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2010 SPJ NW EXCELLENCEIN JOURNALISM CONTEST

HONORING WORK PRODUCED IN 2010

MAY 2011

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The Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest is held annually by Region 10 of SPJ to honor exceptional journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The contest is open to SPJ members and nonmembers, and it includes all forms of media (print, online, radio and TV) and media organizations of all sizes.

This year’s contest honors work produced or published in 2010. We received more than 2,500 entries from dozens of media organizations throughout the region which were then reviewed and rated by out-of-state judges. The awards that appear in the pages that follow are the results of this year’s contest. Congratulations to all of our 2010 SPJ award winners and to the editorial, design and production teams that helped make their work possible!

Sincerely,

Dana E. Neuts, freelance journalistSPJ Regional Directorhttp://blogs.spjnetwork.org/region10/[email protected]

About SPJFounded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists is dedicated to the perpetuation of a free press as the cornerstone of our nation and our liberty. To ensure that the concept of self-government outlined by the U.S. Constitution remains a reality into future centuries, the American people must be well informed in order to make decisions regarding their lives, and their local and national communities. It is the role of journalists to provide this information in an accurate, comprehensive, timely and understandable manner.

It is the mission of the Society of Professional Journalists:

• To promote this flow of information.• To maintain constant vigilance in protection of the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and of the press.• To stimulate high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism.• To foster excellence among journalists.• To inspire successive generations of talented individuals to become dedicated journalists.• To encourage diversity in journalism.• To be the pre-eminent, broad-based membership organization for journalists.• To encourage a climate in which journalism can be practiced freely.

For more information about SPJ, or to join, visit http://spj.org.

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Daily Newspapers Circulation of 25,000 or less

General Excellence1st PlaceStaffThe Daily News2nd PlaceStaffMail Tribune3rd PlaceStaffBozeman Daily Chronicle

Comprehensive Coverage1st PlaceStaffWalla Walla Union-Bulletin“Gangs: A Legacy of Violence”2nd PlaceDon JenkinsThe News-Review“A Spotted Saga”3rd PlaceDaniel Person, Michael GibneyBozeman Daily Chronicle“A Predator’s Welcome…”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceRachel PritchettKitsap Sun“Cautionary Tales in the Complaint Files…”2nd PlaceJacob JonesThe Daily World“How Did Bridge Problems Go Unnoticed?”3rd PlacePaul GottliebPeninsula Daily News“Security Breach at Coast Guard Base Examined”

Spot News Reporting1st PlaceKatie Wilson, Chelsea Gorrow, Deeda SchroederThe Daily Astorian“Waterfront Inferno”2nd PlaceTahlia GanserSkagit Valley Herald“Tragedy at Tesoro”3rd PlaceMark FreemanMail Tribune“Rogue Rage”

Crime and Justice Reporting1st PlaceTony LystraThe Daily News“A Rough Place to Detox”2nd PlaceTony LystraThe Daily News“My Pride Got the Best of Me”3rd PlaceMarqise AllenThe Chronicle“Pe Ell Bullied By Brash Reserve Cop”

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Government and Politics Reporting1st PlaceMike JohnstonEllensburg Daily Record“Wind Questions”2nd PlaceDennis Roler, Jim Moore, Stacy Stumbo, Patti RichterGrants Pass Daily Courier“Measuring the Public Payroll Package”3rd PlaceSteve GardnerKitsap Sun“Tim Sheldon Makes No Apologies for Dual Roles”

Education Reporting1st PlaceRachel SchleifThe Wenatchee World“High School 2.0”2nd PlaceMary SwiftEllensburg Daily Record“Math Matters” (three-part series)3rd PlaceRachel SchleifThe Wenatchee World“Backing Down Bullies Isn’t Easy”

Health Reporting1st PlaceMary SwiftEllensburg Daily Record“Are There Enough Physicians?”2nd PlaceRick SteigmeyerThe Wenatchee World“PTSD: The Invisible Wound”3rd PlaceCheryll Borgaard, Bill WagnerThe Daily News“State Medicaid Cuts Threaten Oral Health”


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Environment and Science Reporting1st PlaceDaniel PersonBozeman Daily Chronicle“A Predator’s Welcome”2nd PlaceCassandra ProfitaThe Daily Astorian“Slinging Rotten Fish? It’s Enriching”3rd PlaceAnne CreightonThe News-Review“Formosa Mine”

Business Reporting1st PlaceJeff GrahamKitsap Sun“The Business of Golf: Kitsap’s Courses Land in Recessionary Rough”2nd PlaceBrandon SwansonThe Chronicle“Bound by Blood”3rd PlaceErik Olson, Roger WerthThe Daily News“Flawed By Design”

Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceBennett HallCorvallis Gazette-Times“Death in the Basement”2nd PlaceSteve LundebergAlbany Democrat-Herald“This Is My Country”3rd PlaceMelissa DavlinTimes-News“Autistic Adults”

Personalities Reporting1st PlaceTristan BaurickKitsap Sun“The Anchor of Eagle Harbor”2nd PlaceGail SchontzlerBozeman Daily Chronicle“Burned Body, Brave Spirit”3rd PlaceBarbara Laboe, Andre StepankowskyThe Daily News“A World With Fewer Adventurers”


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Lifestyles Reporting1st PlaceBen PierceBozeman Daily Chronicle“Wild Goose Chase”2nd PlaceTahlia GanserSkagit Valley Herald“On The Road Again”3rd PlaceKatie WilsonThe Daily Astorian“The Secret to Happiness is to Find Your Own Niche”

Short Feature Story (up to 1,000 words)1st PlaceChristina HenryKitsap Sun“Reaching 75th Anniversary Took ‘Hard Work and Luck’”2nd PlaceLaurie WelchTimes-News“Gift From Below”3rd PlaceAlice CampbellThe World Newspaper“Amazing Grace”

Long Feature Story (more than 1,000 words)1st PlacePeggy O’NeillIndependent Record“Forever Missing”2nd PlaceEve N. ByronIndependent Record“Love Connection”3rd PlaceK. C. MehaffeyThe Wenatchee World“A Community’s Pain”

