The outcome of the awards
Petanque.org nominated for the 2000 European Online Journalism Awards
To our great surprise and joy petanque.org has been nominated for the 2000 European Online Journalism Awards . The awards will we handed out on July 6th, in London, England.
We have recieved an invitation to take part in the festivities, but as we are non-commercial and do not make any money we have a sligh cash-flow problem with plane-tickets etc..
We have recieved an invitation to take part in the festivities, but as we are non-commercial and do not make any money we have a sligh cash-flow problem with plane-tickets etc..
About the awards
The awards will focus on online journalism skills. They'll showcase excellent examples of good stories told with the tools of the new digital medium. We hope they will inspire journalists to strive to acquire the knowledge and skills required to make their Web stories more compelling and accessible to users.
The nominees for the category Sports reporting are:
BBC NewsOnline Sports Section
Company:BBCCountry: UK
Euro 2000 Official Website
Company: SportalCountry: UK
Petanque.org - The worldwide online petanque and boule community
Company: Petanque.orgCountry: Norway
So the situation is: A few enthusiast with no budget that only communicate via e-mail versus some really big players with a lot of money and professional organisations.
It looks like a tough match, but we'll handle it as if it was a carreau at 100 paces!
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