Seattle Times Staffers Honored With Awards By Journalism Society

The Seattle Times captured eight first-place awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Contest for 1997.

The awards, presented yesterday, honored newspapers, television and radio stations in Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho and Montana.

In addition to the first-place awards, Times staffers won 10 second-place and eight third-place awards. The newspaper also earned nine honorable-mention awards.

Here are first-, second- and third-place awards for newspapers with circulation of more than 50,000 and awards for computer Web sites:

SPOT NEWS: 1, Richard Read, The Oregonian, "Hong Kong Countdown"; 2, Staff, The Spokesman-Review, "Karl Maxey death"; 3, Staff, Seattle Times, "Coast Guard Drownings."

COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE: 1, Tom Bates, Mark O'Keefe, The Oregonian, "Assisted Suicide Coverage"; 2, Staff, Anchorage Daily News, "Indian Country"; 3, Staff, Seattle Times, "Justice Department vs. Microsoft."

INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING: 1, Brent Walth, Jim Barnett, The Oregonian, "BPA"; 2, Bryan Denson, The Oregonian, "C-130"; 3, Craig Harris, Salem Statesman-Journal, "Courthouse Square."

CRIMINAL JUSTICE: 1, Eric Nalder, Seattle Times, "Wanted"; 1, Betsy Russell, Jesse Tinsley, The Spokesman-Review, "The Price of Punishment"; 2, Alan Gustafson, Salem Statesman-Journal, "OSP: An Uneasy Balance"; 3, Richard Seven, Seattle Times, "Three-Strikes Law Casting Wide Net."

GOVERNMENT REPORTING: 1, Spencer Heinz, Kate Taylor, The Oregonian, "Foster-Care Crush Hurts Kids"; 2, Barbara Serrano, Deborah Nelson, Seattle Times, "City Overpaid Developer"; 3, Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian, "Gambling on Addiction."

CONSUMER REPORTING: 1, Staff, The Spokesman-Review, "Home Improvement"; 2, Staff, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash., "Cadet Manufacturing Recall"; 3, Staff, Seattle Times, "Your Financial Future."

HEALTH REPORTING: 1, Marianne Flagg, Idaho Statesman, "Prescribed to Death"; 2, Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review, "Gulf War Syndrome"; 3, Kathleen Merryman, Caroline Ullmann, The News Tribune, Tacoma, "Preventable Tragedies."

SCIENCE REPORTING: 1, Eric Mortenson, Eugene Register-Guard, "Valley of Dry Bones"; 2, Tom Paulson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Bill for Public Research"; 3, Doug O'Harra, Anchorage Daily News, "Eagles in Paradise."

ENVIRONMENTAL: 1, Jonathan Brinckman, The Oregonian, "Salmon Series"; 2, Jim Simon, Seattle Times, "Do Endangered Salmon Equal Endangered Dams?"; 3, Andrew Schneider, Joel Connelly, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Pesticide Mistakes."

SOCIAL ISSUES: 1, Paula Bock, Seattle Times, "A Land of War"; 2, Sharon Salyer, Everett Herald, "Denial, Fear, Guilt"; 3; Ferdinand M. De Leon, Seattle Times, "Urban Re-brew-al."

EDUCATION: 1, Staff, Seattle Times, "Improving Our Schools"; 2, Bill Graves, The Oregonian, "Class of 2000"; 3, Bill Graves, Steve Carter, The Oregonian, "Where School Dollars Flow."

PERSONALITIES: 1, James Long, Bryan Denson, The Oregonian, "On the Rocky Road to Rancho Santa Fe"; 2, Randi Bjornstad, Eugene Register-Guard, "Living in the Moment"; 3, Nena Baker, The Oregonian, "Anthony and the G."

FOOD, FASHION AND HOME: 1, Staff, FOODday, The Oregonian, "Risky Business"; 2, Judith Blake, Seattle Times, "Soy Choice"; 3, Kym Pokorny, The Oregonian, "Quest for Killer Tomatoes."

LIFESTYLES: 1, Doug O'Harra, Anchorage Daily News, "Back into the Country"; 2, Ross Anderson, Seattle Times, "Klondike!"; 3, Pam McGaffin, Everett Herald, "Everlasting Love."

SHORT FEATURES: 1, Sally Macdonald, Seattle Times, "Signs of Hope on Highway"; 2, Angela Pancrazio, The Oregonian, "Savoring the Good Times"; 3, Donna Healy, Billings Gazette, "Ex-Marine Defends Pinnings."

ARTS COVERAGE: 1, Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, "Glass Menagerie"; 2, Regina Hackett, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Oh, Henry"; 3, Leslie Kelly, The Spokesman-Review, "Ship's Log."

ARTS CRITICISM: 1, Mike Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, "Pop Turns Epic"; 2, Keith Raether, The News Tribune, Tacoma, "It Takes Yo-Yo Ma to Tango"; 3, Randy Gragg, The Oregonian, "Judging the Courthouse."