Arts Reporting1st PlaceRyan JohnstonEllensburg Daily Record“Bull in the ‘Burg” 2nd PlaceSteven FriederichThe Daily World“A Burning Desire To Play”3rd PlaceAriel HansenTimes-News“Movie Night in a Small Town”


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Sports Reporting1st PlaceKevin HamptonCorvallis Gazette-Times“Going at us Emotionally”2nd PlaceDavid BashoreTimes-News“Athletic Departments Bracing For Crunch”3rd PlaceTim TrowerMail Tribune“Powers Played Through Heartache”

Sports Feature Story1st PlaceTrevor PyleSkagit Valley Herald“Back on the Mat”2nd PlaceDennis Roler, Larry CatheyGrants Pass Daily Courier“He Sees the Game in a Unique Way”3rd PlaceJohn McDermottThe News-Review“Numbers Add Up For Baseball Team”

Sports Column1st PlaceJoe SunnenThe Bellingham Herald“Women’s Hockey a Two-team Race; Shot Down at the Hoop Shoot; Ayers Copes with Life After Football”2nd PlaceDennis Roler, Zach UrnessGrants Pass Daily Courier“Stranded on Shasta; Tackling the Applegate; Fall’s the time”3rd PlaceNathan JoyceKitsap Sun“It’s Not Getting Any Easier Out There for a Coach”


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Editorial & Commentary1st PlaceJohn M. DoranIndependent Record2nd PlaceGary NelsonMail Tribune3rd PlaceHasso HeringAlbany Democrat-Herald

General Column1st PlaceKathy AneyEast Oregonian2nd PlaceSteve CrumpTimes-News3rd PlaceAbby HolmesThe Wenatchee World

Page Design1st PlaceKathleen StreckerThe Daily Astorian2nd PlaceSheyna WatkinsThe Chronicle3rd PlaceJames BrooksFairbanks Daily News-Miner

Headlines1st PlaceDennis Roler, StaffGrants Pass Daily Courier2nd PlaceChip DombrowskiThe World3rd PlaceMax CharltonThe Daily Astorian

News Photography (General and Spot News)1st PlaceErik PetersonBozeman Daily Chronicle“Hail Storm”2nd PlaceDan Jackson”The Daily World“Downtown Blaze”3rd PlaceScobel WigginsCorvallis Gazette-times“A Splash of Summer”

Feature Photography1st PlaceDon SeabrookThe Wenatchee World“Light Show”2nd PlaceFrank VargaSkagit Valley Herald“Layers of Light”3rd PlaceSkip NicholsEast Oregonian“Lightning”


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Portrait Photography1st PlaceJohn WagnerFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Boy and Goose”2nd PlaceMacLeod PappidasThe Daily World“He’s Abuzz About Bees”3rd PlaceEric EngmanFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Yoga”

Sports Photography1st PlaceJamie LuschMail Tribune“Showcase”2nd PlaceMacLeod PappidasThe Daily World“Block Knocked Off”3rd PlaceDylan BrownHelena Independent Record“Not Just Horsing Around”

Photo Page, Story or Essay1st PlaceBob A. PennellMail Tribune“The Greatest Loss”2nd PlaceEric EngmanFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Deployed”3rd PlaceBrian MyrickEllensburg Daily Record

Photo Portfolio1st PlaceSean SperryBozeman Daily Chronicle2nd PlaceDon SeabrookThe Wenatchee World3rd PlaceErick PetersenBozeman Daily Chronicle

Graphics & Illustrations (All circulation groups judged together)1st PlaceMarsha MattaThe Columbian2nd PlaceGreg CrossThe Bulletin3rd PlaceBob KeltonThe Daily Herald Co.


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Daily Newspapers Circulation of 25,001 – 65,000

General Excellence1st PlaceStaffStatesman Journal2nd PlaceStaffBillings Gazette3rd PlaceStaffThe Bulletin

Comprehensive Coverage1st PlaceErin MiddlewoodThe Columbian“Coping With Cancer”2nd PlaceStaffThe Columbian“Bethany Storro Case-Series”3rd PlaceStacey BarchengerStatesman Journal“Turnidge Trial”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceTracy LoewStatesman Journal“WESD’s Web of Deals”2nd PlaceNick BudnickThe Bulletin“State Raises Questions, Eyebrows with Plan to Buy Land”

Spot News Reporting1st PlaceStaffBillings Gazette“Tornado Hits Billings”2nd PlaceJackson Holtz, Noah HaglundThe Daily Herald Co.“Captured: Barefoot Bandit Harris-Moore’s Luck Runs out in Bahamas”3rd PlaceAaron CorvinThe Columbian“Peacehealth Wants Its HQ here”

Crime and Justice Reporting1st PlaceChris Bristol, Viviana BuzoYakima Herald-Republic“Trail of Tragedy”2nd PlaceLaura McVickerThe Columbian“Officially Free: After 17 Years Men Finally Shed Rape Charge”3rd PlaceKristin KraemerTri-City Herald“Dog Drama”

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Government and Politics Reporting1st PlaceAlan GustafsonStatesman Journal“Crisis in Costs”2nd PlaceNoah HaglundThe Daily Herald Co.“County’s Fines Fall Short of Solving Building Code Violations”3rd PlaceErik RobinsonThe Columbian“Inspections Spurs Alarm About Dams”

Education Reporting1st PlaceLauren DakeThe Bulletin“Foreign Exchanges”2nd PlaceTracy LoewStatesman Journal“WESD and ESD Reform”3rd PlaceEric StevickThe Daily Herald Co.“Why More Girls Get the Grades While Boys Struggle in our Schools”

Health Reporting1st PlaceMarkian HawrylukThe Bulletin“Under the Influence”2nd PlaceArnie ThompsonGreat Falls Tribune“A ‘Game’ to Beware”3rd PlaceStaffBillings Gazette“Good Policy or Bad Medicine?”

