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| BBC News website wins top prize | BBC News website wins top prize |
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| The BBC News website has come joint top in the electronic news site of the year category at the 2009 Newspaper Awards. | The BBC News website has come joint top in the electronic news site of the year category at the 2009 Newspaper Awards. |
| It is the first time the BBC News site has won the prize, which was shared with the Times Online website. | It is the first time the BBC News site has won the prize, which was shared with the Times Online website. |
| Steve Herrmann, editor of the BBC News website, said that it was an "honour to win this award against such a competitive field". | Steve Herrmann, editor of the BBC News website, said that it was an "honour to win this award against such a competitive field". |
| The Times won the national newspaper of the year award. Cambridge Evening News won the best regional title. | |
| The competition judges said the BBC News website was: "A fine, robust news site which is wonderfully impressive. | The competition judges said the BBC News website was: "A fine, robust news site which is wonderfully impressive. |
| "The functionality of the site is impressive - the use of multimedia content is voluminous and the flash technology embeds the ability to increase the screen size, mute, rewind and share." | "The functionality of the site is impressive - the use of multimedia content is voluminous and the flash technology embeds the ability to increase the screen size, mute, rewind and share." |
| The BBC's Tim Weber (left) received the award from Michael McIntyre | The BBC's Tim Weber (left) received the award from Michael McIntyre |
| Herrmann said: "The changes we have been making within BBC News have brought an even greater focus to our online activities, and I see this success as a sign that this is already making a difference". | Herrmann said: "The changes we have been making within BBC News have brought an even greater focus to our online activities, and I see this success as a sign that this is already making a difference". |
| This was the 13th year of the Newspaper Awards, which is held in conjunction with Production Journal, a trade publication focused on news media production. | This was the 13th year of the Newspaper Awards, which is held in conjunction with Production Journal, a trade publication focused on news media production. |
| The event, held at the London Hilton on Wednesday and attended by about 460 guests, was hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre. | The event, held at the London Hilton on Wednesday and attended by about 460 guests, was hosted by comedian Michael McIntyre. |
| There were about 20 entries in the electronic news site of the year category. | There were about 20 entries in the electronic news site of the year category. |