Websites: All divisions
Division 1
Division 3
Division 5
Division 2
Division 4
Division 6
Division 1
First place
www.flyergroup.com
Staff, Hendricks County Flyer (Avon)
Comments: Solid mix of news vs. ads on home
layout. Deep Twitter and Facebook integration works
well here for interaction.
Second place
www.ptlpnews.com
Staff, The Times Post (Pendleton)
Comments: Good customer-service utilities on the
site, something which all too often is neglected.
Third place
ww.batesvilleheraldtribune.com
Staff, The Herald-Tribune (Batesville)
Comments: Clean access to a lot of community news
and archives here.
Competition comments: This group of entries does
nice work at giving readers the tools they need to
manage accounts, submit information, and otherwise
interact.
Division 2
First place
www.bcdemocrat.com
Staff, Brown County Democrat (Nashville)
Comments: Clean layout and attractive color
schemes. I particularly liked the ���Hot topic��� menu,
where top-of-mind community news is summarized
nicely. Timelines break down specific topics nicely.
Second place
www.thedcregister.com
Staff, Dearborn County Register
(Lawrenceburg)
Comments: Good arrangement of news; in-article
hyperlinking is well-done.
Third place
No award given.
Competition comments: Nice set of entries. As a
whole, would like to see more content specifically
tailored for the websites.
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Division 3
Division 5
First place
First place
Second place
Second place
www.news-banner.com
Staff, The News-Banner (Bluffton)
Comments: Very nicely done. Strong design and
navigation.
www.journalreview.com
Tina McGrady, Journal Review
(Crawfordsville)
Comments: Solid work! Good design and use of ad
space.
Third place
www.thecr.com
Staff, The Commercial Review (Portland)
Comments: Gets the job done. Easy to read and
navigate.
Division 4
First place
Staff, The Herald (Jasper)
www.duboiscountyherald.com
Comments: The ���less is more��� home layout is very
effective. Nice photography is highlighted, and photo
galleries are stellar. In-article hyperlinks not overlooked.
Second place
www.pal-item.com
Staff, Palladium-Item (Richmond)
Comments: Clean, modern and professional layout;
easy to see a variety of items quickly. Great mix of
content and a prominent display of social-media elements.
Third place
www.goshennews.com
Staff, The Goshen News
Comments: Well-managed and thorough community
website.
Competition comments: The sheer quantity of
material for community news websites requires solid
oversight and an ability to manage elements on an
everyday basis. This group of entries handles the
effort with skill.
Staff, The Star Press (Muncie)
www.thestarpress.com
Comments: Well-done site. Solid design and use of
space for both content and ads.
www.tribstar.com
Staff, Tribune-Star (Terre Haute)
Comments: Easy to navigate.
Third place
www.heraldtimesonline.com
Staff, The Herald-Times (Bloomington)
Comments: Easy to read and find what you���re looking
for.
Division 6
First place
www.nwi.com
Staff, The Times (Munster)
Comments: Nicely designed, and the layout is very
easy to navigate.
Second place
www.indystar.com
Staff, The Indianapolis Star
Comments: Great balance of content and advertising
space. Easy to navigate and lots of interactive fun.
Third place
www.courierpress.com
Staff, Evansville Courier & Press
Comments: Great use of space and easy to read.
Competition comments: Very strong entries. The
use of news vs. ad space however on some of the
sites is concerning.
