daily newspapers – circulation of 25,000 or...

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Daily Newspapers – Circulation of 25,000 or less

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffThe Daily News

2nd Place

StaffMail Tribune

3rd Place

StaffBozeman Daily Chronicle

Comprehensive Coverage

1st Place

StaffWalla Walla Union-Bulletin“Gangs: A Legacy of Violence”

2nd Place

Don JenkinsThe News-Review“A Spotted Saga”

3rd Place

Daniel Person, Michael GibneyBozeman Daily Chronicle“A Predator's Welcome…”

Investigative Reporting

1st Place

Rachel PritchettKitsap Sun“Cautionary Tales in the Complaint Files…”

2nd Place

Jacob JonesThe Daily World“How Did Bridge Problems Go Unnoticed?”

3rd Place

Paul GottliebPeninsula Daily News“Security Breach at Coast Guard Base Examined”

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Spot News Reporting

1st Place

Katie Wilson, Chelsea Gorrow, Deeda SchroederThe Daily Astorian“Waterfront Inferno”

2nd Place

Tahlia GanserSkagit Valley Herald“Tragedy at Tesoro”

3rd Place

Mark FreemanMail Tribune“Rogue Rage”

Crime and Justice Reporting

1st Place

Tony LystraThe Daily News“A Rough Place to Detox”

2nd Place

Tony LystraThe Daily News“My Pride Got the Best of Me”

3rd Place

Marqise AllenThe Chronicle“Pe Ell Bullied By Brash Reserve Cop”

Government and Politics Reporting

1st Place

Mike JohnstonEllensburg Daily Record“Wind Questions”

2nd Place

Dennis Roler, Jim Moore, Stacy Stumbo, Patti Richter

Grants Pass Daily Courier

“Measuring the Public Payroll Package”

3rd Place

Steve GardnerKitsap Sun“Tim Sheldon Makes No Apologies for Dual Roles”

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Education Reporting

1st Place

Rachel SchleifThe Wenatchee World“High School 2.0”

2nd Place

Mary SwiftEllensburg Daily Record“Math Matters” (three-part series)

3rd Place

Rachel SchleifThe Wenatchee World“Backing Down Bullies Isn’t Easy”

Health Reporting

1st Place

Mary SwiftEllensburg Daily Record“Are There Enough Physicians?”

2nd Place

Rick SteigmeyerThe Wenatchee World“PTSD: The Invisible Wound”

3rd Place

Cheryll Borgaard, Bill WagnerThe Daily News“State Medicaid Cuts Threaten Oral Health”

Environment and Science Reporting

1st Place

Daniel PersonBozeman Daily Chronicle“A Predator’s Welcome”

2nd Place

Cassandra ProfitaThe Daily Astorian“Slinging Rotten Fish? It’s Enriching”

3rd Place

Anne CreightonThe News-Review“Formosa Mine”

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Business Reporting

1st Place

Jeff GrahamKitsap Sun

“The Business of Golf: Kitsap's Courses Land in Recessionary Rough”

2nd Place

Brandon SwansonThe Chronicle“Bound by Blood”

3rd Place

Erik Olson, Roger WerthThe Daily News“Flawed By Design”

Social Issues Reporting

1st Place

Bennett HallCorvallis Gazette-Times“Death in the Basement”

2nd Place

Steve LundebergAlbany Democrat-Herald“This Is My Country”

3rd Place

Melissa DavlinTimes-News“Autistic Adults”

Personalities Reporting

1st Place

Tristan BaurickKitsap Sun“The Anchor of Eagle Harbor”

2nd Place

Gail SchontzlerBozeman Daily Chronicle“Burned Body, Brave Spirit”

3rd Place

Barbara Laboe, Andre StepankowskyThe Daily News“A World With Fewer Adventurers”

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Lifestyles Reporting

1st Place

Ben PierceBozeman Daily Chronicle“Wild Goose Chase”

2nd Place

Tahlia GanserSkagit Valley Herald“On The Road Again”

3rd Place

Katie WilsonThe Daily Astorian“The Secret to Happiness is to Find Your Own Niche”

Short Feature Story (up to 1,000 words)

1st Place

Christina HenryKitsap Sun“Reaching 75th Anniversary Took 'Hard Work and Luck'”

2nd Place

Laurie WelchTimes-News“Gift From Below”

3rd Place

Alice CampbellThe World Newspaper“Amazing Grace”

Long Feature Story (more than 1,000 words)

1st Place

Peggy O’NeillIndependent Record“Forever Missing”

2nd Place

Eve N. ByronIndependent Record“Love Connection”

3rd Place

K. C. MehaffeyThe Wenatchee World“A Community’s Pain”

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Arts Reporting

1st Place

Ryan JohnstonEllensburg Daily Record“Bull in the 'Burg”

2nd Place

Steven FriederichThe Daily World“A Burning Desire To Play”

3rd Place

Ariel HansenTimes-News“Movie Night in a Small Town”

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Kevin HamptonCorvallis Gazette-Times“Going at us Emotionally”

2nd Place

David BashoreTimes-News“Athletic Departments Bracing For Crunch”

3rd Place

Tim TrowerMail Tribune“Powers Played Through Heartache”

Sports Feature Story

1st Place

Trevor PyleSkagit Valley Herald“Back on the Mat”

2nd Place

Dennis Roler, Larry CatheyGrants Pass Daily Courier“He Sees the Game in a Unique Way”

3rd Place

John McDermottThe News-Review“Numbers Add Up For Baseball Team”

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Sports Column

1st Place

Joe SunnenThe Bellingham Herald“Women's Hockey a Two-team Race; Shot Down at the Hoop Shoot; Ayers Copes with Life AfterFootball”

2nd Place

Dennis Roler, Zach UrnessGrants Pass Daily Courier“Stranded on Shasta; Tackling the Applegate; Fall's the time”