Environment and Science Reporting1st PlaceErin SnelgroveYakima Herald-Republic“The Interstate 90 Construction Project: Breaking Down Barriers”2nd PlaceBeth Casper, Stefanie KnowltonStatesman Journal“Running for Their Lives”3rd PlaceDebra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“The Sludge Stops Here”


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Business Reporting1st PlaceKathie DurbinThe Columbian“Washington’s Wind Power Windfall”2nd PlaceHillary BorrudThe Bulletin“Buying Up Bend”3rd PlaceAaron CorvinThe Columbian“Nautilus Looking for a Comeback”

Business Column1st PlaceCourtney SherwoodThe Columbian2nd PlaceMai HoangYakima Herald-Republic3rd PlaceMike BenbowThe Daily Herald Co.

Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceJulia O’MalleyAnchorage Daily News“Hooked: One Addict’s Story”2nd PlaceDebra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“Homeless Teen Goes to College to Pursue Flight Dream”3rd PlaceLauren DakeThe Bulletin“Gang Violence, Grief”

Personalities Reporting1st PlaceMichelle DunlopThe Daily Herald Co.“Boeing Jobs”2nd PlaceBill SheetsThe Daily Herald Co.“John McCoy, Quil Ceda Village Helped Tulalips to Prosperity”3rd PlaceBill SheetsThe Daily Herald Co.“Eyman Expands His Reach”

Lifestyles Reporting1st PlaceStaffBillings Gazette“Agate Hunter”2nd PlaceBarbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Letters From Mom”3rd PlaceBarbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Tracking Our Family Roots”


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Short Feature Story (up to 1,000 words)1st PlaceScott HewittThe Columbian“Main Street in America Happy 234--and many Happy Returns”2nd PlaceDori O’NealTri-City Herald“Helping with Goodbye”3rd PlaceJackson HoltzThe Daily Herald Co.“Food Circus”

Long Feature Story (more than 1,000 words)1st PlaceBen SalmonThe Bulletin“Music in His Genes”2nd PlaceScott SandsberryYakima Herald-Republic“The Coincidental Divide”3rd PlaceScott HewittThe Columbian“More Than Survival”

Arts Reporting1st PlaceBarbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Will Art Fair Pay A Price?2nd PlaceBarbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Family Ties and All That Jazz”

Sports Reporting1st PlaceScott SandsberryYakima Herald-Republic“Gray Matter”2nd PlaceAaron SwaneyThe Daily Herald Co.“Curling Hit Me in the Hog’s Eye”3rd PlaceGreg JayneThe Columbian“Papermakers are Streak-Breakers”

Sports Feature Story1st PlaceDebra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“Kenda Lenseigne, Top Rider from Sultan”2nd PlaceKevin AnthonyTri-City Herald“Pilate’s Chiawana Family”3rd PlaceBill SpeltzMissoulian


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Sports Column1st PlaceMatt CalkinsThe Columbian2nd PlaceGreg JayneThe Columbian3rd PlaceBart PotterThe Olympian

Editorial & Commentary1st PlaceDick HughesStatesman Journal2nd PlaceGreg JayneThe Columbian3rd PlaceJohn LairdThe Columbian

General Column1st PlaceLily RaffThe Bulletin2nd PlaceJulia O’MalleyAnchorage Daily News3rd PlaceK. Williams BrownStatesman Journal

Page Design1st PlaceKatie MayerThe Daily Herald Co.2nd PlaceHeather RayhornStatesman Journal3rd PlaceMerridee HansonThe Columbian

Headlines1st PlaceBob SissonThe Columbian2nd PlaceColleen KellerThe Columbian3rd PlaceRob OsterThe Columbian

News Photography (General and Spot News)1st PlaceLarry MayerBillings Gazette“Another Storm Coming”2nd PlaceTimothy GonzalezStatesman Journal“All We Could Do Was Watch”3rd PlaceKurt WilsonMissoulian“Falling Bear”

Feature Photography1st PlaceRichard DickinTri-City Herald“Bridge Sunset”2nd PlaceMark MulliganThe Daily Herald Co.“Chicken Knife”3rd PlaceSteven LaneThe Columbian“Adopt Me”


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Portrait Photography1st PlaceSteven LaneThe Columbian“Henderson Brother”2nd PlaceZachary KauffmanThe Columbian“Boxer Virgil Green”3rd PlaceDan BatesThe Daily Herald Co.“Building Donor”

Sports Photography1st PlaceJennifer BuchananThe Daily Herald Co.“Vonn’s Gold”2nd PlaceSteven LaneThe Columbian“Game Winner”3rd PlaceBob ZellarBillings Gazette“Home Plate Collision”

Photo Page, Story or Essay1st PlaceTroy WayrynenThe Columbian“Coping with Cancer”2nd PlaceCasey RiffeBillings Gazette“Abandoned Schoolhouses”3rd PlacePaul RuhterBillings Gazette“Clubhouse Manager”

Photo Portfolio1st PlaceKurt WilsonMissoulian2nd PlaceDavid Grubbs Billings Gazette3rd PlaceRichard DickinTri-City Herald


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General Excellence1st PlaceStaffThe Oregonian2nd PlaceStaffThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceStaffThe Spokesman-Review

Comprehensive Coverage1st PlaceStaffThe Oregonian“Oregon’s Budget/Hard Choices”2nd PlaceLornet TurnbullThe Seattle Times“Invisible Families: The Homeless You Don’t See”3rd PlaceKimberly A. C. WilsonThe Oregonian“Haiti”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceMichael BerensThe Seattle Times“Seniors for Sale”2nd PlaceSean RobinsonThe News Tribune“Dale Washam”3rd PlaceLes Zaitz, Nicole DungcaThe Oregonian“Secret Boy Scout Files”

Spot News Reporting1st PlaceLynn Thompson, Christine Clarridge, Miyoko WolfThe Seattle Times“Cambodian Grandma”2nd PlaceJoseph RoseThe Oregonian“Aumsville Tornado”3rd PlaceBryan DensonThe Oregonian“FBI Thwarts Terrorist Bombing”

Crime and Justice Reporting1st PlaceKen Armstrong, Jonathan MartinThe Seattle Times“The Other Side of Mercy”2nd PlaceSteve MayesThe Oregonian“Ashley’s Courage”3rd PlaceSara Jean GreenThe Seattle Times“Helping Offenders Leave Gang Life Behind”

