*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** Here are some of the Webby Award nominees in the "do-wire" space and a press release from on of our list members, Peter Orvetti (below). See you next week, from finally warm and sunny Minnesota! Steven Clift Democracies Online Webby Award Nominee Alumni, Web White & Blue 1998 You can register your vote on these sites at: http://www.webbyawards.com/peoplesvoice/index.html Activism act for change - http://www.actforchange.com Independent Media Center - http://www.indymedia.org PETA - http://www.peta-online.org Protest Net - http://www.protest.net Volunteer Match - http://www.volunteermatch.org Government and Law City of Sydney http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Cornell Legal Information Institute - http://www.law.cornell.edu ICOURTHOUSE - http://www.icourthouse.com Nolo Self-Help Law Center - http://www.nolo.com YourCongress.com - http://www.yourcongress.com News BBC News Online http://news.bbc.co.uk CNN - http://www.cnn.com Inside - http://www.inside.com Salon - http://www.salon.com CNET News.Com - http://www.news.com Politics CNN.com - AllPolitics - http://www.cnn.com/allpolitics Orvetti.com - http://www.orvetti.com Hotline Scoop - http://www.hotlinescoop.com NPR Election 2000 - http://www.npr.org/news/national/election2000 OpenSecrets.org - http://www.opensecrets.org ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Fri, 27 Apr 2001 11:43:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Peter J.M. Orvetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Press Release To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Contact: Peter Orvetti, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ORVETTI.COM NOMINATED FOR BEST POLITICAL WEBSITE AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS One-Man Political News Site Joins Professional Peers In Being Honored With International Online Community's Top Accolade WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26 - The Webby Awards, the leading international honors for Web sites, today announced the nomination of Orvetti.com (http://www.orvetti.com) for a Webby Award in the category of Best Political Website of the Year. The Webby Awards are a unique ovation for the people who push the Internet envelope. Widely hailed as "the Oscars of the Internet", the Webby Awards unite members of the international online community for a celebration of the Internet's best. "The Webby Awards showcase the power of Web sites - both big and small - to push the Internet envelope," said Tiffany Shlain, President of The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. "Orvetti.com's nomination for a Webby Award is a testament to its contribution to the online community." The 5th annual Webby Awards will take place this year on Wednesday July 18th, 2001 at San Francisco's magnificent War Memorial Opera House. Nearly 3,000 digerati from around the world will attend The 5th Annual Webby Awards. As a nominee for a Webby Award, Web site is also eligible to win a People's Voice Award. Voting is open to the public from April 26 to July 4, 2001, at http://www.webbywards.com. People's Voice Award winners will be announced during the webcast of The Webby Awards on July 18, 2001. While the other sites nominated in the Politics category represent professional media and advocacy organizations, Orvetti.com was created as a personal website by Washington, D.C., political editor Peter Orvetti in January 2000. "I am greatly honored, and frankly stunned, that the little website I started as a hobby just a year and a half ago is now considered one of the best in the field in the Politics category," said Peter Orvetti, the creator and publisher of Orvetti.com. "I am flattered that my peers view my efforts as on a par with some of the leaders of professional political journalism." About Orvetti.com Now well into its second year as a daily publication, Orvetti.com provides campaign and election news from around the country in 250 words or less each weekday. Orvetti.com is a quick, easily downloadable stop for any political junkie who wants a quick hit of politics: news, buzz, polls, and happenings. Designed with content, not glitz, in mind, Orvetti.com is not the most attractive political site on the Web, but it is among the best for fast, accurate, impartial news and links on both major and minor parties. In addition to the news updates, the site contains a regular webpoll, a discussion forum, and a list of potential candidates in the 2001 and 2004 elections. On Election Night 2000, the site hosted rolling election night coverage that garnered nearly one million pageviews in a 24-hour period, from 182,808 unique visitors who revisited the site throughout the vote count. Orvetti.com also featured an electoral college projection map updated daily in the months before the election, and exclusive interviews with several minor-party presidential candidates. About The Webby Awards Widely hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet," The Webby Awards is the leading international honor for consumer Web sites and individual achievement in technology and creativity. The critically acclaimed theater production attended by 3000 attendees, includes films, animations, installation art and performances. The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences selects the nominees, winners, and presents the awards event. Sponsors for The 5th Annual Webby Awards include Intel, Adobe, IDG, Metropolis Editorial, The Creative Group and Commission Junction. Media sponsors include Wired and Entertainment Weekly. Balloting is audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. For more information visit http://www.webbyawards.com. About the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences is dedicated to the creative, technical, and professional progress of the Internet and evolving forms of interactive media. The Academy's goal is to assemble a brilliant panel of leading new media experts, visionaries, journalists, and luminaries to propel the Internet and Interactive Technology into the future. The Academy is an intellectually diverse organization that includes over 350 members such as film director Francis Ford Coppola, musician Bjork, Chairman of Miramax Talk Media Tina Brown, cyberguru Esther Dyson, creator of "The Simpsons" Matt Groening, Public Radio International Personality Ira Glass, and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison. Members also include writers and editors from publications such as The New York Times, Wired, Forbes, Details, Fast Company, Elle, The Los Angeles Times, Vibe, and WallPaper. For more information, visit www.iadas.net. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. 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