Congrats to All 2014 SPJ Northwest Excellence in Journalism Contest Award Winners!
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Daily Print and Online Newspapers – Small, Staff of 15 or Less
General Excellence – Online
1st place
Staff
Great Northwest Wine
2nd place
Staff
GeekWire
3rd place
Staff
The Seattle Globalist
Arts & Lifestyles
1st place
“Meditation Behind Bars”
Martha Kang, Paula Wissel, Justin Steyer
KPLU
2nd place
“Dragulation!”
Rebecca Sedlak
The Daily Astorian
3rd place
“Improv 101: Lessons in Comedy, Life and Letting Go”
John Stang
Crosscut.com
Business Reporting
1st place
“Final Harvest for Paul Champoux”
Andy Perdue
Great Northwest Wine
2nd place
“Gold Mine’s Pending Closure Brings Blues to Republic”
John Stang
Crosscut.com
3rd place
“Gates Foundation Resists Pressure to Pull Private Prison Investment”
Lael Henterly
The Seattle Globalist
Comprehensive Coverage
1st place
“Stolen Wages”
Allegra Abramo, Lael Henterly and Jason Alcorn
InvestigateWest
2nd place
“Coverage of the Northwest Detention Center”
Lael Henterly
The Seattle Globalist
3rd place
“Morgan Middle School”
Lauren Takores
Ellensburg Daily Record
Crime and Justice Reporting
1st place
“Why Does the Seattle Police Department Push Protests Up Capitol Hill?”
Justin Carder
CapitolHillSeattle.com
2nd place
“Jail Struggled to House Mentally Ill”
Chelsea Gorrow
The Daily Astorian
3rd place
“Night Out at Seattle’s Most Dangerous Club Casts Doubt on Cops Claims”
Forrest Baum
The Seattle Globalist
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
Knute Berger
Crosscut.com
2nd place
Sarah Stuteville
The Seattle Globalist
3rd place
“The Dogtag Chronicles”
Peter Sessum
MODE Magazine
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Smoke and Numbers: Do Green Claims for Burning Wood Add Up?”
Robert McClure
InvestigateWest
2nd place
“Investigating Forest Herbicide Draft”
Anthony Schick and Amelia Templeton
Oregon Public Broadcasting
3rd place
“Politics and Science of Water Quality”
Robert McClure and Kim Drury
InvestigateWest
General Column
1st place
Sarah Stuteville
The Seattle Globalist
2nd place
Reagan Jackson
The Seattle Globalist
3rd place
“Impressions”
Nancy McCarthy
The Daily Astorian
Government & Politics Reporting
1st place
“Seattle City Light Worker Who Blew Whistle on Whiskey Gifts Loses Out”
Levi Pulkkinen
Seattlepi.com
2nd place
“Commission Takes One of Its Own to Task”
Kyle Spurr
The Daily Astorian
3rd place
“Seattle Politics”
Ben Anderstone
Crosscut.com
Health Reporting
1st place
“Crimes of Compassion: Seattle’s Humanitarian Drug Traffickers”
Jessica Partnow
The Seattle Globalist
2nd place
“Neglected Brain”
Stacy Solie
Crosscut.com
3rd place
“Wanted: Sexual Assault Nurses, Now”
Chelsea Gorrow
The Daily Astorian
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Wanted: Sexual Assault Nurses, Now”
Chelsea Gorrow
The Daily Astorian
2nd place
“Stolen Wages”
Allegra Abramo, Lael Henterly and Jason Alcorn
InvestigateWest
3rd place
“BioPharma/DoD Fraud, Waste and Abuse: The PermaDerm Scandal”
Sandy Frost
NewsVine
Long Feature Story
1st place
“Crimes of Compassion: Seattle’s Humanitarian Drug Traffickers”
Sarah Stuteville and Jessica Partnow
The Seattle Globalist
2nd place
“Randy Dunn Brings Maverick Style from Napa to Walla Walla”
Eric Degerman
Great Northwest Wine
3rd place
“Meditation Behind Bars”
Martha Kang
KPLU
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Small Town Mayor”
Mary Bruno
Crosscut.com
2nd place
“Profile of Ernie Kent”
Bill Morlin
Cougfan.com LLC
3rd place
“Seattle Genius”
David Kroman
Crosscut.com
Short Feature Story
1st place
“Let’s Go, Lucy! Pit Bull Rides Shotgun on Mom’s Motorcycle”
Karen Ducey
Animal News Northwest
2nd place
“How to Tell if Your Senator Wrote His Own Wikipedia Entry”
John Stang
Crosscut.com
3rd place
“Man Down on His Luck Keeps His Chin Up”
Chelsea Gorrow
The Daily Astorian
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Northwest Families Open Their Homes to Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids”
Anna Goren
The Seattle Globalist
2nd place
“Impact Series”
Taylor Soper, Monica Guzman and Todd Bishop
GeekWire
3rd place
“As the Central District Blanches, a House Speaks”
Casey Jaywork
Capitolhillseattle.com
Sports Column
1st place
Art Thiel
Crosscut.com
2nd place
Paul Sorensen
Cougfan.com LLC
3rd place
Greg Witter
Cougfan.com LLC
Sports Feature Story
1st place
“From Chelan to the Show”
Danny Schmidt
Ellensburg Daily Record
2nd place
“Fair Play”
Patrick Webb
The Daily Astorian
3rd place
“Ernie Kent, hard work and feeling home at WSU”
Evan Baron
Cougfan.com LLC
