silicon.com wins online award at the 19th Workworld Media Awards
silicon.com, a leading UK website for senior IT and business decision-makers and a property of CNET Networks UK, today announced that it has won the coveted Workworld Media award for Online Journalism.
The Workworld Media Awards, now in their 19th year, celebrate excellence in business journalism, with three of silicon.com's journalists receiving particular recognition for their contribution to the thought-leading content on the website.
Will Sturgeon, Managing Editor, was recognised for his special report 'Tech's Big Gamble', whilst Andy McCue, Senior Reporter, and Steve Ranger, Business Editor, were singled out for their investigative series on ID cards and Chip and PIN respectively.
Will Hutton, Chief Executive of The Work Foundation commented: "silicon.com and its content represents a neat and perfect example of the way the internet should be used, showing a great range of delivery media. One of the website's greatest strengths is that it sticks to its knitting: it clearly understands its users and delivers the information they need. silicon.com are deserved winners of this year's Online Award."
Tony Hallett, Editor at silicon.com, said "The Workworld Awards have long been a highly respected industry event. We're honoured to win the Online Award, especially given the high calibre of the other entries. This recognition validates all the hard work and commitment that the team invests in producing quality content that meets our readers' needs."
Other winners included Jackie Range of Dow Jones, Iain Carson of The Economist, Sathnam Sanghera of the FT, the business team of BBC's Today Programme, The Money Programme and Stephanie Flanders of NewsNight.
Visit www.silicon.com to read more of our award-winning work.
Note To Editor
About silicon.comsilicon.com is the leading UK website for senior IT and business decision-makers seeking to assess and understand how technology will drive their business forward. Delivering comprehensive daily news, expert analysis and commentary, whitepapers, case studies and special reports, silicon.com provides broad context and strategic insight into the key issues influencing how businesses use technology today.
About CNET Networks UK
CNET Networks UK is a part of CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET) a leading interactive publishing company headquartered in the US, with offices in 12 countries globally. The UK office was established in 2003. CNET Networks UK focuses on the business technology and consumer entertainment categories through five UK-focused websites: Builder UK , silicon.com , ZDNet.co.uk, CNET.co.uk and GameSpot UK . CNET Networks UK also delivers one-to-one services through its direct marketing arm CNET Direct; and events through the European Technology Forum.
