EPpy Awards Names NYTimes.com Best Overall Newspaper Web Site for Third Consecutive Year; NYTimes.com and Boston.com are Also Six-Time Finalists in Five Categories.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- NYTimes.com was recognized Thursday with two EPpy Awards by Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines at the Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . NYTimes.com won the Best Overall Newspaper-affiliated Internet Service Award for sites with over one million monthly visitors and Martin Nisenholtz, senior vice president, digital operations, at The New York Times Company, was the Outstanding Individual Achievement Honoree. NYTimes.com also received the Best Overall Newspaper-affiliated Internet Service Award in 2004, 2003 and 1997, and is the only organization that has been recognized with the top honor four times. Leonard M. Apcar, editor in chief, NYTimes.com, said, "To achieve three consecutive wins is wonderful recognition of the tremendous reporting and analysis that our readers have come to rely on, along with an elegant Web experience. We're already focusing on ways to further engage and delight our readers in the coming year. Also, Martin's well-deserved award recognizes the contributions he has made during his tenure in the industry and with the Company." Additionally, NYTimes.com and Boston.com were finalists in five categories for sites with over one million monthly visitors. NYTimes.com was twice a finalist for Best Special Feature in an Internet Service-Enterprise, for Nicholas D. Kristof's series on Darfur, "A Promise Unkept," and his "Six Questions for Iran." NYTimes.com Multimedia was also a finalist for Best Use of Rich Media in an Internet Service. Boston.com was a finalist for Best Overall Newspaper-Affiliated Internet Service and Best Internet News Service. Boston.com Real Estate was a finalist for Best Internet Classified Service. In its tenth year, the EPpy Awards honor the best Internet work by media companies, especially newspapers, television networks and affiliates, radio networks, syndicated shows, and local radio stations. Entries to the competition are reviewed and rated by a team of more than 50 distinguished judges from the media industry chosen by the management of Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek. The New York Times on the Web was also honored with a Webby People's Voice Award for best newspaper Web site on May 3. Established in 1996, the Webby Awards For the Ducktales character, see . Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, The Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the "world's best websites". The awards have been given out since 1996. is an international honor recognizing excellence in Web design, functionality and creativity. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, includes The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com or www.nytdigital.com |
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