From left: Jason Cruz, Laura Ohata, Zachariah Bryan, and Tiffany Ran
The Society of Professional Journalists awarded the Northwest Asian Weekly second place for “General Excellence” in the Society of Professional Journalists Awards for the weeklies category.
The winning stories included:
Jason Cruz: Crime and Justice Reporting — 2nd place, “Former child prodigy attempts suicide after first-degree murder verdict”
Jason Cruz: Arts & Lifestyles Reporting — 2nd place, “It’s all about Bruce”
Laura Ohata: Arts & Lifestyles Reporting — 3rd place, “Rising star on the flying trapeze”
Laura Ohata: Social Issues Reporting — 3rd place, “Meet the new neighbors: Nickelsville homeless camp”
Zachariah Bryan: Personalities Reporting — 3rd place, “Dealing with death and harassment”
Zachariah Bryan: Arts & Lifestyles Reporting — 1st place, “Yellowface controversy over the The Mikado”
Tiffany Ran: Commentary — 1st place, “Ask, don’t tell us who we are” (end)