Paul Wellman
2008 EPpy Award
Independent.com Wins the EPpy
Independent.com Named Best Weekly Newspaper Website in the Country
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Independent.com - which re-launched in April 2007 and publishes numerous daily stories that aren’t ever printed in the weekly, ink-stained version of The Santa Barbara Independent - beat out two other finalists: The Brooklyn Paper, from New York City; and Wicked Local Somerville, which serves the Boston neighborhood of Somerville.
Campbell, who traveled alone to Las Vegas to pick up the award, called the office excited on Thursday around 1:30 p.m. He was presented the award on-stage, and thanked his staff for their hard work in taking the website from a skeleton to a fully operational daily source of news for the Santa Barbara community.
“There are no secrets to publishing, either online or in print, so I’m thrilled the hard work and commitment of our web team has been recognized on a national level,” said Campbell back in April, when he caught word that the website was nominated. “It’s an exciting time for newspapers. I believe the structure of our site and our company’s vision and talent are well-suited to take advantage of emerging opportunities and challenges.”
Tune into Independent.com for more of Campbell’s thoughts later this week.
Comments
Congratulations on the recognition, Independent! We love you!
allegro805 (anonymous profile)
May 15, 2008 at 4:53 p.m. (Suggest removal)
What a well deserved recognition for the Independent. I'm sure the News Press will be reporting on this - but oh wait- to access their website - you have to subscribe to their "newspaper" or pay a fee!
Congrats to Campbell, Kettmann and Webby!
fa (anonymous profile)
May 15, 2008 at 9:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
THIS IS SO WELL-DESERVED, CONGRATULATIONS RANDY AND ALL OF YOU! And yes, we dial in to both your paper-paper, and your web-paper, to find out what the hell is going on around here. Yay! xoxo
HiAll (anonymous profile)
May 15, 2008 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Good going, Indy! You are most deserving of this honor. May you keep on getting better and better.
marcmcginnes (anonymous profile)
May 16, 2008 at 9:29 a.m. (Suggest removal)