CNN iReport reveals the honorees for the 3rd Annual CNN iReport Awards which recognize outstanding contributions to the network’s global participatory news community. Representing a mix of punditry, videos and emotional personal essays, recipients have been chosen from more than 100,000 iReports submitted in 2012. The honorees were determined by a combination of an esteemed panel of judges, online voters and the CNN iReport staff.
Also, for the first time ever, the iReport team unveils honorees in a new category called Excellence on the Web, highlighting examples of the best in citizen journalism outside of iReport in 2012.
…and the honorees are:
***PROGRAMMING NOTE: Aesha Update, Around the World, Friday, May 10, 12pmET
On CNN TV:
CNN/US: Around the World, Friday 12pm
CNN International: Amanpour, Friday 3pm
CNN en Español: Friday afternoon
Online:
CNN.com, Friday 12pm
Today, CNN will unveil an exclusive report on Aesha, the woman whose story of abuse and disfigurement became an international symbol of oppression and crimes against women in war-torn Afghanistan, during Around the World, which airs at 12pm ET. Reported by Christiane Amanpour and CNN Digital, the story will update viewers on Aesha’s journey and illuminate the psychological and physical scars that remain. Users can find more details on CNN.com and CNN.com/aesha. FULL POST
Daniel Burke joined CNN Digital on Monday as co-editor of the Belief Blog. Burke comes to CNN from Religion News Service, where for the past seven years he covered everything from Amish funerals to the Zen of Steve Jobs. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, USA Today and The New York Times, and he has been recognized by the American Academy of Religion and the Religion Newswriters Association. He is based out of DC and reports to Meredith Artley, Managing Editor of CNN Digital.
CNN Digital senior producer Wayne Drash writes an uplifting book called "On These Courts," about former NBA all-star player Penny Hardaway. The story captures Hardaway’s experience when he returns to his Memphis roots after retirement to help a friend with cancer coach disadvantaged youth. With the help of Hardaway’s teachings, the team of at-risk teens goes on to become State Champions in Tennessee. Drash originally reported on this story for CNN.com last year, and the tale has since evolved into a published work.
The book hits shelves today, with an excerpt on CNN.com. A portion of the book’s proceeds will go to Penny Hardaway's FastBreak Courts, part of Hardaway’s ongoing efforts to help youth in the Memphis community.
CNN’s Belief Blog and the CNN mobile website each won a Webby Award today. The Belief Blog took home the award in the Religion and Spirituality category, beating out HuffPost Religion, Oxford University Press, Radio Canada International and CBN. CNN’s mobile web earned the prize in the News (Handheld Devices) category, over NPR, Financial Times, Flipboard and WillowTree Apps.
The Webby Awards is the leading international award that honors excellence on the Internet, with 11,000 entries from all 50 states and over 60 countries worldwide.
On May 21, the winners will give their 5-word acceptance speeches in a ceremony at the Tribeca Grand in Downtown Manhattan.
36 Nominees, Six Categories and Seven Judges Announced Today
CNN kicks off today its third annual iReport Awards, honoring outstanding contributions to the network’s global participatory news community throughout 2012. Representing a medley of smart punditry, newsy videos and poignant personal essays, 36 nominees have been selected from more than 100,000 iReports. Recipients will be chosen through a combination of online voting and a panel of esteemed judges. Voters can make their selections starting today through May 6, 2013 at http://www.cnn.com/ireport-awards/.
In addition to Breaking News, Original Reporting, Compelling Imagery, Personal Story, Commentary and In-depth Storytelling, the iReport Awards will highlight a seventh accolade this year – Excellence on the Web. The new section will recognize notable examples of citizen journalism and participatory storytelling from social platforms outside of CNN iReport. Audiences can also show their support for the iReport that they think best enhanced CNN’s storytelling in 2012 by voting for the Community Choice Award. Recipients for all categories will be announced May 14. FULL POST
Special Feature Revisits ‘Baby Noor’ – Iraq’s Miracle Baby
Marking 10 years since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, CNN Digital shares a remarkable story of struggle and survival in the face of war. Labeled by the media Iraq’s miracle baby,' Noor al-Zahra Haider was discovered by American soldiers and brought to the U.S. for life-saving surgery in 2005. In the multimedia feature “Baby Noor: An Unfinished Miracle” CNN reporter Moni Basu, who first met Noor seven years ago, returns with David S. Holloway to Baghdad to explore the challenges one Iraqi family faced after accepting American aid and reunites the world with Baby Noor.
