For many years Columbia University's prestigious DuPont Awards, regarded by some as the highest award in broadcast journalism, went to network television news organziations, or, on rare occasion, to local TV news.
Now, the DuPonts are expanding their scope and inviting online
video journalists to enter.
This is a big step for us.
We might not win (we might), but it's a clear sign of the recognition of the power of 'direct to online' journalism in video.