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Pete Carroll”
Art Thiel
Crosscut.com
2nd place
Chris Chancellor
Cougfan.com LLC
3rd place
Howie Stalwick
Cougfan.com LLC
Spot News Reporting
1st place
“2 dead, 4 Injured in School Shooting in Marysville”
Lynsi Burton, Levi Pulkkinen, Vanessa Ho and Scott Sunde
Seattlepi.com
2nd place
“Darrington Firefighters: ‘Our Task is to Find That Miracle’”
Lynsi Burton
Seattlepi.com
3rd place
“Bothell Family Searches for a Home While Regaining Mobility…”
Deanna Isaacs
Bothell/Kenmore Reporter
Daily Print and Online Newspapers – Medium, Staff of 16 to 50
General Excellence – Online
1st place
Staff
The Daily Herald
2nd place
Staff
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
3rd place
Staff
Mail Tribune
General Excellence – Print
1st place
Staff
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
2nd place
Staff
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
3rd place
Staff
The Daily Herald
Arts & Lifestyles
1st place
“The Many Faces of Steve Marlo”
Andrea Brown
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“Imaginative Ears: Creative Sound Effects Bring Radio Plays to Life at Verge Theater”
Rachel Hergett
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
3rd place
“Agatha Christie’s ‘Mousetrap’”
Gary Black
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Business Column
1st place
Aaron Corvin
The Columbian
2nd place
Gordon Oliver
The Columbian
3rd place
Mai Hoang
Yakima Herald-Republic
Business Reporting
1st place
“The New Brew Crew”
Tad Sooter
Kitsap Sun
2nd place
“Cannabis Country”
John Rosman and Amelia Templeton
Oregon Public Broadcasting
3rd place
“Second Thoughts on 3 Oil Terminals”
Aaron Corvin
The Columbian
Comprehensive Coverage
1st place
“In Crisis: Idaho’s Fragmented Mental Health System”
Audrey Dutton and Emilie Ritter Saunders
Idaho Statesman
2nd place
“Firestorm – Carlton Complex Fire”
K.C. Mehaffey
Wenatchee World
3rd place
“Behaving Badly”
Jeff Graham
Kitsap Sun
Crime & Justice Reporting
1st place
“Grieving Mom Fights for Changes to Utah Justice”
Emily Gillespie
The Columbian
2nd place
“Legal Labyrinth…”
Paris Achen
The Columbian
3rd place
“Policing Probable Cause”
Ali Tadayon
Post Register
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
Greg Jayne
The Columbian
2nd place
Neal Pattison
The Daily Herald
3rd place
Jon Bauer
The Daily Herald
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Wild Horses in Crisis”
Vince Patton and Jason Bernert
Oregon Public Broadcasting
2nd place
“Tackling the Great Walls…”
Christine Pratt
Wenatchee World
3rd place
“Wildfire Prevention – the Case for Logging”
Kate Prengaman
Yakima Herald-Republic
General Column
1st place
Ryan Pfiel
Mail Tribune
2nd place
Andrea Brown
The Herald
3rd place
Lucy Luginbull
Tri-City Herald
Government & Politics
1st place
“Spent Grain”
Andrew Clevenger
The Bulletin
2nd place
“NLRB vs. Noel Canning”
Mai Hoang
Yakima Herald-Republic
3rd place
“The Political Rise and Fall of Ben Shoval”
Mai Hoang
Yakima Herald-Republic
Health Reporting
1st place
“In Crisis: Idaho’s Fragmented Mental Health System”
Audrey Dutton and Emilie Ritter Saunders
Idaho Statesman
2nd place
“Rapid Growth in Air Ambulance Industry Raises Safety Concerns”
Markian Hawryluk
The Bulletin
3rd place
“The Risks of Home Birth”
Markian Hawryluk
The Bulletin
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Too Risky to Transplant”
Markian Hawryluk
The Bulletin
2nd place
“Rail Workers Raise Doubts about Safety Culture as Oil Trains Roll On”
Anthony Schick and Ashley Ahearn
EarthFix
3rd place
“Evidence Refutes Claim about Chopper Availability after MP Shootings”
Scott North and Rikki King
The Daily Herald
Long Feature Story
1st place
“The Rising”
Eric Stevick, Rikki King and Scott North
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“Local Vets Share Stories of Survival”
Tom Vogt
The Columbian
3rd place
“Life on the PCT”
Jane Gargas
Yakima Herald-Republic
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Herrera Beutler Charts Her Own Course”
Lauren Dake
The Columbian
2nd place
“Humoody’s Way”
Amy Nile
The Daily Herald
3rd place
“Still Standing”
Sara Schilling
Tri-City Herald
Print Headlines
1st place
Merridee Hanson
The Columbian
2nd place
Herron Miller
Kitsap Sun
3rd place
Bill Epperheimer
Yakima Herald-Republic
Print Page Design
1st place
Staff
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2nd place
Kate Mayer
The Daily Herald
3rd place
Jessica Randklev
The News Tribune
Short Feature Story
1st place
“Ready to Stretch Their Wings”
Jane Gargas
Yakima Herald-Republic
2nd place