3rd Place

Nathan JoyceKitsap Sun“It's Not Getting Any Easier Out There for a Coach”

Editorial & Commentary

1st Place

John M. DoranIndependent Record

2nd Place

Gary NelsonMail Tribune

3rd Place

Hasso HeringAlbany Democrat-Herald

General Column

1st Place

Kathy AneyEast Oregonian

2nd Place

Steve CrumpTimes-News

3rd Place

Abby HolmesThe Wenatchee World

Page Design

1st Place

Kathleen StreckerThe Daily Astorian

2nd Place

Sheyna WatkinsThe Chronicle

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3rd Place

James BrooksFairbanks Daily News-Miner

Headlines

1st Place

Dennis Roler, StaffGrants Pass Daily Courier

2nd Place

Chip DombrowskiThe World

3rd Place

Max CharltonThe Daily Astorian

News Photography (General and Spot News)

1st Place

Erik PetersonBozeman Daily Chronicle“Hail Storm”

2nd Place

Dan Jackson”The Daily World“Downtown Blaze”

3rd Place

Scobel WigginsCorvallis Gazette-Times“A Splash of Summer”

Feature Photography

1st Place

Don SeabrookThe Wenatchee World“Light Show”

2nd Place

Frank VargaSkagit Valley Herald“Layers of Light”

3rd Place

Skip NicholsEast Oregonian“Lightning”

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Portrait Photography

1st Place

John WagnerFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Boy and Goose”

2nd Place

MacLeod PappidasThe Daily World“He’s Abuzz About Bees”

3rd Place

Eric EngmanFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Yoga”

Sports Photography

1st Place

Jamie LuschMail Tribune“Showcase”

2nd Place

MacLeod PappidasThe Daily World“Block Knocked Off”

3rd Place

Dylan BrownHelena Independent Record“Not Just Horsing Around”

Photo Page, Story or Essay

1st Place

Bob A. PennellMail Tribune“The Greatest Loss”

2nd Place

Eric EngmanFairbanks Daily News-Miner“Deployed”

3rd Place

Brian MyrickEllensburg Daily Record

Photo Portfolio

1st Place

Sean SperryBozeman Daily Chronicle

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2nd Place

Don SeabrookThe Wenatchee World

3rd Place

Erick PetersenBozeman Daily Chronicle

Graphics & Illustrations (All circulation groups judged together)

1st Place

Marsha MattaThe Columbian

2nd Place

Greg CrossThe Bulletin

3rd Place

Bob KeltonThe Daily Herald Co.

Daily Newspapers – Circulation of 25,001 – 65,000

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffStatesman Journal

2nd Place

StaffBillings Gazette

3rd Place

StaffThe Bulletin


1st Place

Erin MiddlewoodThe Columbian“Coping With Cancer”

2nd Place

StaffThe Columbian“Bethany Storro Case-Series”

3rd Place

Stacey BarchengerStatesman Journal

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“Turnidge Trial”


1st Place

Tracy LoewStatesman Journal“WESD’s Web of Deals”

2nd Place

Nick BudnickThe Bulletin“State Raises Questions, Eyebrows with Plan to Buy Land”

Spot News Reporting

1st Place

StaffBillings Gazette“Tornado Hits Billings”

2nd Place

Jackson Holtz, Noah HaglundThe Daily Herald Co.“Captured: Barefoot Bandit Harris-Moore's Luck Runs out in Bahamas”

3rd Place

Aaron CorvinThe Columbian“Peacehealth Wants Its HQ here”


1st Place

Chris Bristol, Viviana BuzoYakima Herald-Republic“Trail of Tragedy”

2nd Place

Laura McVickerThe Columbian“Officially Free: After 17 Years Men Finally Shed Rape Charge”

3rd Place

Kristin KraemerTri-City Herald“Dog Drama”


1st Place

Alan GustafsonStatesman Journal“Crisis in Costs”

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2nd Place

Noah HaglundThe Daily Herald Co.“County's Fines Fall Short of Solving Building Code Violations”

3rd Place

Erik RobinsonThe Columbian“Inspections Spurs Alarm About Dams”

Education Reporting

1st Place

Lauren DakeThe Bulletin“Foreign Exchanges”

2nd Place

Tracy LoewStatesman Journal“WESD and ESD Reform”

3rd Place

Eric StevickThe Daily Herald Co.“Why More Girls Get the Grades While Boys Struggle in our Schools”

Health Reporting

1st Place

Markian HawrylukThe Bulletin“Under the Influence”

2nd Place

Arnie ThompsonGreat Falls Tribune“A ‘Game’ to Beware”

3rd Place

StaffBillings Gazette“Good Policy or Bad Medicine?”


1st Place

Erin SnelgroveYakima Herald-Republic“The Interstate 90 Construction Project: Breaking Down Barriers”

2nd Place

Beth Casper, Stefanie KnowltonStatesman Journal“Running for Their Lives”

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3rd Place

Debra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“The Sludge Stops Here”

Business Reporting

1st Place

Kathie DurbinThe Columbian“Washington's Wind Power Windfall”

2nd Place

Hillary BorrudThe Bulletin“Buying Up Bend”

3rd Place

Aaron CorvinThe Columbian“Nautilus Looking for a Comeback”

Business Column

1st Place

Courtney SherwoodThe Columbian

2nd Place

Mai HoangYakima Herald-Republic

3rd Place

Mike BenbowThe Daily Herald Co.


