London: July 4th, 2002:

The creation of an Online Truth Commission for victims of human rights violations in Guatemala during that country's long civil war has earned Danish radio journalist Lotte Holmen the prestigious European Online Journalism Award for "Best Innovation".

The award was given July 4th, 2002, in a contest of 875 websites from 24 European countries. In her category Lotte Holmen won over co-short listed BBC Online, which took the honors in 13 other categories. Another big winner was Spanish daily El Mundo with three awards.

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