The EPpy Awards are premier accolade for media-affiliated websites that is presented by Editor & Publisher

Editor & Publisher

Editor & Publisher is a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry. It is based in New York City. E&P calls itself "America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry" and describes itself on its website as "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North...

 and Mediaweek

Mediaweek

Mediaweek was a New York–based trade magazine owned by e5 Global Media. It is part of Adweek Media Group, which in October 2008 announced the merging of its three separate editorial teams into one. In 2011, Mediaweek and Brandweek were merged into Adweek.The chief editor was Michael Burgi....

. Designed in 1996 to honor newspaper companies that did an "outstanding job in creating online services", it was initially named the Best Online Newspaper Services Competition, and presented at the end of the Interactive Newspaper Conference. In 1998, the awards were renamed The EPpy Awards. and in 2003 the awards were expanded to recognise websites associated to other media outlets, as well as newspapers. Since 2003, Mediaweek have co-sponsored the Interactive Newspaper Conference and Trade Show, and the both awards and conference were moved from a February to May. The 14th EPpy Awards were at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans on May 7, 2009.