“Volcano’s Glacier Caves Explored”
Tom Vogt
The Columbian
3rd place
“Battle Buddies”
Sarah Grothjan
The Daily News
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Class of 2025”
Amanda Peacher, Rob Manning, Michael Clapp and Eve Epstein
Oregon Public Broadcasting
2nd place
“Inside the Box”
Staff
EarthFix
3rd place
“Project 99…”
Eric Stevick
The Daily Herald
Sports Column
1st place
Rob Thornberry
Post Register
2nd place
Tim Trower
Mail Tribune
3rd place
John Boyle
The Daily Herald
Sports Feature Story
1st place
“Without Stars: The Story Behind SK’s 1994 Title”
Jeff Graham
Kitsap Sun
2nd place
“Burgeoning Team Joins Cancer Fight”
Paul Valencia
The Columbian
3rd place
“Winning Isn’t Everything”
Aaron Swaney
“The Daily Herald”
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Going or Gold”
Jon Maletz
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
2nd place
“Porter’s Prayer Clinches win”
Alex Field
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
3rd place
“Tackling Concussions”
Trevor Pyle
Skagit Valley Herald
Spot News Reporting
1st place
“Marysville Pilchuck High School Shooting”
Staff
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“The Oso Mudslide”
Staff
The Daily Herald
3rd place
“1,000 Evacuated After Blast”
Kristi Pihl and Tyler Richardson
Tri-City Herald
Daily Print and Online Newspapers – Large, Staff of 50 or More
Arts & Lifestyles
1st place
“Tempest Storm”
Doug Perry
The Oregonian
2nd place
“Piccolo Player”
David Stabler
The Oregonian
3rd place
“Mushroom Mission”
Adriana Janovich
The Spokesman-Review
Business Reporting
1st place
“Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s New CEO”
Janet Tu
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“The Agriculture of Pot”
Jordan Schrader and Anna King
The News Tribune & Northwest News Network
3rd place
“Student Debt Stymies Careers”
Jeff Manning
The Oregonian
Comprehensive Coverage
1st place
“State of Intoxications: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Alaska”
Kyle Hopkins and Marc Lester
Anchorage Daily News
2nd place
“Gulches of Tacoma”
Rosemary Ponnekanti
The News Tribune
3rd place
“State Falls Down on Escalator Inspections, Regulations”
Melissa Santos
The News Tribune
Crime and Justice Reporting
1st place
“The Killer with Two Faces”
Adam Ashton
The News Tribune
2nd place
“Gentler Justice”
Kyle Hopkins and Marc Lester
Anchorage Daily News
3rd place
“Faces of Meth: 10 Years Later”
Kasia Hall
The Oregonian
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
Erik Lukens
The Oregonian
2nd place
Mark Hester
The Oregonian
3rd place
Len Reed
The Oregonian
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Oil Trains in Oregon”
Rob Davis
The Oregonian
2nd place
“Coal Quandary”
Becky Kramer
The Spokesman-Review
3rd place
“Losing Paradise”
Robert Carson, Dean Koepfler and Jessica Randklev
The News Tribune
Government & Politics Reporting
1st place
“Addicted to Failure”
Les Zaitz
The Oregonian
2nd place
“How $15 Minimum Wage Deal Came Together in Seattle”
Lynn Thompson
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Shifting Priorities”
Nicholas Deshais
The Spokesman-Review
Health Reporting
1st place
“Nowhere to Turn”
Brian M. Rosenthal
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“State of Intoxication”
Kyle Hopkins and Marc Lester
Anchorage Daily News
3rd place
“How Denmark Solved Its Salmonella Problem”
Lynne Terry
The Oregonian
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Loaded with Lead…”
James Neff, Christine Willmsen, Lewis Kamb and Justin Mayo
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“Nowhere to Turn”
Brian M. Rosenthal
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Brenda Tracy’s Story”
John Canzano
The Oregonian
Long Feature Story
1st place
“Inside Harborview…”
Tyrone Beason
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“Spawning Hope”
Becky Kramer
The Spokesman-Review
3rd place
“Mount Rainier”
Sandi Doughton
The Seattle Times
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Football, Faith and a Way Out”
Casey Parks
The Oregonian
2nd place
“Owner of Seattle’s Totokaelo…”
Tricia Romano
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Power Meals: Seahawks Chef Plays Key Role in Team’s Success”
Tan Vinh
The Seattle Times
Print Headlines
1st place
Steve Collier
The Register-Guard
2nd place
Jacob Arnold
The Oregonian
3rd place
Bill Kossen
The Seattle Times
Print Page Design
1st place
Shawn Barkdull
The Oregonian
2nd place
Geoff Pinnock
The Spokesman-Review
3rd place
Nancy Burke
The Oregonian
Short Feature Story
1st place
“Passing Down Pierogi”