Daily Newspapers Circulation of 65,000+

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Government and Politics Reporting1st PlaceBrent WalthThe Oregonian“Oregon’s Emergency Radio System, Entry #2”2nd PlaceKyung SongThe Seattle Times“Lobbyists are Sen. Murray’s Biggest Donors”3rd PlaceStaffThe Oregonian“PolitiFact”

Education Reporting1st PlaceNick Perry, Justin MayoThe Seattle Times“Retired, Then Rehired…”2nd PlaceDebbie CafazzoThe News Tribune“Lincoln High School”3rd PlaceHal BerntonThe Seattle Times“Seattle Woman Builds a Future for Girls Amid War in Afghanistan”

Health Reporting1st PlaceMelissa NavasThe Oregonian“A Mysterious Disease”2nd PlaceHal BerntonThe Seattle Times“Steroid Use on the Rise in the Army”3rd PlaceDon ColburnThe Oregonian“Rebuilding Chrissy’s Face”

Environment and Science Reporting1st PlaceCraig WelchThe Seattle Times“Smart and Fast, Marine Mammals are Guarding Our Military Bases”2nd PlaceBecky KramerThe Spokesman-Review“Preserving a Giant”3rd PlaceEric MortensonThe OregonianEnvironment Reporting


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Business Reporting1st PlaceSanjay Bhatt, Jennifer LaFluer, Genevieve AlvarezThe Seattle Times“Foreclosures don’t always follow script”2nd PlaceChristine Wilmsen, Kristi Heim, Steve MiletichThe Seattle Times“Broken rules, a failed deal and a frenzy over Olympics tickets”3rd PlaceRichard ReadThe Oregonian“The Sands of Canada”

Business Column1st PlaceBrent HunsbergerThe Oregonian2nd PlaceBrier DudleyThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceBill VirginThe News Tribune

Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceAlison BoggsThe Spokesman-Review“Dying to Live at Home”2nd PlaceLornet TurnbullThe Seattle Times“Invisible families: The homeless You Don’t See” 3rd PlaceNancy HaughtThe Oregonian“A Portland Priest”

Personalities Reporting1st PlaceMarc Ramirez, Sanjay BhattThe Seattle Times“Market Family Loses a Beloved Fixture: a Cranky, Reliable Enigma”2nd PlaceGabriel CampanarioThe Seattle Times“Seattle Sketcher | South Park Loses a Lifeline”3rd PlaceNikole Hannan-JonesThe Oregonian“Giving Away $100 A Day”


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Lifestyles Reporting1st PlaceKevin GramanThe Spokesman-Review“In A Family Way”2nd PlaceKimberly A. C. WilsonThe Oregonian“A Backyard Gardener”3rd PlaceCraig HillThe News Tribune“Family Road Trips”

Short Feature Story (up to 1,000 words)1st PlaceMark BakerThe Register-Guard“No Leaving a Beaver”2nd PlaceLynda V. MapesThe Seattle Times“Tiny Bird Song”3rd PlaceLinda ShawThe Seattle Times“Local Schools Go Global”

Long Feature Story (more than 1,000 words)1st PlaceTyrone BeasonThe Seattle Times“Soul-stirring Walks Through Jerusalem’s Maze of Religion and Politics”2nd PlaceSonia KrishnanThe Seattle Times“Two Lives Lost, a Third Forever Changed”3rd PlaceMike DunhamAnchorage Daily News“Forgotten Battlefield”

Arts Reporting1st PlaceMarty HughleyThe Oregonian“Five Pieces: Arts Reporting”2nd PlaceMike DunhamAnchorage Daily News“Homesteader’s Mysterious Art”3rd PlaceMisha BersonThe Seattle Times“Love and Talent Bloom Onstage for Seattle Actors”


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Sports Reporting1st PlaceGeoff BakerThe Seattle Times“Coach Says Mariners were Told of Josh Lueke’s Criminal Past”2nd PlaceGreg BoltThe Register-Guard“Feeding the Green Machine”3rd PlaceDanny O’NeilThe Seattle Times“When NFL Players Dive for a Loose Ball…”

Sports Feature Story1st PlaceSandy RingerThe Seattle Times“Former Meadowdale Softball Player Fighting Hard to Beat the Odds”2nd PlaceDoug PaceyThe News Tribune“A Different World”3rd PlaceJerry BrewerThe Seattle Times“Unexpected Son, Unexpected Mother”

Sports Column1st PlaceSteve KelleyThe Seattle Times2nd PlaceJerry BrewerThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceBud WithersThe Seattle Times

Editorial & Commentary1st PlaceSusan NielsenThe Oregonian2nd PlaceLance DickieThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceJoni BalterThe Seattle Times

General Column1st PlaceSteve DuinThe Oregonian2nd PlaceLynne VarnerThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceShawn VestalThe Spokesman-Review


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Page Design1st PlaceJody StottThe Oregonian2nd PlaceWayne BegasseThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceBob WarcupThe Seattle Times

Headlines1st PlaceJake ArnoldThe Oregonian2nd PlaceBill KossenThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceBob McEwenThe Oregonian

News Photography (General and Spot News)1st PlaceJim BatesThe Seattle Times“Seattle’s Rowdy Night Life”2nd PlaceAlan BernerThe Seattle Times“Shoplifter Flees Mall Security”3rd PlaceJamie FrancisThe Oregonian“Trinity Smith”

Feature Photography1st PlaceMotoya NakamuraThe Oregonian“A Life Changed” 2nd PlaceSteve RingmanThe Seattle Times“Flooding Fog”3rd PlaceBeth NakamuraThe Oregonian“Katie Lucas”

Portrait Photography1st PlaceJohn LokThe Seattle Times“Tied to the Land”2nd PlaceGreg GilbertThe Seattle Times“Tucker”3rd PlaceErika SchultzThe Seattle Times“Singer Amy Denio”

Sports Photography1st PlaceMike SiegelThe Seattle Times“Olympics Ski Crash”2nd PlaceThomas BoydThe Oregonian“The Red Head”3rd PlaceDan PelleThe Spokesman-Review“Snowball’s Chance”