"This personal tale leaves us with big ethical questions to ponder as we reflect on the Iraq invasion,” said Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor of CNN Digital. “Congratulations to Moni, David and the team for this artful and touching piece of enterprise journalism.”
With Marissa Mayer’s mandate to employees to work in the office and Sheryl Sandberg's new book, "Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead,” the questions of work/life balance and women “having it all” are causing women and men alike to examine their own stance on the issue. So…. CNN Digital created content in the forms of photos, op-eds, videos and an iReport assignment this week for users to engage in a hearty debate on CNN.com, and peel back various layers of the complex topic.
London, 21st November 2012: Last night, the combined efforts of CNN Digital and CNN International saw the network triumph at the Foreign Press Association Media Awards, winning three categories. CNN won the Print & Web Feature, Arts & Culture, and Story of the Year by a Full Member of the FPA awards.
The CNN documentary World’s Untold Stories: Secrets of the Belfast Project won News Story of the Year by a full FPA member. The judges described the documentary as “absolute dynamite, a terrific story and a fine piece of journalism".
The Arts & Culture award was given to Leonardo – The Lost Painting, a documentary that explored the story behind the recent discovery of a Leonardo da Vinci painting. Judges praised the “love and lingering interest” that had gone into the piece, describing it as “a very well done cultural story”.
The Print & Web Feature award was clinched by Mauritania: Slavery’s Last Stand – a CNN Digital feature that revealed the shocking extent of slavery in modern Mauritania. The judges remarked that the piece was “in some ways the most convincing and best edited of all the categories". FULL POST
Wins Total Viewers, Key Demo 25-54 and Younger Viewers (18-34)
CNN Breaks Four-Year Traffic Record Online, Earns More Social Media Buzz Than Any TV News Brand
According to Nielsen Fast National Ratings data, CNN ranked #1 among the cable news networks last night in total viewers, key demo 25-54 and younger viewers (18-34) from 7pm-2am (when first polls closed thru both candidates’ speeches).
Election Night (7pm-2am), Tuesday, November 6, 2012:
CNN 8.836 million total viewers/4.387m adults 25-54/2.711m adults 18-34
FNC 8.708 million total viewers/3.494m adults 25-54/1.214m adults 18-34
MSNBC 4.604 million total viewers/2.021m adults 25-54/785k adults 18-34
CNN Digital:
CNN.com breaks four-year traffic record:
On Tuesday, November 6, 2012 CNN.com broke four-year traffic records by delivering 203 million page views and reaching more than 23 million unique visitors. Accounting for half of the day’s page views were the CNN Politics section and CNN Digital Election Center which boasted 101.5 million page views collectively. In addition, CNN.com delivered nearly 6 million video starts and 382,000 live streams for Election Day 2012. (Source: Omniture Site Catalyst)
Highest Night for Mobile Web
On Election Night, CNN's mobile website achieved approximately 46 million page views. This is the highest day in CNN's history and nearly 3 times higher than the previous record.
More buzz than any other TV news brand:
CNN was the most cited TV news brand in measured social media yesterday, more than doubling that of second place – Fox News (Source: Sysomos). CNN’s flagship Facebook fan page garnered more than 145,000 actions yesterday while daily total actions across the CNN flagship Twitter accounts, @CNN and @CNNBRK, totaled 68,000 (Facebook API and Twitter Analytics).
"CNN", "Watching CNN", "Anderson Cooper" and "Wolf Blitzer" were all worldwide trending topics on Twitter during primetime election coverage (Twitter Analytics).
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