Every year Editor & Publisher selects the top newspapers that have. “…through excellence or innovation, shown the way in one area or another, such as news coverage, circulation, design, diversity or online.” The Roanoke Times was lauded for their coverage of the Virginia Tech shootings. The paper used its Web site to get out images and information about the shootings from the time the news broke. Here’s the link to their multimedia site.

’10 That Do It Right’ No. 4: ‘The Roanoke Times’
By Jennifer Saba July 12, 2007
NEW YORK Every summer, E&P selects its “10 That Do It Right” from the nation’s daily and weekly newspapers. This is by no means a “10 Best” list but rather a hat tip to a variety of publications which have, through excellence or innovation, shown the way in one area or another, such as news coverage, circulation, design, diversity or online. Today we continue spotlighting this year’s picks (also available for subscribers on this site in the Print section). The fourth selection, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, follows.