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Photo Page, Story or Essay1st PlaceDan Pelle, Liz Kishimoto, Jody Lawrence-TurnerThe Spokesman-Review“Carissa Outen”2nd PlaceBruce ElyThe Oregonian“Haiti Photo Essay”3rd PlaceAlan BernerThe Seattle Times“It’s a Grand Old Flag”

Photo Portfolio1st PlaceJamie BoydThe Oregonian2nd PlaceErika SchultzThe Seattle Times3rd PlaceAlan BernerThe Seattle Times


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General Excellence1st PlaceStaffSeattle Weekly2nd PlaceStaffWillamette Week

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceBeth SlovicWillamette Week“Sext Crimes”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Watching the Protestors”3rd PlaceJacob FriesThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Reasonable Doubt”

Crime and Justice Reporting1st PlaceKevin TaylorThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Kid Crime, Adult Time”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Streetwise He Wasn’t”3rd PlaceJacob Fries, Nicholas Deshais, Kevin TaylorThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Shot and Killed”

Government and Political Reporting1st PlaceNigel JaquissWillamette Week“Dr. Do Over”2nd PlaceHank Stern, Beth Slovic, Nigel Jaquiss, James PitkinWillamette Week“Cop Out”3rd PlaceNigel JaquissWillamette Week“Class Warfare”

Alternative Weeklies

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Environment and Science Reporting1st PlaceCamilla Mortensen, Shannon Finnell, Alex ZielinskiEugene Weekly“Freshwater Fisticuffs/Cry Me a River”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Atom’s Eve”3rd PlaceNigel JaquissWillamette Week“Green Giant”

Health Reporting1st PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Load Warriors”2nd PlaceNicholas DeshaisThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Bad Medicine”3rd PlaceJason CruzNorthwest Asian Weekly“Medical Tourism: the Next Reform in Health Care?”

Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceBen FogelsonEugene Weekly“Taking Mom Home”2nd PlaceJames PitkinWillamette Week“Saving Ryan”3rd PlaceCaleb Hannan Seattle Weekly“Downed by Law”

Education Reporting1st PlaceBeth SlovicWillamette Week“Extra Credit”2nd PlaceJoel SmithThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Five Lessons from Local Schools”3rd PlaceTiffany RyanNorthwest Asian Weekly“Will School Board Member Step Down Due to Controversial E-mail?”


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Arts Reporting1st PlaceLuke BaumgartenThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“American Idol”2nd PlaceVivian LuuNorthwest Asian Weekly“‘Glamorous, Elegant, Timeless, Revolutionary,’ Pearls of Wisdom from The Shanghai Pearl…”3rd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Thread Man Walking”

Lifestyles Reporting1st PlaceRick LevinEugene Weekly“Desperately Seeking Sasquatch”2nd PlaceBrett CihonWeekly Volcano“Gia is an Escort”3rd PlaceJordy ByrdThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Off the Rack”

Personalities Reporting1st PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Meet Robert Gagno, the Rain Man of Pinball”2nd PlaceAaron MeshWillamette Week“Mock Star”

Business Reporting1st PlaceMatthew FrankMissoula Independent“Green Rush”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Lush Lie”Sports Reporting1st PlaceAlex SakariassenMissoula Independent“A Call For Help”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Free in the Key”3rd PlaceLeah SottileThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Blood Sport”


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Editorial & Commentary1st PlaceMark LeeNorthwest Asian Weekly2nd PlaceRobert HeroldThe Pacific Northwest Inlander

Page Design1st PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly2nd PlaceChris BoveyThe Pacific Northwest Inlander

Photography1st PlaceYoung KwakThe Pacific Northwest Inlander2nd PlaceCaleb HannenSeattle Weekly“Free At Last”

Portrait Photography1st PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“The John Report”2nd PlaceDarryl JamesWillamette Week“Quake Up Call”3rd PlaceTodd CooperEugene Weekly“Fighting Fossil Fools”

Graphics and Illustrations1st PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Spring Arts Guide; Atomic Reboot; Seattle’s Finest Happy Hours”2nd PlaceCaleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Casanova Con”3rd PlaceLukas KetnerWillamette Week


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General Excellence1st PlaceStaffThe Issaquah Press2nd PlaceStaffCatholic Northwest Progress3rd PlaceStaffTahoma Audubon Society

General News Coverage1st PlaceCarrie E. Wood, Matt Phelps, Kevin OpsahlKirkland Reporter“Milkin Murders; Rebuilding a Life and Home”2nd PlaceMyke FolgerQueen Anne News/Magnolia News“Death in Question”3rd PlaceRyan WynneThe Bellingham Business Journal“State Budget Cut Series”

Spot News Reporting1st PlaceCarrie E. WoodKirkland Reporter“Medical Marijuana Lobbyist Protects Life From Home Invasion Robbers”2nd PlaceTrevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Ketchum Loses One of its Own”3rd PlaceWarren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“All Hell Broke Loose”

Government and Politics Reporting1st PlaceGreg Lamm, Steve Wilhelm, Steve GoldsmithPuget Sound Business Journal“The New Guard”2nd PlaceWarren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“Battleground for Legislature Runs Through Issaquah”3rd PlaceDan CatchpoleSnoValley Star“Deputy Wages”

Non-daily Newspapers (not including the SW Washington/Oregon Chapter)

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Education Reporting1st PlaceKevin BimbaumCatholic Northwest Progress“Bishops Promote Abuse Prevention”2nd PlaceLaura GeggelThe Issaquah Press“Crash Safety”3rd PlaceCarrie E. WoodKirkland Reporter“Bullying Incidents on the Rise…”

Health Reporting1st PlaceWesley RemmerCentral Kitsap Reporter“Underage and Inked in Central Kitsap”2nd PlaceDavid HayesThe Issaquah Press“Atrial Fibrilation”3rd PlaceTrevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Seeking a ‘Reef’ Recovery”

Environment and Science Reporting1st PlaceLaura GeggelThe Issaquah Press“Windy Weather”2nd PlaceAri CetronSammamish Review“Invention Mops up Oil in Gulf”3rd PlaceWarren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“City Makes History”