Adriana Janovich
The Spokesman-Review
2nd place
“The Last Moments of Jennifer Moreno, an Army Nurse Killed in Afghanistan”
Adam Ashton
The News Tribune
3rd place
“For Searchers, Tears Flow as Dig Finds Only Reminders of Life”
Erik Lacitis
The Seattle Times
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Fixing Foster Care: a Special Report”
Jody Lawrence-Turner
The Spokesman-Review
2nd place
“No Funding Available”
Brian M. Rosenthal
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Trapped in Limbo”
Sean Robinson
The News Tribune
Sports Column
1st place
John Canzano
The Oregonian
2nd place
Jason Quick
The Oregonian
3rd place
Jack Broom
The Seattle Times
Sports Feature Story
1st place
“Steve Gordon…”
Geoff Baker
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“Danny Shelton Stands at the Head of the Class”
Christian Caple
The News Tribune
3rd place
Jason Quick
The Oregonian
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Brenda Tracy’s story”
John Canzano
The Oregonian
2nd place
“Soccer Team Owner Accused of Sexual Assault, Harassment”
Geoff Baker
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Chris Peterson Profile”
Christian Caple
The News Tribune
Spot News Reporting
1st place
“Popular Student’s Deadly Attack Stuns School, Community”
Staff
The Seattle Times
2nd place
“Washed Away: the Oso, Washington Mudslide”
Staff
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“SPU Shootings”
Staff
The Seattle Times
Visuals
Best Photo Portfolio
1st place
Eric Engman
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
2nd place
Meegan Reid
Kitsap Sun
3rd place
Joe Kline
The Bulletin
Feature Photography
1st place
“The Hug”
Johnny Nguyen
The Oregonian
2nd place
“Snow”
Andy Tullis
The Bulletin
3rd place
Colin Mulvany
The Spokesman-Review
Graphics & Illustrations
1st place
Jessica Randklev
The News Tribune
2nd place
Stephen Templeton
Post Register
3rd place
Marsha Matta
The Columbian
News Photography
1st place
“Pulled from the River”
Kaitlyn Bernauer
Yakima Herald-Republic
2nd place
“Marysville Pilchuck School Shooting”
Joshua Trujillo
Seattle P-I
3rd place
“Scaring off the Crows”
Mason Trinca
Yakima Herald-Republic
Online Feature Video (non-TV)
1st place
“Ms. Jordan’s ‘Believe’ Program”
Quinn Brown
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“50 Years of Mustang”
Chris Pietsch
The Register-Guard
3rd place
“Skid Row”
Valerie Vozza
Marguerite Casey Foundation (Equal Voice News)
Online News Video (non-TV)
1st place
“The Rising”
Mark Mulligan, Annie Mulligan and Genna Martin
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“Crude Connection: from North Dakota to the Northwest”
Zachary Kaufman
The Columbian
3rd place
“The Deception Complex Fire”
Chris Pietch
The Register-Guard
Photo Gallery/Essay/Slideshow
1st place
“Hmong Family”
Mike Kane
Marguerite Casey Foundation (Equal Voice News)
2nd place
“SeaBride 2014”
Sophie Pangrazzi, Hilary Folks and Ali Brownrigg
Seattle Magazine
3rd place
“Viewfinder: Middle East Deployment”
Anthony Bolante
Puget Sound Business Journal
Pictorial Photography
1st place
Art Wolfe
Alaska Airlines Magazine
2nd place
“From Hiroshima to Hope”
Lindsey Wasson
The Seattle Times
3rd place
“Blue Pool”
Joe Kline
The Bulletin
Portrait Photography
1st place
“An Honor Deserved”
Dan Bates
The Daily Herald
2nd place
“Football Portrait”
James Woodcock
Billings Gazette
3rd place
“Still Be Beautiful”
Bob Pennell
Mail Tribune
Sports Photography
1st place
“Chainbreaker Crash”
Joe Kline
The Bulletin
2nd place
“Bad Bounce”
Bob Zellar
Billings Gazette
3rd place
“Muddy Celebration”
Steven Lane
The Columbian
Magazines
General Excellence
1st place
Staff
Portland Monthly Magazine
2nd place
Staff
Seattle Met
3rd place
Stagg
Northwest Leaf
Arts & Entertainment Reporting
1st place
“Teenage Drama”
Scott Driscoll
Horizon Edition Magazine
2nd place
“Puzzle Creators”
Ted Fry
Horizon Edition Magazine
3rd place
“Arts & Entertainment”
Brangien Davis and Jake Uitti
Seattle Magazine
Business & Consumer Affairs Reporting
1st place
“Defensive Play…”
Peter Barnes
Oregon Business
2nd place
“The Roots of Downtown”
Jake Bullinger
425 Business
3rd place
“Market Makers”
Carol Tice
Alaska Airlines Magazine
Cover Design
1st place
Daniel Berman
Northwest Leaf
2nd place
Jane Sherman
Seattle Met
3rd place
Craig Lancaster
Montana Quarterly
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
“Star Blight”
Maria Dolan
Seattle Magazine
2nd place
“What It Feels Like To Be Wrongly Accused”
Amanda Knox
Seattle Met
3rd place
“Broverwhelmed”
Kathryn Robinson
Seattle Met
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“A Harvest of Ashes”