BUSINESS REPORTING: 1, Business Staff, The Oregonian, "Fred Meyer, Smith's will Merge"; 2, Stanley Holmes, Seattle Times, "Minorities, Women Pay in Grief"; 3, Helen Jung, Anchorage Daily News, "Running on Empty."

BUSINESS FEATURES: 1, Michelle Cole, Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman, "Bust to Boom and Beyond"; 2, Helen Jung, Anchorage Daily News, "Desperate Situation"; 3, Staff, Seattle Times, "Life in Microsoft's Circle of Prosperity."

BUSINESS COLUMNS: 1, Mike Francis, The Oregonian; 2, Julie Tripp, The Oregonian; 3, Art Popham, The News Tribune, Tacoma.

SPORTS NEWS: 1, Ken Goe, The Oregonian, "At What Cost"; 2, Tom Fuller, Elliott Almond, Seattle Times, "Risky Business"; 3, Romel Hernandez, The Oregonian, "Big Sky Leap/PSU Deficit."

SPORTS FEATURES: 1, Danny Martin, Anchorage Daily News, "Ace of Hearts"; 2, Rich Landers, The Spokesman-Review, "I Got One"; 3, Lew Freedman, Anchorage Daily News, "Dogged DeeDee."

SPORTS COLUMNS: 1, John Blanchette, The Spokesman-Review; 2, Dwight Jaynes, The Oregonian 3; David Andriesen, The Olympian.

EDITORIALS: 1, John Webster, The Spokesman-Review; 2, Wayne Thompson, The Oregonian; 3, Tom Koenninger, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.

HEADLINES: 1, Chris West, Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 2, Diana Colvin, The Oregonian. 3, Guy Ham, Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

GENERAL COLUMNS: 1, Margie Boule, The Oregonian; 2, Mike Doogan, Anchorage Daily News.; 3, Karen McCowan, Eugene Register-Guard.

NEWS PAGE DESIGN: 1, Galen Barnett, The Oregonian; 2, Richard Jester, Kathy Nokes, The Oregonian; 3, Ralph Walter, The Spokesman-Review.

FEATURE PAGE DESIGN: 1, Lance Lekander, Anchorage Daily News; 2, Joan Carlin, The Oregonian; 3, Pamela Dunlap-Shohl, Anchorage Daily News.

NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Troy Wayrynen, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash., "Lake Drowning"; 2, Dana Olsen, The Oregonian, "Broadway Bridge Crash"; 3, Christopher Anderson, The Spokesman-Review, "Wildfire."

FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Sandra Bancroft-Billings, The Spokesman-Review, "Birth Rebirth"; 2, Milan Chuckovich, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash., "Frigid Fishing"; 3, Fredrick Joe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, "Whale Moves."

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Barry Wong, Seattle Times, "Crash Landing"; 2, Christopher Anderson, The Spokesman-Review, "Touchdown Catch"; 3, Paul Kitagaki Jr., The Oregonian, "Jay Buhner."

PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Steven Nehl, The Oregonian, "Hale-Bopp"; 2, Steve Ringman, Seattle Times, "Lord of the Skydance"; 3, Jimi Lott, Seattle Times, "Fire Sun."

PHOTOPAGE PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Torsten Kjellstrand, The Spokesman-Review, "Home Improvement"; 2, Tom Reese, Seattle Times, "A Land of War"; 3, Kathryn Scott, The Oregonian, "And Then There's Harold."

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY: 1, Alan Berner, Seattle Times, "Stranded Seamen"; 2, Dan Pelee, The Spokesman-Review, "Rockin' Keith Richards"; 3, Colin Mulvany, The Spokesman-Review, "Good Vibes."

GRAPHICS: 1, Ken Oelerich, Seattle Times; 2, Steve Cowden, The Oregonian; 3, Patrick Davis, Idaho Statesman.

ILLUSTRATING: 1, Reggie Myers, The News Tribune, Tacoma; 2, Molly Swisher, The Oregonian; 3, Michael Mode, The Oregonian.

EDITORIAL CARTOONING: 1, David Horsey, Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 2, Steve Greenberg, Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 3, Jack Ohman, The Oregonian.

WEB SITES:

SPECIAL REPORT: 1, Jan Even, Seattle Sidewalk, Seattle Sidewalk's holiday planner; 2, Betsy Aoki, The Seattle Times, online school guide. 3, Betsy Aoki, The Seattle Times, report on Burma.

WEB SITE DESIGN: 1, Bo Cline, The Seattle Times, seattletimes.com; 2, Kate Thompson, ABCNEWS.com; 3, Cena Pohl, Mr. Showbiz.com.

OVERALL WEB SITE: 1, ABCNEWS.com, staff of ABCNEWS.com 2, Bo Cline, The Seattle Times, seattletimes.com; 3, Jeff Schwager, Mr. Showbiz.com, mrshowbiz.com.