 STAR-BULLETIN / MARCH 2006 Dennis Oda's photo of Kang Chong wading through the flooded intersection of Fern and Hauoli streets, shown above, took top honors in the News Photography category of the 2006 Excellence in Journalism Awards, awarded by the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawaii Chapter. CLICK FOR LARGE |
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Star-Bulletin triumphs at SPJ awards
The daily newspaper earns top honors in 10 categories in statewide competition
Star-Bulletin staff and
Associated Press
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin won 10 first-place awards while the Honolulu Advertiser took the top public service award and won seven other categories in the 2006 Excellence in Journalism Awards for Hawaii.
The Star-Bulletin's 10 awards were for: spot news, general news/enterprise, news page design, feature page design, news column writing, sports or features column writing, editorial opinion, editorial cartoon, informational graphic and news photography. The Star-Bulletin also took home 15 finalist awards.
The judges said the spot news reporting piece, "Earthquake Coverage: 15 seconds," was "an excellent job on Hawaii's biggest earthquake."
The Advertiser was honored with the top prize of SPJ's Hawaii chapter for its reporting on homelessness in Waianae.
Judges said it was a "thoughtful, comprehensive look at homelessness that really lets the subjects tell their stories in their own voices."
Besides the public service award, the Advertiser won in: business reporting, online spot reporting, online general news reporting, breaking news reporting, sports reporting, photo essay and investigative reporting. The paper also had 13 finalist awards.
The Maui News also had a strong showing among the daily newspapers at the ceremonies Friday night, winning in four categories -- feature writing short form, feature writing long form, feature photography and sports photography--along with five finalist awards.
Hawaii Business led the competition among magazines with four first-place awards.
KITV led first-place honorees in television news with six awards, while KHNL won the TV public service award for a story on autism. KGMB had two awards and KHON had one.
The contest has 52 categories, covering print, broadcast and online media. Judges, were from the Greater Oregon and Cincinnati chapters of the national journalism organization.
The winners
Winners of the Society of Professional Journalists, Hawaii Chapter, 2006 Excellence in Journalism Awards, awarded Friday night
DAILY NEWSPAPERS
Business Reporting: Rick Daysog, the Honolulu Advertiser, "American Savings Bank." Finalists: Associated Press and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Spot News Reporting: Staff, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Earthquake coverage: 15 Seconds." Finalists: Maui News and Honolulu Advertiser.
General News/Enterprise Reporting: Jim Borg, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Accident Anniversary," Finalists: Associated Press and Honolulu Advertiser.
Feature Writing/Short Form: Lee Imada, Maui News, "Ka'imipono." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.
Feature Writing/Long Form: Ilima Loomis, Maui News, "My Life at Stake." Finalists: Maui News and Honolulu Advertiser.
News Page Design: Mike Rovner, Dave Swann, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "The First Voyage." Finalists: Maui News and Honolulu Advertiser.
Feature Page Design: Michelle Ramos, Mike Rovner, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "The Joy of Soy." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.
INTERNET
Online Spot News Reporting: online staff, Honolulu Advertiser, "2006 General Election." Finalist: West Hawaii Today.
Online General News Reporting: online staff, Honolulu Advertiser, "Homeless on the Waianae Coast," Finalists: West Hawaii Today and Hawaii Reporter.
MAGAZINE
Business Reporting: Scott Radway, Hawaii Business, "What's worth the most in the islands?" Finalists: Environment Hawaii and Hawaii Business.
Industry or Trade Reporting: Scott Radway, Hawaii Business, "Fasten Your Seatbelts." Finalists: Environment Hawaii and Hawaii Business.
Profile: David K. Choo, Hawaii Business, "Dog Inc." Finalists: Island Scene Magazine and Honolulu Magazine.
Feature Writing/Short Form: Jacy L. Youn, Hawaii Business, "Stepping Up without stepping on toes." Finalists: Hana Hou! and Spirit of Aloha.
Feature Writing/Long Form: Jesse Katz, Hana Hou!, "Red Dirt and Diamonds." Finalists: Hawaii Business and Honolulu Magazine.
