2007 Online Photojournalism Contest winners

Audio Slideshow
Judged by Joe Weiss
Joe Weiss has worked as a photojournalist, multimedia reporter, designer, programmer, producer and editor in print and online media since 1996. He is currently a freelance interactive producer and the developer of Soundslides, a multimedia authoring application for journalists.

1A: Best News Audio Slideshow
1st, Neal C. Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch, "Defenseless," View project
2nd, Chris Russell, The Columbus Dispatch, "Born Too Soon," View project
3rd, Neal C. Lauron, The Columbus Dispatch, "Timber," View project

1B: Best Sports Audio Slideshow
1st, Andrew Dolph, The Medina Gazette, "The  Game That Never Was," View project
2nd, Associated Press "25 Years of Balls and Strikes," View project
3rd, Eric Albrecht and Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch, "Brutus Tryouts," View project

1C: Best Feature Audio Slideshow
1st, Andrew Dolph, The Medina Gazette, "U.S. Air Guitar Championships," View project
2nd, Andrew Dolph, The Medina Gazette, "Ham Radio Field Day," View project
3rd, Mark Duncan, Associated Press, "Ice Men," View project

Video Made Expressly for the Web
Judged by Colin Mulvany
After 18 years as a staff photojournalist for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, WA., Colin Mulvany made the transition to Internet storytelling by becoming a multimedia-content producer for his newspaper's online department. For the last three years, Mulvany has produced video feature stories and audio slideshows for his popular video blog, Video Journal.

2A: Best News Video
1st, Doral Chenoweth III, The Columbus Dispatch, "Hunger in Rural Ohio," View project
2nd, David I. Andersen, The Plain Dealer, "Homeless Vacate Tent City," View project
3rd, Lew Stamp, Akron Beacon Journal, "Jeannie and Jill," View project

2B: Best Sports Video
1st, Randy Walk, The Columbus Dispatch, "Tyson Gentry," View project
2nd, Carrie Cochran, Cincinnati Enquirer, "Sports Photographer at Training Camp," View project
3rd, Dale Omori, The Plain Dealer, "2007 Cleveland Marathon," View project

2C: Best Feature Video
1st, Dale Omori, The Plain Dealer, "Girlfriend's Club," View project
2nd, Shari Lewis and Randy Walk, The Columbus Dispatch, "An Interrupted Life," View project
3rd, Randy Walk, The Columbus Dispatch, "Chess Kings," View project

Multimedia Project
Judged by Will Yurman
A photographer for more than 20 years, Will Yurman is a staff photographer at the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle, where he has been a long-time innovator in multimedia storytelling. His work features strong visual content, driven by natural sound and the subject's own words.

3: Best Multimedia Project
1st, The Plain Dealer, "Johanna/Facing Forward," View project
2nd, The Plain Dealer, "Can We Save Our Neighborhoods?," View project
3rd, Akron Beacon Journal and Ohio.com, "Akron's War Dead," View project