Monday • March 14th • 2011
Recent awards and recognition
Welcome Delegates
• 2011
Over 100 years later...
For the last century the Edmonton Journal has been dedicated to local news and our community. Globalization and the creation of the internet as we know it have helped to create media-centric lives, and the Edmonton Journal has not just kept pace, but been a market leader during the years of transition from print product to multi-platform powerhouse. Who we are is being continuously shaped by what our community want/needs us to be. Our online news site, mobile content, social media connections, exciting community partnerships, and innovative new content all serve to better deliver what Edmontonians want, where and when they want it. No matter how someone looks for their news, the Journal is there. All of this is powered by the biggest and best newsroom in the city. We have always been Edmonton’s deepest, most reliable news source. Now we can live up to that legacy even better, with the ever-changing and exciting digital tools at hand.
ipad edition
The Edmonton Journal broke new ground in late 2010 in the digital world, launching an innovative app for the Apple iPad. The Edmonton Journal app, available as a free download and supported by sponsorships, takes advantage of the iPad’s large, high-resolution display and innovative Multi-Touch interface, and features customized newspaper content pulled from the best of the web and print editions as well as mobile specific content. Readers can download, save, comment, interact and customize the content.
Download for free from iTunes today!
— Edmonton Journal nominated for two awards by the International Newsmedia Marketing Association (INMA). The Journal’s Taste Alberta project was nominated for Marketing Campaign With the Best Results, and the Grey Cup 2010 supplement was nominated for Public Relations and Community Service. Both are competing against other newspapers with comparable circulation rates from the United States, New Zealand, Brazil and India. The winners will be announced at a May 17 ceremony in New York.
• 2010 saw The Journal receive
6 nominations in the National Newspaper Awards (and subsequently awarded 6 Citations of Merit) for 2009, a record number.
• Edmonton Journal is a finalist in 5
categories of the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for excellence in online editorial & innovation in 2010. Nominated in News, Blog, Cross Platform, Mobile App, and Video.
• Education writer Sarah O’Donnell received Alberta Teacher’s association Education News Writers Award in the Daily Newspaper category in 2010.
• Journal sports writer Curtis Stock
won a record 10th Sovereign Award for Most Outstanding Newspaper Article in 2010.
• Journal columnist Graham Thomson
awarded a citation from the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society in 2010 for his work on environmental issues.
• Excellence in Media Award in 2010 given by the Alberta Rehabilitation Coordinating Council for raising awareness in Alberta about rehabilitation.
• 2010 Canadian Food Blog Award
mobile news
The Edmonton Journal’s mobile website is the definitive mobile news source for Edmonton, providing the latest in local and national breaking news on-the-go. Within one year, page views of this site have increased by over 1300%... strong evidence of the value consumers place on getting quality local news when and how they want it. The site features breaking local, business, and entertainment news; live sports scores, stories and features; current weather conditions and five-day forecast, and so much more.
mobile barcode scanning
In June 2010, the Edmonton Journal introduced 2D mobile barcodes to our readers. These 2-dimensional codes tie the virtual to the real through a user’s smartphone. To read the code, a user simply launches a “reader” on their mobile device and scans the image. The software will then trigger the appropriate response, which can include anything from launching a URL in the phone’s browser to streaming a video or MP3...the possibilities are endless.
enjoy your complimentary copy
won by Liane Faulder. Setting the standard for national food blogs, the Canadian Food Blogger’s Association awarded Liane Faulder with the Best Regional Award for her Eat My Words blog.
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