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)