After examining each of the sites that either won the Large site breaking news award of finalist for it I have come up with the site I thought was the best.
I liked the Los Angeles Times setup for the wildfires. I liked how easy it was for the user to go to whatever they wanted to get the coverage.
This site included photos, an interactive google slideshow that the user could find out what areas the fires were affecting and where shelters were located and a link to precautions people can take that lists centers and other valuable information in each county.
I actually thought the San Diego Tribune site had more information and resouces, but I thought it wasn't displayed as good as the LA Times did it. The San Diego Tribune had a ton of video's and included an audio slideshow along with google maps. The problem was that it took you straight to the print context.
Users online are different than readers in print. Online users want exactly what they are looking for right away. Displaying your information that allows the user to choose what to look at worked better for me than the San Diego Tribune version that took you straight to the print.
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