Business Reporting1st PlaceKirsten GrindPuget Sound Business Journal“Seized and Sold…”2nd PlaceKirsten Grind, Jeanne Lang JonesPuget Sound Business Journal“Deals Burn Fisher Heirs’ Fortune”3rd PlaceBreanne CoatsThe Business Examiner“Bad Medicine”


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Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceClay HoltzmanPuget Sound Business Journal“Unitus Donors Seeking Answers”2nd PlaceJulie PhamNorthwest Vietnamese News“Vietnamese Discuss the Death with Dignity Law in Washington”3rd PlaceKatherine LuckJournal Newspapers“Bullying Gone Viral”

Personalities Reporting1st PlaceSteve WilhelmPuget Sound Business Journal“Back from the Depths: The Untold Story of Mic Dinsmore’s Lost Years”2nd PlaceKatie MurdochThe Enterprise Newspaper“Mill Creek Sisters Shine in PNB Spotlight”3rd PlaceSue Ellen WhiteThe Whidbey Examiner“Whidbey Researcher Targets Bee Diseases”

Lifestyles Reporting1st PlaceTrevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Night Crawlers”2nd PlaceKatherine LuckJournal Newspapers“Marathon Men and Women”3rd PlaceMatt PhelpsKirkland Reporter“The King of Kong Takes His Place…”

Sports Reporting1st PlaceDavid PanThe Enterprise Newspaper“Loving the Line”2nd PlaceMichael DashiellSequim Gazette“A Mind for Design”3rd PlaceKatherine LuckJournal Newspapers“A League of Their Own”


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Editorial and Commentary1st PlaceRoger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Security Edit Erodes Way of Life”2nd PlaceJocelyn RobinsonThe Enterprise Newspaper“Olson’s ‘Nazi’ Comment Was Out Of Line”3rd PlaceAri CetronSammamish Review“Sen Pflug Needs to Show Up”

General Column1st PlaceMatthew WilemskiNorth Seattle Herald-Outlook

Page Design1st PlaceSarah BurkThe Liberty Lake Splash2nd PlaceJenny O’BrienPuget Sound Business Journal3rd PlaceRoger Harnack, Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

News Photography1st PlaceChris GoodenowThe Enterprise Newspaper“Apartment Fire in Lynnwood”2nd PlaceAl CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Blaze Levels Rural Home”3rd PlaceDan SchlatterPuget Sound Business Journal“Ripple Effects from Gulf”

Feature Photography1st PlaceRoger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Maiden Voyage”2nd PlaceRoger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Barter Faire”3rd PlaceMichael DashiellSequim Gazette“A Great Snow Fall”Sports Photography1st PlaceAl CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Flip Flops Flying”2nd PlaceAl CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Ace the Bull”3rd PlaceDamian MulinixThe Chinook Observer“In the Pit at the Three Course Challenge”


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Photo Portfolio1st PlaceDamian MulinixThe Chinook Observer2nd PlaceAl CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle3rd PlaceChad ColemanBellevue Reporter/Sound Publishing


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General Excellence1st PlaceStaffSeattle Magazine2nd PlaceStaffPortland Monthly Magazine3rd PlaceStaffSouth Sound Magazine

General Reporting1st PlaceJames Ross GardnerSeattle Met“Fairview Fanny and the Angel of Death”2nd PlaceRachel Ritchie, David Wolman, Randy GraggPortland Monthly Magazine“Branch Science”3rd PlaceMatthew HalversonSeattle Met“Turnover”

Government and Politics Reporting1st PlaceRachel Ritchie, Randy GraggPortland Monthly Magazine“Crossing Guard”2nd PlaceEric SciglianoSeattle Met“The Devil’s Advocate”3rd PlaceEric SciglianoSeattle Met “The Silence of Ressam”

Environmental Affairs1st PlaceEric LucasHorizon Air Magazine“Condor Camp”2nd PlaceEric SciglianoSeattle Met“Sea Change” 3rd PlaceMaria DolanSeattle Magazine“How Green Is My Thumb?”

Science and Health Reporting1st PlaceJames Ross GardnerSeattle Met“Vital Signs”2nd PlaceStaffSeattle Met“Better Body, Better Brain, Better You”3rd PlaceScott DriscollHorizon Air Magazine“Digital Medicine”

Social Issues Reporting1st PlaceRachel RitchiePortland Monthly Magazine“God Is…”2nd PlaceJames Ross GardnerSeattle Met“School of Knox”3rd PlaceTrevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Generation Lost?”

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Personalities1st PlaceRachel Ritchie, Stacey WilsonPortland Monthly Magazine“Becoming Nicole”2nd PlaceHarris MeyerSuper Lawyers“The Green River Killer’s Lawyer”3rd PlaceRachel Ritchie, Jason Cohen, Kasey Cordell]Portland Monthly Magazine“The Game Changer”

Personal Service Reporting1st PlaceLisa Patterson425 Magazine“Tangled Web – Communication is Key to Keeping Kids Safe Online”2nd PlaceWenda ReedSeattle Woman Magazine“Taking Control of Pre-Diabetes”3rd PlaceJennifer HauptHorizon Air Magazine“Retirement Living”

Magazine Departments1st PlaceMatthew HalversonSeattle MetQuote UnQuote2nd PlaceNicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey Last Stop”3rd PlaceKathryn RobinsonSeattle Met“Back Fence”

Travel Reporting1st PlaceLisa Patterson425 Magazine“Camping – Roughing It = Glamping”2nd PlaceNicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey New York City”3rd PlaceNicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey Ashland”

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Leisure and Lifestyle Reporting1st PlaceRachel Ritchie, Brian BarkerPortland Monthly Magazine“Welcome to Beervana”2nd PlaceMoira MacdonaldThe Seattle Times/Pacific NW“Seattle Designer Luly Yang…”3rd PlaceAllison Scheff, Lorna Yee, Grace Geiger, Lauren LynchSeattle Magazine“Meat of the Matter”

Arts and Entertainment Reporting1st PlaceBrangien Davis, Dana StandishSeattle Magazine“Fall Arts Preview”2nd PlaceLaura DannenSeattle Met“Tasting Menu of Fall Arts”3rd PlaceJenny Zappala425 Magazine“Backstage Pass – Kirkland’s Studio East is Bigger and Better”