1st Place

Julia O’MalleyAnchorage Daily News“Hooked: One Addict’s Story”

2nd Place

Debra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“Homeless Teen Goes to College to Pursue Flight Dream”

3rd Place

Lauren DakeThe Bulletin“Gang Violence, Grief”

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1st Place

Michelle DunlopThe Daily Herald Co.“Boeing Jobs”

2nd Place

Bill SheetsThe Daily Herald Co.“John McCoy, Quil Ceda Village Helped Tulalips to Prosperity”

3rd Place

Bill SheetsThe Daily Herald Co.“Eyman Expands His Reach”


1st Place

StaffBillings Gazette“Agate Hunter”

2nd Place

Barbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Letters From Mom”

3rd Place

Barbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Tracking Our Family Roots”


1st Place

Scott HewittThe Columbian“Main Street in America Happy 234--and many Happy Returns”

2nd Place

Dori O’NealTri-City Herald“Helping with Goodbye”

3rd Place

Jackson HoltzThe Daily Herald Co.“Food Circus”

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1st Place

Ben SalmonThe Bulletin“Music in His Genes”

2nd Place

Scott SandsberryYakima Herald-Republic“The Coincidental Divide”

3rd Place

Scott HewittThe Columbian“More Than Survival”

Arts Reporting

1st Place

Barbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Will Art Fair Pay A Price?

2nd Place

Barbara CurtinStatesman Journal“Family Ties and All That Jazz”

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Scott SandsberryYakima Herald-Republic“Gray Matter”

2nd Place

Aaron SwaneyThe Daily Herald Co.“Curling Hit Me in the Hog’s Eye”

3rd Place

Greg JayneThe Columbian“Papermakers are Streak-Breakers”


1st Place

Debra SmithThe Daily Herald Co.“Kenda Lenseigne, Top Rider from Sultan”

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2nd Place

Kevin AnthonyTri-City Herald“Pilate's Chiawana Family”

3rd Place

Bill SpeltzMissoulianSports Feature Story

Sports Column

1st Place

Matt CalkinsThe Columbian

2nd Place

Greg JayneThe Columbian

3rd Place

Bart PotterThe Olympian


1st Place

Dick HughesStatesman Journal

2nd Place

Greg JayneThe Columbian

3rd Place

John LairdThe Columbian

General Column

1st Place

Lily RaffThe Bulletin

2nd Place

Julia O’MalleyAnchorage Daily News

3rd Place

K. Williams BrownStatesman Journal

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Page Design

1st Place

Katie MayerThe Daily Herald Co.

2nd Place

Heather RayhornStatesman Journal

3rd Place

Merridee HansonThe Columbian

Headlines

1st Place

Bob SissonThe Columbian

2nd Place

Colleen KellerThe Columbian

3rd Place

Rob OsterThe Columbian


1st Place

Larry MayerBillings Gazette“Another Storm Coming”

2nd Place

Timothy GonzalezStatesman Journal“All We Could Do Was Watch”

3rd Place

Kurt WilsonMissoulian“Falling Bear”

Feature Photography

1st Place

Richard DickinTri-City Herald“Bridge Sunset”

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2nd Place

Mark MulliganThe Daily Herald Co.“Chicken Knife”

3rd Place

Steven LaneThe Columbian“Adopt Me”


1st Place

Steven LaneThe Columbian“Henderson Brother”

2nd Place

Zachary KauffmanThe Columbian“Boxer Virgil Green”

3rd Place

Dan BatesThe Daily Herald Co.“Building Donor”

Sports Photography

1st Place

Jennifer BuchananThe Daily Herald Co.“Vonn’s Gold”

2nd Place

Steven LaneThe Columbian“Game Winner”

3rd Place

Bob ZellarBillings Gazette“Home Plate Collision”


1st Place

Troy WayrynenThe Columbian“Coping with Cancer”

2nd Place

Casey RiffeBillings Gazette“Abandoned Schoolhouses”

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3rd Place

Paul RuhterBillings Gazette“Clubhouse Manager”

Photo Portfolio

1st Place

Kurt WilsonMissoulian

2nd Place

David GrubbsBillings Gazette

3rd Place

Richard DickinTri-City Herald

Daily Newspapers – Circulation of 65,001+

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffThe Oregonian

2nd Place

StaffThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

StaffThe Spokesman-Review


1st Place

StaffThe Oregonian“Oregon’s Budget/Hard Choices”

2nd Place

Lornet TurnbullThe Seattle Times“Invisible Families: The Homeless You Don’t See”

3rd Place

Kimberly A. C. WilsonThe Oregonian“Haiti”

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Michael BerensThe Seattle Times“Seniors for Sale”

2nd Place

Sean RobinsonThe News Tribune“Dale Washam”

3rd Place

Les Zaitz, Nicole DungcaThe Oregonian“Secret Boy Scout Files”

Spot News Reporting

1st Place

Lynn Thompson, Christine Clarridge, Miyoko Wolf

The Seattle Times“Cambodian Grandma”

2nd Place

Joseph RoseThe Oregonian“Aumsville Tornado”

3rd Place

Bryan DensonThe Oregonian“FBI Thwarts Terrorist Bombing”


1st Place

Ken Armstrong, Jonathan MartinThe Seattle Times“The Other Side of Mercy”

2nd Place

Steve MayesThe Oregonian“Ashley’s Courage”

3rd Place

Sara Jean GreenThe Seattle Times“Helping Offenders Leave Gang Life Behind”

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1st Place

Brent WalthThe Oregonian“Oregon's Emergency Radio System, Entry #2”

2nd Place

Kyung SongThe Seattle Times“Lobbyists are Sen. Murray's Biggest Donors”

3rd Place

Staff

The Oregonian“PolitiFact”

Education Reporting

1st Place

Nick Perry, Justin MayoThe Seattle Times“Retired, Then Rehired…”

2nd Place

Debbie CafazzoThe News Tribune“Lincoln High School”

3rd Place

Hal BerntonThe Seattle Times“Seattle Woman Builds a Future for Girls Amid War in Afghanistan”

Health Reporting

1st Place

Melissa NavasThe Oregonian“A Mysterious Disease”

2nd Place

Hal BerntonThe Seattle Times“Steroid Use on the Rise in the Army”

3rd Place

Don ColburnThe Oregonian“Rebuilding Chrissy’s Face”

