EPpy Awards

The EPPY Awards honor excellence in digital publishing, and are presented by Editor & Publisher magazine. 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, and presented at the end of the Interactive Newspaper Conference.

In 1998, the awards were renamed the EPPY Awards. and in 2003 the awards were expanded to recognize websites associated with other media outlets, as well as newspapers. Today the EPPY Awards honor the best in digital news publishing across more than 45 diverse categories, including excellence in college/university digital journalism.

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 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.”

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).

Website Categories

 * Best daily newspaper website
 * Best weekly or non-daily newspaper website
 * Best Black newspaper website
 * Best Hispanic newspaper website
 * Best Asian newspaper website
 * Best magazine website
 * Best sports news website
 * Best sports news website
 * Best online-only news website
 * Best local TV news website
 * Best local radio news website
 * Best business/finance website
 * Best entertainment / cultural news website
 * Best mobile news app

Content Categories

 * Best investigative/enterprise feature
 * Best collaborative investigative/enterprise reporting
 * Best news or event feature
 * Best business reporting
 * Best business/finance blog
 * Best news/political blog
 * Best use of data/infographics
 * Best use of social media/crowd sourcing
 * Best innovation project on a website
 * Best community service project/reporting
 * Best news or event feature video
 * Best investigative/enterprise video
 * Best investigative/enterprise video
 * Best sports video
 * Best podcast
 * Best photojournalism on a website
 * Best editorial/political cartoon
 * Best incorporation of sponsored/branded content
 * Best overall website design
 * Best home page design
 * Best redesign/relaunch
 * Best website navigation design
 * Best cause marketing/corporate social responsibility campaign
 * Best promotional/marketing campaign

College Categories

 * Best college/university campus website
 * Best college/university-produced community or Niche Website
 * Best collaborative college/university & professional website
 * Best news story on a college/university website
 * Best feature story on a college/university website
 * Best video on a college/university website
 * Best photojournalism on a college/university website
 * Best college/university investigative/documentary
 * Best college/university sports section/website