My Ballard wins national journalism award

Posted by Geeky Swedes on October 3rd, 2009

We’re excited to announce that My Ballard has just won an Online Journalism Award for community collaboration, edging out the LA Times and Miami Herald. This is an incredible and surprising honor, and the accolades go to you, our Ballard neighbors who have made this site a special place.

We’ve said from the beginning that My Ballard and the rest of the Next Door Media sites are powered by the neighborhood, not by us. While many journalists over the years have found that idea to be inferior to traditional news coverage, tonight My Ballard was applauded by a packed ballroom of journalists who recognize a new kind of community-powered news that gives the neighborhood a voice. And we have you to thank for your contributions and support.

We’d also like to thank the editors of our other Next Door Media sites: Doree Armstrong and Dale Steinke at PhinneyWood.com, John and Loree Schoonover at MagnoliaVoice.com, Thea Chard at QueenAnneView.com and Heidi Eng of FremontUniverse.com. And finally, we’d like to also thank Tracy Record and Patrick Sand at the West Seattle Blog for the inspiration to create My Ballard. They were the first in the country to create a true community-powered news site, and they deserve more credit than us.

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imhitch2

Congratulations, My Ballard! Rock on! Keep real jouralism alive and well and informative!

gumba

Congrats, Kate and Cory!

h2o_girl

Congratulations, Geeky Swedes! Truly a well-deserved honor. Thank you so much for creating this place. You are a huge asset to the community.

BallardDINK

Holy cow! Congratulations, Geeky Swedes!

factmonkey

Uff da!!! (and I'm not even Norwegian!). Congrats to all!

gurple

Congratulations!

wendi1

Congratulations - definitely a well-deserved award. How exciting for a neighborhood news blog! Good job Geeky Swedes :)

captain Bligh

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jody

I knew this was extraordinary the first minute I saw it. And it just keeps getting better. Thanks so much, you deserved it.

Sig

Great achievement! I'm so proud of both of you Geeky Swedes! Ballard deserves the recognition.

elske

You may have been surprised, but we aren't! A well-deserved honor! Tillykke!

6_11_000

Congrats, Geeky Swedes and everyone who contributes news and photos. I know I can find whatever info I want on myballard. I feel so blessed to have such a fabulous neighborhood tool to use. By the way, all the Next Door Media sites are so well designed and easy to navigate. I love this because so many other neighborhood blogs are either so visually unorganized that you don't know where to start looking for your info....or they are visually boring. It's not only the content that matters....my ballard is such a clean, attractive and visually stimulating site. Thank you, all!

facebook-670045387

congrats we're lucky to have you!

ICU_RN

As a newcomer to this state, city and neighborhood, MyBallard is a connection to my newly adopted community. This is where I go to find information and entertainment. It’s where I go to see what my neighbors are thinking and oftentimes get a good laugh. Thanks GeekySwedes, and to everyone who participates here. Whether you’re Old Ballard or New Ballard, you’ve made me feel welcomed and a part of something great.

Sunrise/Sunset

Congratulations and best regards to GeekySwedes and the MyBallard webmasters. Thanks to all the contributors and community members for their comments and up-to-the-minute news. The first place to go for accurate information.

HeardOnthe44

This is awesome ! A lot of good information to be found here on My Ballard.
Extremely helpful and the first place I go when seeking information.
Congratulations Geeky Swedes !

TheBagleys

Way to go you Geeky Swedes! Thanks for keeping us informed and for helping to build the communication in our neighborhood!

LMcGuff

Here's another congratulations. From detailed coverage of community meetings, to being an organizing point for events like Woof Da, Ballard Blog is a great thing. Yeah!

SPG

Like they say, do it well and the accolades will follow.
Well done.
My sincerest congratulations on this well deserved honor.

megannoel

congratulations!!

NoraBell

No less than you deserve, Geeky Swedes! Congrats!
And I'd like to second that, Seattle Medic. Silver and her scanner (plus your additional updates, Medic) make sure that, just this once, I know what the heck is going on.

Idle activist

So when can we expect profit sharing?

Idle activist

So when can we expect profit sharing?

Silver

Sometime after a profit occurs? ;-)

shanedillon

Fantastic!

eric

good job, Ballard!

RudyT

Congrats Geeky Swedes! I for one really appreciate the effort you put into the site. Thanks!

Mike G

Huge congrats! I know I have become dependent on the updates on a daily basis. Great job.

Fauxnothing

MyBallard is an extremely valuable addition to the Ballard community. Congratulations on winning this important award.

Bernie

Way to Go! I always check this blog first for Ballard news, and you always have info before anyone else. Definitely a deserved award. Congrats!