David Laskin
Seattle Met
2nd place
“The Big One”
Randy Gragg
Portland Monthly Magazine
3rd place
“Sustaining Sustainability”
Eric Gold
Alaska Airlines Magazine
Food & Drink
1st place
“Best Restaurants 2014”
Karen Brooks
Portland Monthly Magazine
2nd place
“Café Mabel’s”
Scott McMillion
Montana Quarterly
3rd place
“Flavor the Food Lover’s Guide”
Alicia McMillion and Kathryn Robinson
Seattle Met
General Reporting
1st place
“Collapse”
Brooke Jarvis
Seattle Met
2nd place
“The Lost Album”
Aaron Scott
Portland Monthly Magazine
3rd place
“No Child Not Dancing”
Alan Kesselheim
Montana Quarterly
Government & Politics Reporting
1st place
“Space Invaders”
Steve Hansen
Seattle Magazine
2nd place
“What Do We Want? $15…”
Josh Feit
Seattle Met
3rd place
“Defensive Play…”
Peter Barnes
Oregon Business
Headlines
1st place
Staff
Seattle Magazine
2nd place
Staff
Alaska Airlines Magazine
3rd place
Ethan Chung, Lauren Foster and Lisa Patterson
425 Magazine
Leisure & Lifestyle Reporting
1st place
“Girls with Guns”
Alan Kesselheim
Montana Quarterly
2nd place
“The Essential Guide to Mt. St. Helens”
Rachel Ritchie
Portland Monthly Magazine
3rd place
“This Is What Happens to Your Bike After It Gets Stolen”
Casey Jaywork
Seattle Met
Magazine Departments
1st place
“Spotlight”
Brangien Davis
Seattle Magazine
2nd place
Matthew Halverson
Seattle Met
3rd place
Staff
Northwest Leaf
Personal Service Reporting
1st place
“This Must Be The Place”
Matthew Halverson
Seattle Met
2nd place
“To Jail or Not to Jail”
Paul Haeder
Spokane Living Magazine
3rd place
“Digital Fitness”
Michelle Martin
Horizon Edition Magazine
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Tom Douglas”
Eric Lucas
Alaska Airlines Magazine
2nd place
“We Will Come Back for You”
Deanna Duff
Columns Magazine
3rd place
“Death Becomes Her”
Nancy Rommelman
Portland Monthly Magazine
Science & Health Reporting
1st place
“How Long is Long Enough?”
Leslie Saucedo
Arches
2nd place
“The Trouble with Shaken Baby Syndrome”
James Gardner
Seattle Met
3rd place
“Breaking the Code”
Caitlin Baggott
Portland Monthly Magazine
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“V is for Victory”
Randy Gragg
Portland Monthly Magazine
2nd place
“This is What Happens to Your Bike after it’s Stolen”
Casey Jaywork
Seattle Met
3rd place
“Changes in the Central District Affect the African-American community”
Naomi Ishisaka
Seattle Magazine
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Seahawks! The Ultimate 12th Man Guide”
Staff
Seattle Met
2nd place
“An Ambition Like No Other”
Matthew Halverson
Seattle Met
3rd place
“Higher Education”
Steve Kelley
Cascade Golfer
Travel Reporting
1st place
“The Essential Guide to Mount St. Helens”
Rachel Ritchie
Portland Monthly Magazine
2nd place
“Globe-trotting on a Shoestring Budget”
James McIntosh and Taryanne Mingione
425 Magazine
Weeklies
General Excellence
1st place
Staff
Portland Business Journal
2nd place
Staff
Northwest Asian Weekly
3rd place
Staff
Clackamas Review
Arts & Lifestyles Reporting
1st place
“’Yellowface’ Mikado Controversy”
Zachariah Bryan
Northwest Asian Weekly
2nd place
“It’s All About Bruce”
Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly
3rd place
“Rising Star on the Flying Trapeze”
Laura Ohata
Northwest Asian Weekly
Business Reporting
1st place
“Taking its Toll: Get Ready to Pay to Drive”
Marc Stiles
Puget Sound Business Journal
2nd place
“Tiny Houses”
Mason Walker
Portland Business Journal
3rd place
“IPOverrated”
Malia Spencer
Portland Business Journal
Crime & Justice Reporting
1st place
“Drugs, Bunkers, Gun Range, Arsenal…”
Matt Phelps and TJ Martinell
Kirkland Reporter
2nd place
“Former Child Prodigy Attempts Suicide After First-degree Murder Verdict”
Jason Cruz
Northwest Asian Weekly
3rd place
“Heroin: Use Impacts More Than Just the User”
Melanie Russell
Snohomish County Tribune
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
“Ask, Don’t Tell Us Who We Are”
Tiffany Ran
Northwest Asian Weekly
2nd place
“At Large in Ballard”
Peggy Sturdivant
Writer at Large
3rd place
“When It Comes to Schools, You Can’t Beat a School Office Manager”
Heija Nunn
Reporter Newspapers
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Heated Exchange”
Marc Stiles
Puget Sound Business Journal
2nd place
“Northern Exposure: Seattle Mainstay Foss Heads for the Arctic”
Steve Wilhelm
Puget Sound Business Journal
3rd place
“Superfund Slowdown”
Andy Giegerich
Portland Business Journal
Government & Politics Reporting
1st place
“U-turn for the U District”
Marc Stiles
Puget Sound Business Journal
2nd place
“Preventable?”