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1st Place

Craig WelchThe Seattle Times“Smart and Fast, Marine Mammals are Guarding Our Military Bases”

2nd Place

Becky KramerThe Spokesman-Review“Preserving a Giant”

3rd Place

Eric MortensonThe OregonianEnvironment Reporting

Business Reporting

1st Place

Sanjay Bhatt, Jennifer LaFluer, Genevieve Alvarez

The Seattle Times

Foreclosures don't always follow script

2nd Place

Christine Wilmsen, Kristi Heim, Steve MiletichThe Seattle TimesBroken rules, a failed deal and a frenzy over Olympics tickets

3rd Place

Richard ReadThe Oregonian“The Sands of Canada”

Business Column

1st Place

Brent HunsbergerThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Brier DudleyThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Bill VirginThe News Tribune


1st Place

Alison BoggsThe Spokesman-Review“Dying to Live at Home”

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2nd Place

Lornet TurnbullThe Seattle Times“Invisible families: The homeless You Don't See”

3rd Place

Nancy HaughtThe Oregonian“A Portland Priest”


1st Place

Marc Ramirez, Sanjay BhattThe Seattle Times“Market Family Loses a Beloved Fixture: a Cranky, Reliable Enigma”

2nd Place

Gabriel CampanarioThe Seattle Times“Seattle Sketcher | South Park Loses a Lifeline”

3rd Place

Nikole Hannan-JonesThe Oregonian“Giving Away $100 A Day”


1st Place

Kevin GramanThe Spokesman-Review“In A Family Way”

2nd Place

Kimberly A. C. WilsonThe Oregonian“A Backyard Gardener”

3rd Place

Craig HillThe News Tribune“Family Road Trips”


1st Place

Mark BakerThe Register-Guard“No Leaving a Beaver”

2nd Place

Lynda V. MapesThe Seattle Times

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“Tiny Bird Song”3rd Place

Linda ShawThe Seattle Times“Local Schools Go Global”


1st Place

Tyrone BeasonThe Seattle Times“Soul-stirring Walks Through Jerusalem's Maze of Religion and Politics”

2nd Place

Sonia KrishnanThe Seattle Times“Two Lives Lost, a Third Forever Changed”

3rd Place

Mike DunhamAnchorage Daily News“Forgotten Battlefield”

Arts Reporting

1st Place

Marty HughleyThe Oregonian“Five Pieces: Arts Reporting”

2nd Place

Mike DunhamAnchorage Daily News“Homesteader’s Mysterious Art”

3rd Place

Misha BersonThe Seattle Times“Love and Talent Bloom Onstage for Seattle Actors”

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Geoff BakerThe Seattle Times“Coach Says Mariners were Told of Josh Lueke's Criminal Past”

2nd Place

Greg BoltThe Register-Guard“Feeding the Green Machine”

3rd Place

Danny O’NeilThe Seattle Times

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“When NFL Players Dive for a Loose Ball…”


1st Place

Sandy RingerThe Seattle Times“Former Meadowdale Softball Player Fighting Hard to Beat the Odds”

2nd Place

Doug PaceyThe News Tribune“A Different World”

3rd Place

Jerry BrewerThe Seattle Times“Unexpected Son, Unexpected Mother”

Sports Column

1st Place

Steve KelleyThe Seattle Times

2nd Place

Jerry BrewerThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Bud WithersThe Seattle Times


1st Place

Susan NielsenThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Lance DickieThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Joni BalterThe Seattle Times

General Column

1st Place

Steve DuinThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Lynne Varner

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The Seattle Times

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3rd Place

Shawn VestalThe Spokesman-Review

Page Design

1st Place

Jody StottThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Wayne BegasseThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Bob WarcupThe Seattle Times

Headlines

1st Place

Jake ArnoldThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Bill KossenThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Bob McEwenThe Oregonian


1st Place

Jim BatesThe Seattle Times“Seattle’s Rowdy Night Life”

2nd Place

Alan BernerThe Seattle Times“Shoplifter Flees Mall Security”

3rd Place

Jamie FrancisThe Oregonian“Trinity Smith”

Feature Photography

1st Place

Motoya NakamuraThe Oregonian“A Life Changed”

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2nd Place

Steve RingmanThe Seattle Times“Flooding Fog”

3rd Place

Beth NakamuraThe Oregonian“Katie Lucas”


1st Place

John LokThe Seattle Times“Tied to the Land”

2nd Place

Greg GilbertThe Seattle Times“Tucker”

3rd Place

Erika SchultzThe Seattle Times“Singer Amy Denio”

Sports Photography

1st Place

Mike SiegelThe Seattle Times“Olympics Ski Crash”

2nd Place

Thomas BoydThe Oregonian“The Red Head”

3rd Place

Dan PelleThe Spokesman-Review“Snowball’s Chance”


1st Place

Dan Pelle, Liz Kishimoto, Jody Lawrence-Turner

The Spokesman-Review

Carissa Outen

2nd Place

Bruce Ely

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The Oregonian“Haiti Photo Essay”

3rd Place

Alan BernerThe Seattle Times“It’s a Grand Old Flag”

Photo Portfolio

1st Place

Jamie BoydThe Oregonian

2nd Place

Erika SchultzThe Seattle Times

3rd Place

Alan BernerThe Seattle Times

Alternative Weeklies

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffSeattle Weekly

2nd Place

StaffWillamette Week


1st Place

Beth SlovicWillamette Week“Sext Crimes”

2nd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Watching the Protestors”

3rd Place

Jacob FriesThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Reasonable Doubt”


1st Place

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Kevin TaylorThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Kid Crime, Adult Time”

2nd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Streetwise He Wasn’t”

3rd Place

Jacob Fries, Nicholas Deshais, Kevin TaylorThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Shot and Killed”

Government and Political Reporting

1st Place

Nigel JaquissWillamette Week“Dr. Do Over”

2nd Place

Hank Stern, Beth Slovic, Nigel Jaquiss, James Pitkin

Willamette Week

“Cop Out”

3rd Place

Nigel JaquissWillamette Week“Class Warfare”


1st Place

Camilla Mortensen, Shannon Finnell, Alex Zielinski

Eugene Weekly“Freshwater Fisticuffs/Cry Me a River”

2nd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Atom’s Eve”

3rd Place

Nigel JaquissWillamette Week“Green Giant”

Health Reporting

1st Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Load Warriors”

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2nd Place

Nicholas DeshaisThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Bad Medicine”3rd Place

Jason CruzNorthwest Asian Weekly“Medical Tourism: the Next Reform in Health Care?”