Business and Consumer Affairs Reporting1st PlaceNick HortonSeattle Business“Where There’s a Drill, There’s a Way”2nd PlaceCheryl MurfinSeattle Woman Magazine“The Doula Business”3rd PlaceBill RichardsSeattle Business“A Shell Game”

Sports Reporting1st PlaceMatthew HalversonSeattle Met“Turnover”2nd PlaceMeri-Jo BorzilleriSeattle Met“Lucky Guy”3rd PlaceRoddy ScheerSeattle Magazine“Ice Age”

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Editorial and Commentary1st PlaceBill VirginSeattle Business“Burning the Compact”2nd PlaceKnute BergerSeattle Magazine“Going Medievel”3rd PlaceChris WintersSeattle Business“Dear Howard”

Headlines1st PlaceStaffSeattle Magazine2nd PlaceStaffAlaska Airlines Magazine3rd PlaceEthan Chung, Lisa Patterson425 Magazine

Cover Design1st PlaceNancy O’ConnellHorizon Air MagazineOctober Issue2nd PlaceJason Blackheart, Michael NovakPortland Monthly MagazineFood Carts Cover3rd PlaceJason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“Best Shools”

Spread Design/Photo Essay1st PlaceBenjamen PurvisSeattle Met“Fairview Fanny and the Angel of Death”2nd PlaceBenjamen PurvisSeattle Met“High Schools”3rd PlaceJason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“Shape Shifters”

Cartoons and Illustrations1st PlaceIvanna C. SukkarScotsman Guide Media“Don’t Need No Education? Think Again” (residential edition)2nd PlaceIvanna C. SukkarScotsman Guide Media“Catch Business With Triple-Net Lease” (commercial edition)3rd PlaceDenny LesterIndependent Record“Hikes with Tykes”

Sports Photography1st PlaceJeff SchultzAlaska Airlines Magazine“The Great Race”

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Feature Photography1st PlaceJason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“The Rugger”2nd PlaceErik Skaar, Benjamen PurvisSeattle Met“Food Lover’s Guide to Seattle”

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Spot News1st PlaceKirsten Grind, Alwyn Scott, Kelly GilblomPuget Sound Business Journal“Former WAMU Leaders Testify”2nd PlaceStaffBillings Gazette“Tornado Destroys MetraPark Arena”3rd PlaceLevi PulkkinenSeattlePI.com“Haitian Evacuee: ‘We Lost Everything’”

Special Report/Enterprise1st PlaceCarol Smith and StaffInvestigateWest“Generation Homeless”2nd PlaceStaffThe Columbian“The Volcano Next Door”3rd PlaceStaffThe Spokesman-Review“Flame and Ruin: The Fires of 1910”

Arts/Entertainment/Lifestyle1st PlaceKaren AhoMSN Real Estate“How to Find a Safe Neighborhood”2nd PlaceLeah L. CullerMSN Real Estate“Million-dollar Mobile Homes”3rd PlaceJean LenihanCrosscut Publishing“Sleeping Beauty: Ronald Hynes’ Production Nails It”

Online

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Business1st PlaceMelinda FulmerMSN Real Estate“Should You Feel Guilty If You Walk Away?”2nd PlaceRonald HoldenCrosscut.com“Online Coupons: Fatal Fever”3rd PlaceScott Schaefer, Ralph NicholsLOL Dudez, LLC“The B-Town Blog: Coverage of Burien Town Square”

Sports1st PlaceStephanie Clary, Tiffany Campbell, Genevieve AlvarezThe Seattle Times“Olympic Outsiders”2nd PlaceStaffBillings Gazette“GazPrepSports”3rd PlaceStaffThe Seattle Times

Commentary1st PlacePete JacksonCrosscut.com“Who Will Speak Up For Seattle Cartoonist Under Fatwa Threat?”2nd PlaceKai-Huei YauTri-City Herald“Behind the Fold”

Slideshow1st PlaceBeth NakamuraThe Oregonian“Learning to Slaughter”2nd PlaceJoshua TrujilloSeattlePI.com“Airlift Out of Quake-Ravaged Haiti”3rd PlaceHarriet BaskasReel Woman Productions“Really Big Things You Can’t Miss”

Video1st PlaceCarol Smith, Mike Kane, Rita HibbardInvestigateWest“Voices from the Street”2nd PlaceGenevieve Alvarez, Mike Berens, Alan BernerThe Seattle Tims“Seniors for Sale, Suspicious Deaths”3rd PlaceAmanda DetermanHelena Independent Record“Strangers on a Hill”

Online

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Interactive graphic or resource1st PlaceJudy StanleyThe Daily Herald Co.Colton’s Odyssey2nd PlaceMarsha MattaThe ColumbianMount St. Helens Victims3rd PlaceCarol Smith, Brian ChinInvestigateWest“Homeless Students by School District (a map)”

Best Web Design1st PlaceDoug ParryThe Daily Herald Co.HeraldNet.com2nd PlaceRyan PittsThe Spokesman-ReviewElection Center3rd PlaceMark BriggsKING5.com

Best New Site1st PlaceTravis HayGuerilla Candy2nd PlaceMichael Becker, Rob Potter, Bruce StuckerBozeman Daily Chronicle3rd PlaceAmy DuncanMyGreenLake.com

Best Online Community Engagement1st PlaceTracy RecordWest Seattle Blog2nd PlaceMark BriggsKING5.com3rd PlaceAmy DuncanMyGreenLake.com

Innovation Award1st PlaceThe Seattle Times“Graffiti Special Report”2nd PlaceStaffStatesman JournalWESD’s Web of Deal3rd PlaceSteve RingmanThe Seattle Times“Images of Fall”

Best Site, General News1st PlaceStaffThe Spokesman-ReviewSpokesman.com2nd PlaceJerry WakefieldThe OlympianTheOlympian.com3rd PlaceMark BriggsKING5.com

Online

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Best Site, Specialized Subject1st PlaceScott Heisel, Andre Stepankowsky, Mike RogersThe Daily NewsMount St. Helens 30th Anniversary2nd PlaceScott SistekKOMO-TV“Partly to Mostly Bloggin’”3rd PlaceSharyn DeckerLewis County SirensThe Cop and Fire Beat

