EPPY Awards

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The EPPY Awards
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Awarded forThe EPPY™ Awards honor the best in digital news publishing across more than 45 diverse categories, including excellence in college/university digital journalism.
LocationInteractive Media Conference & Trade Show (1999–2010)
Online (2011–present)
CountryUnited States of America
Presented by Editor & Publisher
Formerly calledBest Online Newspaper Services Competition
First awarded1997
Website www.eppyawards.com

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]

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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. [6]

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 [7] 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.” [8] [9]

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). [10]

Website Categories

Content Categories

College Categories

Dates and locations

YearDatesConferenceVenue/LocationSource
1996unavailable7th Interactive Newspapers Conferenceunavailable [11]
1997Feb. 14, 19978th Interactive Newspapers ConferenceHouston Hyatt, Houston, Texas [12]
1998Feb. 6, 19989th Interactive Newspapers ConferenceSheraton Hotel & Towers, Seattle, Washington [13]
1999Feb. 199910th Interactive Newspapers Conference Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia [14] [15]
2000 winners Feb. 11, 200011th Interactive Newspapers Conference & Trade ShowNew Orleans, Louisiana [16]
2001 winners Feb. 22, 200112th Interactive Newspapers Conference & Trade ShowDallas, Texas [17]
2002 winners Feb. 8, 200213th Interactive Newspapers Conference & Trade ShowSan Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California [18]
2003 winners May 9, 200314th Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowParadise Point Resort, San Diego, California [19]
2004 winners May 12, 200415th Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia [20]
2005 winners June 9, 200516th Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowNew Orleans, Louisiana [21]
2006 winners May 22, 200617th Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowNew Orleans, Louisiana [22]
2007 winners May 27, 200718th Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowMiami, Florida [23]
2008 winners May 18, 200819th Interactive Media Conference & Trade Show Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada [24]
2009 winners May 7, 200920th Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowLas Vegas, Nevada [25] [26]
2010 winners June 17, 201021st Interactive Media Conference & Trade ShowLas Vegas, Nevada [27]
2011 winnersNov. 30, 2011online - Editorandpublisher.com [28]
2012 winners Oct. 30, 2012online - Editorandpublisher.com [29]
2013 winners Oct. 30, 2013online - Editorandpublisher.com [30]
2014 winners Oct. 29, 2014online - Editorandpublisher.com [31]
2015 winners Oct. 29, 2015online - Editorandpublisher.com [32]
2016 winners Oct. 27, 2016online - Editorandpublisher.com [33]
2017 winners Oct. 25, 2017online - Editorandpublisher.com [34]
2018 winners Oct. 24, 2018online - Editorandpublisher.com [35]
2019 winners Oct. 23, 2019online - Editorandpublisher.com [10]
2020 winners Oct 22, 2020online - Editorandpublisher.com [36]
2021 winners Dec. 13, 2021online - Editorandpublisher.com [37]
2022 winners Dec. 21, 2022online - Editorandpublisher.com [38]

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