With 70 projects presented by 32 media companies from the US and Canada, the first edition of WAN-IFRA's North American Digital Media Awards has been a success, with a record number of entries for a first edition!

Winners were announced during WAN-IFRA's Digital Media North America 2017 conference in New York City, which took place on October 19-20.

Best News Website

nytimes.com, The New York Times, USA

theglobeandmail.com, The Globe and Mail, Canada

washingtonpost.com, The Washington Post, USA - WINNER

Best in Lifestyle, Sports or Entertainment Website

El Chapo Ilimitado, Univision Communications Inc., USA

Residente Renace, Univision Communications Inc., USA

Rio Olympics, The New York Times, USA - WINNER

Best Use of Online Video (including VR)

Daily 360, The New York Times, USA

Fragments of a Life: A Curbside Mystery, The New York Times, USA

Whitman, Alabama, Alabama Media Group, USA - WINNER

Best News Mobile Service

J5, Le Journal de Montréal/Le Journal de Québec, Canada

La Presse+, La Presse, Canada - WINNER

Le Devoir mobile, Le Devoir, Canada 

Best Data Visualization

Boomtown, Flood Town, ProPublica & The Texas Tribune, USA

Election 2016, The Washington Post, USA

Unfounded, The Globe and Mail, Canada - WINNER

Best Digital Advertising Campaign (including Branded Content)

Day Zero - Optum, Bloomberg Media Studios, USA

IBM’s Research 5 in 5, Icebreaker Studios from The Weather Channel, USA

Je soutiens Le Devoir, Le Devoir, Canada - WINNER

Best Innovation New Product

Arc Publishing, The Washington Post, USA - WINNER

La Presse+, La Presse, Canada

Twain, Twain Technologies, USA

Best in Social Media Engagement

NowThis Mandarin, NowThis Media Inc., USA

The Fight at Standing Rock, Splinter, USA - WINNER

Washington Post on Reddit, The Washington Post, USA

Best Innovation to Engage Young Audiences

Clarify, Play Bac Publishing, USA

Stay Tuned, NBC News' Daily Show on Snapchat, NBC Universal, USA - WINNER

The Dolphin Way with Augmented Reality, The Spectator, Canada