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Loyalist College | qnetnews.ca
The team behind Loyalist College’s QNetnews made excellent use of the technology available to them through the use of embedded audio clips within the stories that didn’t just allow the reader to hear the source speak a quote already on the page, but to add extra information and colour. The mapping and video work also added to the user experience. Great work.
Centennial College | torontoobserver.ca
The Toronto Observer featured many good local stories and made good use of Facebook and was the only site that included TikTok among its social offerings. It also made good use of embedded audio and video. Some of the writing on the site could have been tighter.
Durham College | chronicle.durhamcollege.ca
The Durham College Chronicle site had a good local focus on the educational institutions as well as the community around it. The use of maps and extra photos in the stories complemented the stories very well and helped to engage the reader. The site’s Instagram posts were excellent, essentially creating a house ad for each story.
GENERAL COMMENT
It was great to see many sites experimenting with online storytelling through the use of audio, videos, maps, and new forms of social media. Many professional websites could learn from your examples.
Judge
Gordon Cameron
Group Managing Editor Hamilton Community News, Glanbrook Gazette and The Sachem Torstar Corporation Community Brands, Hamilton, ON
Gordon Cameron is an award-winning editor and columnist and is currently the Group Managing Editor for Hamilton Community News, The Sachem and Glanbrook Gazette. He is also chair of OCNA’s awards committee.
ONTARIO COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS ASSOCIATION
2020 | BNC Awards Results
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