1st Place

Ben FogelsonEugene Weekly“Taking Mom Home”

2nd Place

James PitkinWillamette Week“Saving Ryan”

3rd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Downed by Law”

Education Reporting

1st Place

Beth SlovicWillamette Week“Extra Credit”

2nd Place

Joel SmithThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Five Lessons from Local Schools”

3rd Place

Tiffany RyanNorthwest Asian Weekly“Will School Board Member Step Down Due to Controversial E-mail?”

Arts Reporting

1st Place

Luke BaumgartenThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“American Idol”

2nd Place

Vivian LuuNorthwest Asian Weekly“‘Glamorous, Elegant, Timeless, Revolutionary,’ Pearls of Wisdom from The Shanghai Pearl…”

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3rd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Thread Man Walking”


1st Place

Rick LevinEugene Weekly“Desperately Seeking Sasquatch”

2nd Place

Brett CihonWeekly Volcano“Gia is an Escort”

3rd Place

Jordy ByrdThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Off the Rack”


1st Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Meet Robert Gagno, the Rain Man of Pinball”

2nd Place

Aaron MeshWillamette Week“Mock Star”

Business Reporting

1st Place

Matthew FrankMissoula Independent“Green Rush”

2nd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Lush Lie”

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Alex SakariassenMissoula Independent“A Call For Help”

2nd Place

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Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Free in the Key”

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3rd Place

Leah SottileThe Pacific Northwest Inlander“Blood Sport”


1st Place

Mark LeeNorthwest Asian Weekly

2nd Place

Robert HeroldThe Pacific Northwest Inlander

Page Design

1st Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly

2nd Place

Chris BoveyThe Pacific Northwest Inlander

Photography

1st Place

Young KwakThe Pacific Northwest Inlander

2nd Place

Caleb HannenSeattle Weekly“Free At Last”


1st Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“The John Report”

2nd Place

Darryl JamesWillamette Week“Quake Up Call”

3rd Place

Todd CooperEugene Weekly“Fighting Fossil Fools”

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Graphics and Illustrations

1st Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Spring Arts Guide; Atomic Reboot; Seattle's Finest Happy Hours”

2nd Place

Caleb HannanSeattle Weekly“Casanova Con”

3rd Place

Lukas KetnerWillamette Week

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

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffThe Issaquah Press

2nd Place

StaffCatholic Northwest Progress

3rd Place

StaffTahoma Audubon Society

General News Coverage

1st Place

Carrie E. Wood, Matt Phelps, Kevin Opsahl

Kirkland Reporter“Milkin Murders; Rebuilding a Life and Home”

2nd Place

Myke FolgerQueen Anne News/Magnolia News“Death in Question”

3rd Place

Ryan WynneThe Bellingham Business Journal“State Budget Cut Series”

Spot News Reporting

1st Place

Carrie E. WoodKirkland Reporter“Medical Marijuana Lobbyist Protects Life From Home Invasion Robbers”

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2nd Place

Trevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Ketchum Loses One of its Own”

3rd Place

Warren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“All Hell Broke Loose”


1st Place

Greg Lamm, Steve Wilhelm, Steve GoldsmithPuget Sound Business Journal“The New Guard”

2nd Place

Warren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“Battleground for Legislature Runs Through Issaquah”

3rd Place

Dan CatchpoleSnoValley Star“Deputy Wages”

Education Reporting

1st Place

Kevin BimbaumCatholic Northwest Progress“Bishops Promote Abuse Prevention”

2nd Place

Laura GeggelThe Issaquah Press“Crash Safety”

3rd Place

Carrie E. WoodKirkland Reporter“Bullying Incidents on the Rise…”

Health Reporting

1st Place

Wesley RemmerCentral Kitsap Reporter“Underage and Inked in Central Kitsap”

2nd Place

David HayesThe Issaquah Press

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“Atrial Fibrilation”3rd Place

Trevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Seeking a ‘Reef’ Recovery”


1st Place

Laura GeggelThe Issaquah Press“Windy Weather”

2nd Place

Ari CetronSammamish Review“Invention Mops up Oil in Gulf”

3rd Place

Warren KagariseThe Issaquah Press“City Makes History”

Business Reporting

1st Place

Kirsten GrindPuget Sound Business Journal“Seized and Sold…”

2nd Place

Kirsten Grind, Jeanne Lang JonesPuget Sound Business Journal“Deals Burn Fisher Heirs’ Fortune”

3rd Place

Breanne CoatsThe Business Examiner“Bad Medicine”


1st Place

Clay HoltzmanPuget Sound Business Journal“Unitus Donors Seeking Answers”

2nd Place

Julie PhamNorthwest Vietnamese News“Vietnamese Discuss the Death with Dignity Law in Washington”

3rd Place

Katherine LuckJournal Newspapers

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“Bullying Gone Viral”


1st Place

Steve WilhelmPuget Sound Business Journal“Back from the Depths: The Untold Story of Mic Dinsmore's Lost Years”

2nd Place

Katie MurdochThe Enterprise Newspaper“Mill Creek Sisters Shine in PNB Spotlight”

3rd Place

Sue Ellen WhiteThe Whidbey Examiner“Whidbey Researcher Targets Bee Diseases”


