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Jun 2, 2008

Portland Biz Journal wins awards

The Portland Business Journal announced that it won nine awards from the Oregon/Southwest Washington Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. They include:
* Staff writer Andy Giegerich won a first-place award in the Sports reporting category for a story on Portland State University's athletic department budget.
* Managing Editor Matthew Kish won a second-place award in the News Feature category for a story on sustainability in Oregon. Kish also shared a second-place award in the Comprehensive Coverage category with Editor Rob Smith for stories about Freightliner's possible relocation plans.
* Smith won a second-place award in editorial writing.
* The newspaper won a second-place award for headline writing.
* Giegerich won a third-place award in Business news for a story on the state investigating a nonprofit organization.
* Aliza Earnshaw won a third-place award in the feature writing category for her story on the challenges of a soldier returning from Iraq. Earnshaw also won honorable mention in the Lifestyle/Home category for her story on a business executive's house.
*The newspaper received an honorable mention in the General Excellence category.

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