USATODAY.com Flight Community Wins Online Journalism Award

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- USATODAY.com's flight community, Today in the Sky, has won the Online Journalism Award for Topical Reporting, Large Sites. The Online Journalism Awards, emblematic of the best in online journalism, were handed out by the Online News Association (ONA) at its annual conference at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, Sept 13. In 2007, USATODAY.com won the Online Journalism Award for General Excellence Award, Large Sites.

Today in the Sky is piloted by veteran USA TODAY aviation blogger Ben Mutzabaugh. The site can be found at flights.usatoday.com and offers a mix of enterprise reporting from USA TODAY’s travel staff; the best air travel surveillance, news and information from the Web; “Flightdex”, a feature which tracks the latest buzz about the top airlines; and includes Ben Mutzabaugh’s popular blog about air travel, also called Today in the Sky, which launched in 2002. Today in the Sky is also an online travel resource providing users with the ability to search for the best airfares online, frequent-flier promotions, a mileage calculator and flight tracking tools. The Today in the Sky community features forums for readers and USA TODAY travel experts to swap advice, experiences and opinions. It also includes a place where travelers can meet up with other frequent fliers online to discuss upcoming trips, aviation news and more.

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