Health journalists poised for strong showing at 2011 ONA Awards

The 2011 finalists for the Online Journalism Awards were announced this week, and regular readers won’t be surprised to hear that health care journalists have made a strong showing. Health stories, sites and journalists are vying for honors in myriad categories, and that’s even before you start counting the health-heavy sites that are up for general awards. I’ve rounded up some of the most notable nominees below, as well as a few accounts to which you’re invited to direct your congratulatory tweets! The awards will be announced on Sept. 24, during ONA’s annual conference.

Knight Award for Public Service

• Deadly Neglect – Chicago Tribune (@samroe)

Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Small Site

• Dialysis – ProPublica (@fieldsrobin)
• Dollars for Doctors – ProPublica (@charlesornstein, @tracyweber, @dancow)
• Lifesaving Drugs, Deadly Consequences — InvestigateWest (@invw)

Gannett Foundation Award for Innovative Investigative Journalism, Large Site

• OTL: Painkiller Misuse Numbs NFL Pain – ESPN (@espn)

Multimedia Feature Presentation, Large Site

• Quieting Dylan’s Brain – Los Angeles Times (@mollyhf)
• Traumatic Brain Injury: Coming Home a Different Person – The Washington Post

Online Topical Reporting/Blogging, Small Site

• Doctors Behaving Badly: Shedding Light on Poor Doctor Oversight by Medical Boards – William Heisel, ReportingonHealth.org (@wheisel)

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