Raymond Rendleman
Clackamas Review
3rd place
“Taxes Could Fund $25M for North Clackamas Parks”
Raymond Rendleman
Clackamas Review
Health Reporting
1st place
“Foot Soldiers of Health Care”
Elizabeth Hayes
Portland Business Journal
2nd place
“Incredible Ordeal”
Ellen Spitaleri
Clackamas Review
3rd place
“Seattle Area Universities Dump Insurance Plans”
Annie Zak
Puget Sound Business Journal
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Nike – Model Citizen”
Matthew Kish
Portland Business Journal
2nd place
“Public University Database”
Matthew Kish
Portland Business Journal
3rd place
“Drugs, Bunkers, Gun Range, Arsenal…”
Matt Phelps and TJ Martinell
Kirkland Reporter
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Greg Johnson: The Sleepless Visionary”
Marc Stiles
Puget Sound Business Journal
2nd place
“Owner’s Love Keeps Pike Place News Standing”
Steve Wilhelm
Puget Sound Business Journal
3rd place
“Dealing with Death and Harassment”
Zachariah Bryan
Northwest Asian Weekly
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Biking with the Mormons”
Eric Mandel
Maple Valley Reporter
2nd place
“Chasing the LGBT Dollar”
Rachel Lerman
Puget Sound Business Journal
3rd place
“Meet the New Neighbors: Nicklesville Homeless Camp”
Laura Ohata
Northwest Asian Weekly
Alternative Weeklies
Arts & Lifestyles Reporting
1st place
“Where’s Ed Comet?”
Kelton Sears
Seattle Weekly
2nd place
“The Art of Black History”
Alex Cipolle
Eugene Weekly
3rd place
“Silver Linings Playbook”
Alex Cipolle
Eugene Weekly
Business Reporting
1st place
“Wipeout!”
Cambria Roth and Brent Walth
Willamette Week
2nd place
“Drive”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
3rd place
“The Perks, Pitfalls, and Paradoxes of Amazon Publishing”
Nina Shapiro
Seattle Weekly
Crime & Justice Reporting
1st place
“Holding Three Simultaneous Death Penalty Trials…”
Lael Henterly
The Stranger
2nd place
“The Secret of Yummy Garden”
Nigel Jaquiss
Willamette Week
3rd place
“The Three-headed Monster”
David Holthouse
Anchorage Press
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Splice of Life”
Elizabeth Moore
Willamette Week
2nd place
“River Be Damned”
Ted Taylor
Eugene Weekly
3rd place
“Toxic Soup”
Camilla Mortenson
Eugene Weekly
Government & Political Reporting
1st place
“Talkin’ Bull”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
2nd place
“Razed and Confused”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
3rd place
“Drive”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
Health Reporting
1st place
“Splice of Life”
Elizabeth Moore
Willamette Week
2nd place
“Can’t Do It Alone”
Jessica Mayrer
Missoula Independent
3rd place
“Sex Positive”
Amy Schnieder
Eugene Weekly
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“First Lady Inc.”
