From left: Han Bui, Jason Cruz, Tiffany Ran, and Nina Huang
Northwest Asian Weekly (NWAW)’s staff member and reporters garnered seven awards from the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association (WNPA) Better Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented in Everett at the WNPA’s 124th annual convention.
Winners from NWAW:
— Layout editor and graphic designer Han Bui won second place in the Best Feature Page Design category for “23 reasons why the ID rocks” and third place in the Best Front Page Design category for the June 12, 2010 issue.
— Jason Cruz won second place in the Best Sports Feature category for his “Island ball” story and third place in the Best News Story — Long category for, “ID going to new heights.”
— Tiffany Ran won second place awards in the Best General Feature Story — Long and Best Environmental Story categories for “In pursuit of the American Dream,” and “Man eats shark,” respectively.
— Nina Huang won third place in Best Lifestyle Feature Story for “Tattooed APIs.” (end)