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The Trib has been honored with a Knight-Batten Award for our innovative use and presentation of data, which the judges called "fundamental to its journalism." We couldn't have said it any better.

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We've been saying all along that the Trib is unbiased and transparent — but now you don't have to take our word for it.

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Perrypedia is a curated, one-stop location for news and information on Rick Perry.

Yes, we know Rick Perry isn't a declared candidate for president — yet. But on the theory that it's better to be prepared than not, we've created a one-stop, curated home for data and information on all things Perry. It's called Perrypedia.

Enlarge graphic by: Todd Wiseman

Got photos of the great Texas drought of 2011 or a massive wildfire? Video of Rick Perry or Ron Paul on the hustings? We've got a place for it: the Trib's new multimedia Tumblr.

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...Karen Wood, who also won in April, making her our first repeat winner. Can you keep her from claiming the July QRANK:TT prize, whose estimated value is $800?

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Put another way: Our traffic in the first six months of 2011 was 2.5 times what it was in the equivalent period last year. Blame the legislative session, yes — but as I've said before, this thing is working.