Nigel Jaquiss
Willamette Week
2nd place
“Rape U”
Camilla Mortenson
Eugene Weekly
3rd place
“Commander Untouchable”
David Holthouse
Anchorage Press
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“Breaking Bread”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
2nd place
“Driving Her Loco”
Aaron Mesh
Willamette Week
3rd place
“Under the Halo”
Erika Fredrickson
Missoula Independent
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Forgive You, Father”
Jimmy Tobias
Missoula Independent
2nd place
“Homeless and Hiding in Suburbia”
Matt Driscoll
Seattle Weekly
3rd place
“The Broken Heart of Chinatown”
Ellis Conklin
Seattle Weekly
Nondaily Newspapers
General Excellence
1st place
Staff
The Chronicle
2nd place
Staff
Puget Sound Business Journal
3rd place
Staff
EO Media Group: Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette
Art Reporting & Criticism
1st place
“The Economics Behind the Curtains”
Jim Davis
The Herald Business Journal
2nd place
“Banging the Drum for Local Music”
Quinn Brown
The Daily Herald
3rd place
“Songs of Love and Stolen Beauty”
Erick Bengel
EO Media Group: Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette
Business Reporting
1st place
“Life or Death for South Shore Mall”
Steven Friederich
The Vidette
2nd place
“Ethel Farmers Bet Business on Pot”
Dameon Pesanti
The Chronicle
3rd place
“Questions Emerge about the Herald Property Deal”
Jim Davis
The Herald Business Journal
Editorial & Commentary
1st place
“Search for CEO Should Restart”
Roger Harnack
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
2nd place
“Let Not This Devastating Act Divide Us”
Steve Bagwell
McMinnville News-Register
3rd place
“Arbitration Reversals Eroding Accountability”
Steve Bagwell
McMinnville News-Register
Environment & Science Reporting
1st place
“Toxic Soldiers”
Emily Green
Street Roots
2nd place
“Second Spring”
Ann McCreary
Methow Valley News
3rd place
“Local Sea Stars are in Distress”
Kit Harma and Edith Walden
The Guemes Tide
General Column
1st place
Raj Jayadev
Marguerite Casey Foundation (Equal Voice News)
2nd place
Steven Friederich
The Vidette
3rd place
Eric Mandel
Maple Valley Reporter
General News Coverage
1st place
“A Centralia Officer’s Use of Force”
Stephanie Schendel
The Chronicle
2nd place
“Crumbling Trailer Courts”
Natalie St. John
Chinook Observer
3rd place
“When the Safety Net Breaks”
Jake Thomas
Street Roots
Government & Politics Reporting
1st place
“A Bumpy Ride”
Aaron Burkhalter
Real Change
2nd place
“15 Next”
Aaron Burkhalter
Real Change
3rd place
“Siglet Urges Widdop’s Resignation; Gearhart Mayor Refuses to Step Down”
Nancy McCarthy
EO Media Group: Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette
Headlines
1st place
Rachael Winter
McMinnville News-Register
2nd place
Karl Klooster
McMinnville News-Register
3rd place
Staff
Marguerite Casey Foundation (Equal Voice News)
Health Reporting
1st place
“Toxic Soldiers”
Emily Green
Street Roots
2nd place
“Ghosts of Agent Orange”
Emily Green
Street Roots
3rd place
“Doctor Answers Call to Battle Ebola”
Dameon Pesanti
The Chronicle
Lifestyles Reporting
1st place
“Making Move to Retirement Community: Give Elders Respect, Time”
Ed Langlois
Catholic Sentinel
2nd place
“Cannon Beach Puttz Raises $5,200 for Art”
Erick Bengel
EO Media Group: Seaside Signal, Cannon Beach Gazette
3rd place
“China Wall Gets a Facelift”
Dee Camp
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Page Design
1st place
“Real Change Pages”
Jon Williams
Real Change
2nd place
David Hayes
The Issaquah Press
3rd place
Roger Harnack, Al Camp and Dee Camp
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Personalities Reporting
1st place
“The Final Flight”
Starla Pointer
McMinnville News-Register
2nd place
“Second Chance at a Political First”
Nancy Townsley
Forest Grove News-Times and Hillsboro Tribune
3rd place
“Life in Pictures”
Starla Pointer
McMinnville News-Register
Social Issues Reporting
1st place
“Lewis County High in Sex Offender Concentration”
Kaylee Osowski, Justyna Tomtas, Dameon Pesanti and Christopher Brewer
The Chronicle
2nd place
“Trouble Finds Tourists”
Natalie St. John and Damian Mulinix
The Chinook Observer
3rd place
“In Border Disaster, Advocates Seek Names of the Dead”
Staff
Marguerite Casey Foundation (Equal Voice News)
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Olympic Heights”
Mike Maltais
Methow Valley News
2nd place
“Football Back at George Fox”
Robert Husseman
McMinnville News-Register
3rd place
“Debate Rages after Rochester Boy’s 194 Pitches”
Aaron VanTuyl
The Chronicle
Spot News Reporting
1st place
“Feds Serve Warrant on Local Payee”
Jake Thomas
Street Roots
2nd place
“Couple Weaves Drug-laced Tale of Child’s Death”
Kaylee Osowski
The Chronicle
3rd place
“This is Hell”
Staff
The Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle
Radio
Feature News Reporting
1st place
“What’s at the Bottom of Lake Washington?”