Best Site, Specialized Geography (hyperlocal)1st PlaceStaffLOL Dudez, LLCThe B-Town Blog2nd PlaceCarlos Virgen, Katrina BarlowWalla Wall Union-BulletinVoices from the Walla Walla Valley3rd PlaceJustin CarderCHS Capitol Hill Seattle, LLCCapitolHillSeattle.com

Best Parent Site1st PlaceDoug ParryThe Daily Herald Co.HeraldNet.com2nd PlaceStaffStatesman JournalStatesmanJournal.com3rd PlaceStaffBillings GazetteBillingsGazette.com

Online

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Spot News Reporting1st PlaceUrsula ReutinKIRO Radio“West Seattle Massacre”2nd PlaceEmilie R. RitterMontana Public Radio“Trooper David DeLaittre”3rd PlaceAdam CotterellBoise State Public Radio“Silbsy Returns”

General News Reporting1st PlaceUrsula Reutin, KIRO FM StaffKIRO Radio“Craigslist Murder”2nd PlaceKeith SeinfeldKPLU“Surgical Checklists Make Operations Safer in Washington”3rd PlaceGuy HandBoise State Public Radio“The Backyard Chicken Invasion”

Feature News Reporting1st PlaceTom BanseNorthwest News Network“Unfinished Journey: Historic Documents Trace Immigrants’ Remains Long Trip Home”2nd PlaceAnna KingNorthwest News Network“Northwest Cattle Rustling Spike Spurs Crackdown”3rd PlaceUrsula ReutinKIRO Radio“Helicopter Parents”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceAustin JenkinsNorthwest News Network“Wash. Welfare: Debit Cards Used At Strip Clubs/Welfare Clients Charged ATM Fees”2nd PlaceHeather BoschKIRO Radio“Deadly Medicine”3rd PlaceDoug Nadvornick, Harris MeyerNorthwest News Network“Collection Tactics Lead Some Debtors to Jail”

Radio

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Special Report1st PlaceStaffOregon Public Broadcasting“Getting Back to Work”2nd PlaceAustin Jenkins, Ken Armstrong, Jonathon MartinNorthwest News Network“Maurice Clemmons: Jail Tapes”3rd PlaceStaffKPAM 860“Kyron Horman”

Radio

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General News Reporting1st PlaceJohn Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Complete Picture”2nd PlaceKellie Cheadle, Susannah Frame, Steve Douglas, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Waste on the Water”3rd PlaceJohn Sharify, Scott JensenKINGTV“Sign of Times”

Feature News Reporting1st PlaceJohn Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Prodigy”2nd PlaceJohn Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Gifts of Love”3rd PlaceJane McCarthy, Dan JacksonKREM-TV“Where’s The Beef?”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceKellie Cheadle, Susannah Frame, Steve Douglas, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Waste on the Water”2nd PlaceKellie Cheadle, Chris Ingalls, Steve DouglasKINGTV“Their Crime, Your Dime”3rd PlaceKellie Cheadle, Chris Ingalls, Steve DouglasKINGTV“Suburban Sweatshop”

Special Report/Documentary1st PlaceMolly Shen, Neil Ikeda, Wayne White, Michele MorinKOMO TV“Inside the Burn Unit”2nd PlaceBruce Reichert, Sauni Symonds, Pat Metzler, Jay KrajicIdaho Public Television“Capitol of Light”3rd PlaceStaffIdaho Public TelevisionOutdoor Idaho: Wilderness in the 21st Century

Television Markets 1 to 120

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Sports Reporting1st PlaceJohn Crancer, Jay Krajic, Jeff Beaman, Bruce ReichertIdaho Public Television“Outdoor Idaho: Hometown Ski Hills”2nd PlaceJohn Sharify, Doug BurgessKING TV“Fast Track”3rd PlaceJohn Sharify, Doug BurgessKING TV“Snow Leopard”

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General Excellence1st PlaceStaffKIMA Action News2nd PlaceStaffKEPR Action News3rd PlaceStaffKTVQ

Spot News Reporting1st PlaceDavid Walker, Loren RuarkKVAL-TV“Amsville Tornado”2nd PlaceMolly KelleherFisher TV“Canal Break”3rd PlaceLaura Rillos, Loren RuarkKVAL-TV“Downtown Bomb Threat”

General News Reporting1st PlaceKelly Koopmans, Loren Ruark, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TV“The Silent Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injury in the Oregon National Guard”2nd PlaceLindsey ScheetzKULR-8 TV“Trooper Funeral”3rd PlaceMarnee BanksKXLH“Russian Cargo Plane”

Feature News Reporting1st PlaceChelsea KoptaKEPR TV“Alpacas Help Gulf Coast”2nd PlaceDavid KlughFisher TV“700,000 Mile Cougar”3rd PlaceCorrina PysaKFBB“Special Bond Gives Strength to Local Woman Living With Autism”

Investigative Reporting1st PlaceTimothy LankfordKFBB-TVNewsChannel 5 Scam Alert2nd PlaceJennifer Winters, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TVTim Fox Complaints

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Special Report/Documentary1st PlaceLauren Allison, Elissa Harrington, Adam Grunseth, Loren RuarkKVAL-TV“Bullying”2nd PlaceDan BoyceKBZK-TV“Face the State: Barney Old Coyote”3rd PlaceKelly Koopmans, Loren Ruark, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TV“A Slient Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injury in The Oregon National Guard”

Sports Reporting1st PlaceZachary GloverKFBB-TV“Head Case: Under the Helmet”2nd PlaceDirk WeishaarKVAL-TV“Sibling Rivalry”3rd PlaceJason CarterKMVT-TV“Riley Schindle”

Photojournalism (Feature or News)1st PlaceSarah GravleeKULR-8 TV“Haiti: Montana Responds”2nd PlaceBill Goetz, Kristina NelsonKVAL-TV“Crosswalk: Near Death”3rd PlaceEvan Bell, Steven SandbergKDRV-TV“Liberty Belle Takes Flight”

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