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ATHENS, Ga. The Peabody Awards announced that it was expanding its award categories to recognize storytelling achievements across interactive, immersive and new media categories.
It also announced a board of ten newly appointed jurors composed of industry experts who will help with the expansion of the awards.
In announcing the new awards, Jeffrey Jones, executive director of Peabody explained that “the foundation of the Peabody Awards is honoring stories that matter.With the introduction of digital and interactive media as its own distinctive category, we’re thrilled to be recognizing groundbreaking and important narratives in these digital spaces.”