Sarah Waller and Jim Gates
KUOW-FM Seattle
2nd place
“Emergency Operator 911 Sixth Sense”
Lucrezia Cuen Paxson
NWPR
3rd place
“Touched by Fire: Stories from the Oregon Gulch”
Liam Moriarty
Jefferson Public Radio
General News Reporting
1st place
“Idaho Town that Waited 5 years for Sgt. Bergdahl Defends its Support”
Jessica Robinson
Northwest News Network
2nd place
“With Second Dam Nearly Gone, New Era Blossoming on the Elwha River”
Bellamy Pailthorp
KPLU
3rd place
“Seattle Catholic Students Form Underground Clubs for LGBTQ Youth”
Katherine Sims, Rachel Lam, Nina Tran and Jenny Asarnow
KUOW-FM Seattle
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Who’s Buying the Washington State Senate?”
John Ryan and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
2nd place
“Rail Workers Raise Doubts about Safety Culture as Oil Trains Roll On”
Ashley Ahearn and Anthony Schick
EarthFix
3rd place
“Washington State GOP donates $89k to Clark County Candidate”
Conrad Wilson, Anthony Schick and Eve Epstein
Oregon Public Broadcasting
News Series
1st place
“Two Indias, Near and Far”
Liz Jones and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
2nd place
“No Time for Play”
Ann Dornfield and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
3rd place
“Seattle Nurse Risks Everything to Smuggle AIDS Drugs”
Jessica Partnow and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
Special Report
1st place
“Breathing Poison”
Jeff Pohjola, Ed Dawson and Dennis Shannon
NewsRadio 610 KONA
2nd place
“McCleary: the Politics of Education”
Jeff Pohjola
NewsRadio 610 KONA
3rd place
“An Autistic Teen’s Guide to Impersonating Michael Jackson”
Meghan O’Kelley, Lila Kitaeff and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Horseback Heroine”
Anna King
Northwest News Network
2nd place
“Baseball Jerseys Reveal Unusual Alliance Between Team and Tribe”
Jessica Robinson
Northwest News Network
3rd place
“British Kayakers take on Aleutian Chain”
Lauren Rosenthal
KUCB-FM
Spot News Reporting
1st place
“Oso Mudslide Witness”
Phyllis Fletcher and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
2nd place
“Ferguson Protests in Seattle”
Liz Jones and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
3rd place
“Seattle Pacific University Responds to Campus Shooting”
Carolyn Adolph and Carol Smith
KUOW-FM Seattle
Television, Small, Markets 121 to 210
Feature News Reporting
1st place
“At a Loss for Herds”
Kuba Wuls and Garrett Turner
KTUU-TV
2nd place
“NW Stories – Sheriff Gill Gilbertson”
Sutton Raphael
OR Media, University of School of Journalism and Communication
3rd place
“The Healing House”
Dan Carpenter
KTUU-TV
General News Reporting
1st place
“The Road to King Cove”
Kuba Wuls and Blake Essig
KTUU-TV
2nd place
“Alaska State Troopers Killed”
Dan Carpenter
KTUU-TV
3rd place
“Drug Problem at Skate Park”
Frances Watson
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Investigative Reporting
1st place
“Worker Sick from Nuclear Waste Spill”
Jane Sander
KNDU
2nd place
“Sick Nuclear Waste Worker Compensation”
Jane Sander
KNDU
3rd place
“Fire Remains Unsolved”
Gina Lazara
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Live Breaking News Coverage
1st place
“Funny River Wildfire”
Kuba Wuls, Lacie Grosvold, Adam Pinsker and Ray Schultz
KTUU-TV
2nd place
“Launch Fire Evacuation”
Rob Scott
KDRV
Sports Reporting
1st place
“Saints Fan ‘Behind Enemy Lines’”
Kevin Uretsky and Mark Harper
KAPP/KVEW TV
2nd place
“College Guard Dribbles Through Loss”
Derek Opina
ABC/FOX Montana
3rd place
“Quarterback Faces Life-changing Injury”
Davis Wahlman
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Video Photography (Feature or News)
1st place
Kuba Wuls
KTUU-TV
2nd place
“The Healing House”
Dan Carpenter
KTUU-TV
3rd place
“Finding Forget-me-nots”
Dan Carpenter
KTUU-TV
Television, Large Markets, 1 to 120
General News Reporting
1st place
“The Secret Olympic Attraction”
Chris Daniels and Jeff Christian
KING TV
2nd place
“Sage Grouse”
Vince Patton, Todd Sonflieth, Lisa Suinn Kallem and Michael Bendixen
Oregon Public Broadcasting
3rd place
“The Anarchists of Home”
Tom Layson
KBTC
Special Report/Documentary
1st place
“Mustangs of Oregon”
Staff
Oregon Public Broadcasting
2nd place
“Luther Cressman, Quest for First People”
Kami Horton, Lisa Kallem and Greg Bond
Oregon Public Broadcasting
3rd place
“State of Jefferson”
Kami Horton, Lisa Kallem and Greg Bond
Oregon Public Broadcasting
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