BBC tied with NY Times for Webby Award Nominations

Between the two major online news outlets, the New York Times and the BBC have landed 24 nominations  for the 2010 Webby awards.

Among the many nominations, the BBC has been nominated for best politics site for BBC Democracy Live. This site features extensive coverage of every region in the UK, including live video feeds from parliaments and assemblies throughout the country.

BBC World Service is also nominated for best podcast for its range of 34 programs delivered in dozens of languages. Other nominations for the corporation include best science website for the online version of BBC1's Bang Goes the Theory.

The 14th Webby Awards will be presented in a ceremony in New York on June 14th, 2010.

Read the full list of Webby nominations