1st Place

Trevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Night Crawlers”

2nd Place

Katherine LuckJournal Newspapers“Marathon Men and Women”

3rd Place

Matt PhelpsKirkland Reporter“The King of Kong Takes His Place…”

Sports Reporting

1st Place

David PanThe Enterprise Newspaper“Loving the Line”

2nd Place

Michael DashiellSequim Gazette“A Mind for Design”

3rd Place

Katherine LuckJournal Newspapers“A League of Their Own”

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Editorial and Commentary

1st Place

Roger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Security Edit Erodes Way of Life”

2nd Place

Jocelyn RobinsonThe Enterprise Newspaper“Olson’s ‘Nazi’ Comment Was Out Of Line”

3rd Place

Ari CetronSammamish Review“Sen Pflug Needs to Show Up”

General Column

1st Place

Matthew WilemskiNorth Seattle Herald-Outlook

Page Design

1st Place

Sarah BurkThe Liberty Lake Splash

2nd Place

Jenny O’BrienPuget Sound Business Journal

3rd Place

Roger Harnack, Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

News Photography

1st Place

Chris GoodenowThe Enterprise Newspaper“Apartment Fire in Lynnwood”

2nd Place

Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Blaze Levels Rural Home”

3rd Place

Dan SchlatterPuget Sound Business Journal“Ripple Effects from Gulf”

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Feature Photography

1st Place

Roger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Maiden Voyage”

2nd Place

Roger HarnackThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Barter Faire”

3rd Place

Michael DashiellSequim Gazette“A Great Snow Fall”

Sports Photography

1st Place

Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Flip Flops Flying”

2nd Place

Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle“Ace the Bull”

3rd Place

Damian MulinixThe Chinook Observer“In the Pit at the Three Course Challenge”

Photo Portfolio

1st Place

Damian MulinixThe Chinook Observer

2nd Place

Al CampThe Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle

3rd Place

Chad ColemanBellevue Reporter/Sound Publishing

Magazines

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffSeattle Magazine2nd Place

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StaffPortland Monthly Magazine

3rd Place

StaffSouth Sound Magazine

General Reporting

1st Place

James Ross GardnerSeattle Met“Fairview Fanny and the Angel of Death”

2nd Place

Rachel Ritchie, David Wolman, Randy GraggPortland Monthly Magazine“Branch Science”

3rd Place

Matthew HalversonSeattle Met“Turnover”


1st Place

Rachel Ritchie, Randy GraggPortland Monthly Magazine“Crossing Guard”

2nd Place

Eric SciglianoSeattle Met“The Devil’s Advocate”

3rd Place

Eric SciglianoSeattle Met“The Silence of Ressam”

Environmental Affairs

1st Place

Eric LucasHorizon Air Magazine“Condor Camp”

2nd Place

Eric SciglianoSeattle Met“Sea Change”

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3rd Place

Maria DolanSeattle Magazine“How Green Is My Thumb?”

Science and Health Reporting

1st Place

James Ross GardnerSeattle Met“Vital Signs”

2nd Place

StaffSeattle Met“Better Body, Better Brain, Better You”

3rd Place

Scott DriscollHorizon Air Magazine“Digital Medicine”


1st Place

Rachel RitchiePortland Monthly Magazine“God Is…”

2nd Place

James Ross GardnerSeattle Met“School of Knox”

3rd Place

Trevon MilliardIdaho Mountain Express“Generation Lost?”

Personalities

1st Place

Rachel Ritchie, Stacey WilsonPortland Monthly Magazine“Becoming Nicole”

2nd Place

Harris MeyerSuper Lawyers“The Green River Killer’s Lawyer”

3rd Place

Rachel Ritchie, Jason Cohen, Kasey CordellPortland Monthly Magazine“The Game Changer”

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Personal Service Reporting

1st Place

Lisa Patterson425 Magazine“Tangled Web – Communication is Key to Keeping Kids Safe Online”

2nd Place

Wenda ReedSeattle Woman Magazine“Taking Control of Pre-Diabetes”

3rd Place

Jennifer HauptHorizon Air Magazine“Retirement Living”

Magazine Departments

1st Place

Matthew HalversonSeattle MetQuote UnQuote

2nd Place

Nicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey Last Stop”

3rd Place

Kathryn RobinsonSeattle Met“Back Fence”

Travel Reporting

1st Place

Lisa Patterson425 Magazine“Camping – Roughing It = Glamping”

2nd Place

Nicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey New York City”

3rd Place

Nicole MeoliAAA Washington/Journey Magazine“Journey Ashland”

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Leisure and Lifestyle Reporting

1st Place

Rachel Ritchie, Brian BarkerPortland Monthly Magazine“Welcome to Beervana”

2nd Place

Moira MacdonaldThe Seattle Times/Pacific NW“Seattle Designer Luly Yang…”

3rd Place

Allison Scheff, Lorna Yee, Grace Geiger, Lauren Lynch

Seattle Magazine

“Meat of the Matter”

Arts and Entertainment Reporting

1st Place

Brangien Davis, Dana StandishSeattle Magazine“Fall Arts Preview”

2nd Place

Laura DannenSeattle Met“Tasting Menu of Fall Arts”

3rd Place

Jenny Zappala425 Magazine“Backstage Pass – Kirkland’s Studio East is Bigger and Better”

Business and Consumer Affairs Reporting

1st Place

Nick HortonSeattle Business“Where There’s a Drill, There’s a Way”

2nd Place

Cheryl MurfinSeattle Woman Magazine“The Doula Business”

3rd Place

Bill RichardsSeattle Business“A Shell Game”

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Sports Reporting

1st Place

Matthew HalversonSeattle Met“Turnover”

2nd Place

Meri-Jo BorzilleriSeattle Met“Lucky Guy”

3rd Place

Roddy ScheerSeattle Magazine“Ice Age”

Editorial and Commentary

1st Place

Bill VirginSeattle Business“Burning the Compact”

