P-I wins 39 SPJ awards for excellence in journalism

Monday, May 23, 2005

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer received 39 awards from the regional Society of Professional Journalists, including best overall Web site, at the 2005 Excellence in Journalism dinner during the weekend.

The SPJ Pacific Northwest Chapter, covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, awarded the P-I 12 first places, 11 seconds, 10 thirds and six honorable mentions in a variety of categories.

"We appreciate it when our professional colleagues recognize excellence in our work," said Ken Bunting, executive editor of the P-I.

Oren Campbell, publisher and editorial adviser of the University of Washington student newspaper, The Daily, won the June Anderson Almquist award for Distinguished Service to Journalism. Roger Simpson, associate professor who directs trauma training at the UW's communications school, won the Susan Hutchison Bosch award for Outstanding Achievement.

The SPJ awarded The Seattle Times the Sweepstakes Award for the most prizes (60) among large newspapers. In the non-daily newspaper and alternative newsweekly categories, The Seattle Weekly won 53 awards and The Stranger won one.

Among all newspapers of any size, the P-I's David Horsey won a first place and an honorable mention in editorial cartoons, and P-I illustrators David Badders and Guillermo Munro won first and third place, respectively, in illustrations.

Among daily newspapers with a circulation of more than 65,000, the P-I also won:

First place: comprehensive coverage (single day), Rebekah Denn, John Marshall, Cool house; consumer news, P-I staff, "Mad cow coverage"; social issues, Claudia Rowe, Michelle Nicolosi, No Safe Haven; short feature, Kathy George, Loki, Freya can still be mates; and photo page, Dan Delong, A Time to Live.
Second place: spot news, P-I staff, Unlocking a killer's secret; government, Angela Galloway, Public trust, private interest; education, Gregory Roberts, The Two Garfields; business column, Bill Virgin, Gambling craze; social issues, Sam Skolnik, Out of luck: Washington's gambling problem"; long feature, M.L. Lyke, The Navy Wife; short feature, Lewis Kamb, Does river foretell eruptions?; sports feature, Dan Raley, The untold story of the king of Montlake; feature page design, Curt Milton; and feature photography, Karen Ducey, Beach flip.
Third place: comprehensive coverage (multiple days), P-I staff, Selendang Ayu; watchdog, Eric Nalder, Floating Loopholes; education, Jake Ellison, A new way to train tomorrow's docs; business, Todd Bishop, The Mac lovers of Microsoft; lifestyles, Cecelia Goodnow, Requiem for a marriage; the arts, John Marshall, To the ends of the earth; sports feature, Ted Miller, A woman of stature; news page design, P-I staff; and sports action photography, Mike Urban, Bird's scramble.
Honorable mention: Minorities, Lewis Kamb, Tribe's whalers await chance; social issues, Cecelia Goodnow, Back from the abyss; and general column, Robert L. Jamieson Jr.
Online: SeattlePI.com won best overall Web site; best weblog, general news and commentary, Brian Chin's Buzzworthy; and best specialized weblog for Todd Bishop's Microsoft blog. Other online awards included: arts/entertainment/lifestyle (adapted), first place, Brian Chin, Carol Smith and Curt Milton, A Time to Live; spot news (original content), first place, Gina Hills, Election night; creative use of the medium (adapted), second place, Shannon Fears, Sarah Rupp, Photos of the Year; and two honorable mentions, special report/enterprise (adapted), Gina Hills, Library; and arts/entertainment/lifestyle (original), seattlepi.com staff, SeattleNoise.