college/university website
Best photojournalism on a college/university website