The Newspaper Association of America announced its Digital Edge Award finalists this afternoon and knoxnews is a finalist in three categories!

Most Innovative Visitor Participation

Circ. 75,000 – 250,000
KnoxNews.com: School Matters (Knoxnews.com/Knoxville News Sentinel)
Oklahoma World War II Stories (NewsOK.com/The Oklahoman)
Polkvoice.com (The Lakeland Ledger)
Tampa Bay Area Artists’ Database (TBO.com)

Best Design and Site Architecture

Circ. 75,000 – 250,000
DaytonDailyNews.com (Dayton Daily News)
Knoxnews.com (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Quickdfw.com (The Dallas Morning News Co.)
Varsity845 (Times Herald-Record)

Best Overall News Site

Circ. 75,000 – 250,000
CommercialAppeal.com (The Commercial Appeal)
FresnoBee.com (The Fresno Bee)
KnoxNews.com (Knoxville News Sentinel)
Statesman.com (The Austin American-Statesman)

E.W. Scripps has 11 finalists in all for Edgies.

Yes, the categories are still based on print circulation.