2nd Place

Knute BergerSeattle Magazine“Going Medievel”

3rd Place

Chris WintersSeattle Business“Dear Howard”

Headlines

1st Place

StaffSeattle Magazine

2nd Place

StaffAlaska Airlines Magazine

3rd Place

Ethan Chung, Lisa Patterson425 Magazine

Cover Design

1st Place

Nancy O’ConnellHorizon Air MagazineOctober Issue

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2nd Place

Jason Blackheart, Michael NovakPortland Monthly MagazineFood Carts Cover

3rd Place

Jason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“Best Shools”

Spread Design/Photo Essay

1st Place

Benjamen PurvisSeattle Met“Fairview Fanny and the Angel of Death”

2nd Place

Benjamen PurvisSeattle Met“High Schools”

3rd Place

Jason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“Shape Shifters”

Cartoons and Illustrations

1st Place

Ivanna C. SukkarScotsman Guide Media“Don’t Need No Education? Think Again” (residential edition)

2nd Place

Ivanna C. SukkarScotsman Guide Media“Catch Business With Triple-Net Lease” (commercial edition)

3rd Place

Denny LesterIndependent Record“Hikes with Tykes”

Sports Photography

1st Place

Jeff SchultzAlaska Airlines Magazine“The Great Race”

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Feature Photography

1st Place

Jason BlackheartPortland Monthly Magazine“The Rugger”

2nd Place

Erik Skaar, Benjamen PurvisSeattle Met“Food Lover’s Guide to Seattle”

Online

Spot News

1st Place

Kirsten Grind, Alwyn Scott, Kelly GilblomPuget Sound Business Journal“Former WAMU Leaders Testify”

2nd Place

StaffBillings Gazette“Tornado Destroys MetraPark Arena”

3rd Place

Levi PulkkinenSeattlePI.com“Haitian Evacuee: ‘We Lost Everything’”

Special Report/Enterprise

1st Place

Carol Smith and StaffInvestigateWest“Generation Homeless”

2nd Place

StaffThe Columbian“The Volcano Next Door”

3rd Place

StaffThe Spokesman-Review“Flame and Ruin: The Fires of 1910”

Arts/Entertainment/Lifestyle

1st Place

Karen AhoMSN Real Estate“How to Find a Safe Neighborhood”

2nd Place

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Leah L. CullerMSN Real Estate“Million-dollar Mobile Homes”

3rd Place

Jean LenihanCrosscut Publishing“Sleeping Beauty: Ronald Hynes’ Production Nails It”

Business

1st Place

Melinda FulmerMSN Real Estate“Should You Feel Guilty If You Walk Away?”

2nd Place

Ronald HoldenCrosscut.com“Online Coupons: Fatal Fever”

3rd Place

Scott Schaefer, Ralph NicholsLOL Dudez, LLC“The B-Town Blog: Coverage of Burien Town Square”

Sports

1st Place

Stephanie Clary, Tiffany Campbell, Genevieve Alvarez

The Seattle Times

“Olympic Outsiders”

2nd Place

StaffBillings Gazette“GazPrepSports”

3rd Place

StaffThe Seattle Times

Commentary

1st Place

Pete JacksonCrosscut.com“Who Will Speak Up For Seattle Cartoonist Under Fatwa Threat?”

2nd Place

Kai-Huei YauTri-City Herald“Behind the Fold”

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Slideshow

1st Place

Beth NakamuraThe Oregonian“Learning to Slaughter”

2nd Place

Joshua TrujilloSeattlePI.com“Airlift Out of Quake-Ravaged Haiti”

3rd Place

Harriet BaskasReel Woman Productions“Really Big Things You Can’t Miss”

Video

1st Place

Carol Smith, Mike Kane, Rita HibbardInvestigateWest“Voices from the Street”

2nd Place

Genevieve Alvarez, Mike Berens, Alan BernerThe Seattle Times“Seniors for Sale, Suspicious Deaths”

3rd Place

Amanda DetermanHelena Independent Record“Strangers on a Hill”

Interactive graphic or resource

1st Place

Judy StanleyThe Daily Herald Co.Colton’s Odyssey

2nd Place

Marsha MattaThe ColumbianMount St. Helens Victims

3rd Place

Carol Smith, Brian ChinInvestigateWest“Homeless Students by School District (a map)”

5 2

Best Web Design

1st Place

Doug ParryThe Daily Herald Co.HeraldNet.com

2nd Place

Ryan PittsThe Spokesman-ReviewElection Center

3rd Place

Mark BriggsKING5.com

Best New Site

1st Place

Travis HayGuerilla Candy

2nd Place

Michael Becker, Rob Potter, Bruce StuckerBozeman Daily Chronicle

3rd Place

Amy DuncanMyGreenLake.com

Best Online Community Engagement

1st Place

Tracy RecordWest Seattle Blog

2nd Place


3rd Place

Amy DuncanMyGreenLake.com

Innovation Award

1st Place

The Seattle Times“Graffiti Special Report”

2nd Place

StaffStatesman JournalWESD’s Web of Deals

5 3

3rd Place

Steve RingmanThe Seattle Times“Images of Fall”

Best Site, General News

1st Place

StaffThe Spokesman-ReviewSpokesman.com

2nd Place

Jerry WakefieldThe OlympianTheOlympian.com

3rd Place


Best Site, Specialized Subject

1st Place

Scott Heisel, Andre Stepankowsky, Mike Rogers

The Daily News

Mount St. Helens 30th Anniversary

2nd Place

Scott SistekKOMO-TV“Partly to Mostly Bloggin’”

3rd Place

Sharyn DeckerLewis County SirensThe Cop and Fire Beat

Best Site, Specialized Geography (hyperlocal)

1st Place

StaffLOL Dudez, LLCThe B-Town Blog

2nd Place

Carlos Virgen, Katrina BarlowWalla Wall Union-BulletinVoices from the Walla Walla Valley

3rd Place

Justin CarderCHS Capitol Hill Seattle, LLCCapitolHillSeattle.com

5 4

Best Parent Site

1st Place

Doug ParryThe Daily Herald Co.HeraldNet.com

2nd Place

StaffStatesman JournalStatesmanJournal.com

3rd Place

StaffBillings GazetteBillingsGazette.com

Radio

Spot News Reporting

1st Place

Ursula ReutinKIRO Radio“West Seattle Massacre”

2nd Place

Emilie R. RitterMontana Public Radio“Trooper David DeLaittre”

3rd Place

Adam CotterellBoise State Public Radio“Silbsy Returns”

General News Reporting

1st Place

Ursula Reutin, KIRO FM StaffKIRO Radio“Craigslist Murder”

2nd Place

Keith SeinfeldKPLU“Surgical Checklists Make Operations Safer in Washington”

3rd Place

Guy HandBoise State Public Radio“The Backyard Chicken Invasion”

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Feature News Reporting

1st Place

Tom BanseNorthwest News Network“Unfinished Journey: Historic Documents Trace Immigrants' Remains Long Trip Home”

2nd Place

Anna KingNorthwest News Network“Northwest Cattle Rustling Spike Spurs Crackdown”

3rd Place

Ursula ReutinKIRO Radio“Helicopter Parents”


1st Place

Austin JenkinsNorthwest News Network“Wash. Welfare: Debit Cards Used At Strip Clubs/Welfare Clients Charged ATM Fees”

2nd Place

Heather BoschKIRO Radio“Deadly Medicine”

3rd Place

Doug Nadvornick, Harris MeyerNorthwest News Network“Collection Tactics Lead Some Debtors to Jail”

Special Report

1st Place

StaffOregon Public Broadcasting“Getting Back to Work”

2nd Place

Austin Jenkins, Ken Armstrong, Jonathon MartinNorthwest News Network“Maurice Clemmons: Jail Tapes”

3rd Place

StaffKPAM 860“Kyron Horman”

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Television markets 1 to 120


1st Place

John Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Complete Picture”

2nd Place

Kellie Cheadle, Susannah Frame, Steve Douglas, Doug Burgess

KINGTV

“Waste on the Water”

3rd Place

John Sharify, Scott JensenKINGTV“Sign of Times”


1st Place

John Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Prodigy”

2nd Place

John Sharify, Doug BurgessKINGTV“Gifts of Love”

3rd Place

Jane McCarthy, Dan JacksonKREM-TV“Where’s The Beef?”


1st Place

Kellie Cheadle, Susannah Frame, Steve Douglas, Doug Burgess

KINGTV

“Waste on the Water”

2nd Place

Kellie Cheadle, Chris Ingalls, Steve DouglasKINGTV“Their Crime, Your Dime”

3rd Place

Kellie Cheadle, Chris Ingalls, Steve DouglasKINGTV“Suburban Sweatshop”

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Special Report/Documentary

1st Place

Molly Shen, Neil Ikeda, Wayne White, Michele Morin

KOMO TV

“Inside the Burn Unit”

2nd Place

Bruce Reichert, Sauni Symonds, Pat Metzler, Jay Krajic

Idaho Public Television“Capitol of Light”

3rd Place

StaffIdaho Public TelevisionOutdoor Idaho: Wilderness in the 21st Century

Sports Reporting

1st Place

John Crancer, Jay Krajic, Jeff Beaman, Bruce Reichert

Idaho Public Television

“Outdoor Idaho: Hometown Ski Hills”

2nd Place

John Sharify, Doug BurgessKING TV“Fast Track”

3rd Place

John Sharify, Doug BurgessKING TV“Snow Leopard”

Television Market Size 121 to 210

General Excellence

1st Place

StaffKIMA Action News

2nd Place

StaffKEPR Action News

3rd Place

StaffKTVQ

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Spot News Reporting

1st Place

David Walker, Loren RuarkKVAL-TV“Amsville Tornado”

2nd Place

Molly KelleherFisher TV“Canal Break”

3rd Place

Laura Rillos, Loren RuarkKVAL-TV“Downtown Bomb Threat”


1st Place

Kelly Koopmans, Loren Ruark, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TV“The Silent Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injury in the Oregon National Guard”

2nd Place

Lindsey ScheetzKULR-8 TV“Trooper Funeral”

3rd Place

Marnee BanksKXLH“Russian Cargo Plane”


1st Place

Chelsea KoptaKEPR TV“Alpacas Help Gulf Coast”

2nd Place

David KlughFisher TV“700,000 Mile Cougar”

3rd Place

Corrina PysaKFBB“Special Bond Gives Strength to Local Woman Living With Autism”

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1st Place

Timothy LankfordKFBB-TVNewsChannel 5 Scam Alert

2nd Place

Jennifer Winters, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TVTim Fox Complaints

Special Report/Documentary

1st Place

Lauren Allison, Elissa Harrington, Adam Grunseth, Loren Ruark

KVAL-TV

“Bullying”

2nd Place

Dan BoyceKBZK-TV“Face the State: Barney Old Coyote”

3rd Place

Kelly Koopmans, Loren Ruark, Rob WoodwardKVAL-TVA Slient Epidemic: Traumatic Brain Injury in The Oregon National Guard

Sports Reporting

1st Place

Zachary GloverKFBB-TV“Head Case: Under the Helmet”

2nd Place

Dirk WeishaarKVAL-TV“Sibling Rivalry”

3rd Place

Jason CarterKMVT-TV“Riley Schindle”

Photojournalism (Feature or News)

1st Place

Sarah GravleeKULR-8 TV“Haiti: Montana Responds”

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2nd Place

Bill Goetz, Kristina NelsonKVAL-TV“Crosswalk: Near Death”

3rd Place

Evan Bell, Steven SandbergKDRV-TV“Liberty Belle Takes Flight”