Page Design: Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha, "Dwarf Paper Parasols in the Streets of Waikiki: The Sweet and Sour Saga of the Mai Tai." Finalists: Spirit of Aloha and Honolulu Magazine.
Magazine Cover: Darrell Ishii, Spirit of Aloha, "Elements of Blue: What the Ocean Says." Finalists: Honolulu Magazine and Honolulu Magazine.
NONDAILY NEWSPAPER
Business Reporting: Prabha Natarajan, Pacific Business News, "Business Gets Huggy." Finalist: Pacific Business News.
General News/Enterprise Reporting: Catharine Lo, Honolulu Weekly, "Patents on life: GMOs and the battle over who owns taro." Finalists: Pacific Business News and Hawaii Marine, MidWeek Printing Inc.
Feature Writing: Ana Currie, Hawaii Island Journal, "Spin Zone: Inside the Dolphin Encounter Industry." Finalists: Downtown Planet and Honolulu Weekly.
Community Reporting: Alan D. McNarie, Hawaii Island Journal, "The Future of the Ka'u Coast." Finalists: Downtown Planet and Downtown Planet.
OPEN PRINT
Column Writing/News: Cynthia Oi, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Under the Sun." Finalist: Honolulu Weekly.
Column Writing/Features or Sports (tie): Charles Memminger, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Honolulu Lite" and Kathryn Drury Wagner, Honolulu Magazine, "Afterthoughts." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.
Government Reporting: Jacy L. Youn, Hawaii Business, "An Inside Look at Local Lobbying." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.
Breaking News Reporting: Staff, Honolulu Advertiser, "Kaloko Dam flooding." Finalists: Associated Press and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Health Reporting: Benton Sen, Spirit of Aloha, "The Joy of Poi." Finalists: Associated Press and Hawaii Business.
Sports Reporting: Stephen Tsai, Honolulu Advertiser, "Colt Brennan." Finalists: Hana Hou! and Hana Hou!
Arts and Entertainment: Liza Simon, Hana Hou!, "Redemption Songs." Finalists: Spirit of Aloha and Hana Hou!
Editorial Opinion: Cynthia Oi, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "What's bad for the goose, is bad for the Council member." Finalists: Honolulu Magazine and Honolulu Magazine.
Editorial Cartoon: Corky Trinidad, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Sorry, Don, But You're Fired." Finalists: Honolulu Weekly and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Illustration: Garry Ono, Spirit of Aloha, "The Man Who Loved Creme Baths and Other Lurid Tales of Spa Life," finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Informational Graphic: Dave Swann, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "March Madness 43 Days: Downpours, Death, Destruction." Finalists: Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Advertiser.
News Photography: Dennis Oda, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, "Soaked." Finalists: Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Feature Photography: Matthew Thayer, Maui News, "a girl's life." Finalists: Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sports Photography: Matthew Thayer, Maui News, "Makawao Rodeo." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.
Photo Essay: Jeff Widener, Honolulu Advertiser, "Homeless on the Waianae Coast." Finalists: Honolulu Star-Bulletin and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Investigative Reporting: Rob Perez, Honolulu Advertiser, "Tripler Army Medical Center." Finalists: Maui News and Hawaii Reporter.
Public Service Reporting: Will Hoover, Rob Perez, Jeff Widener, Honolulu Advertiser, "Homeless on the Waianae Coast." Finalists: Maui News and Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
RADIO
General News/Enterprise Reporting: Heidi Chang, Faith Lapidus, Voice of America, "Korean Wave Washes over USA"
Feature Reporting: Chad Blair, Hawaii Public Radio, "Justice for Native Hawaiians." Finalist: Hawaii Public Radio.
STUDENT
News Writing: Alyssa S. Navarres, Ka Leo O Hawaii, "Student uses Web to expose undercover agents." Finalist: Brittany Yap.
Feature Writing: Diane S.W. Lee, Kapio Newspress, "The Game."
Broadcast Reporting: Tina Ng, UH Today, "Surviving Breast Cancer."
TELEVISION
Government Reporting: Keoki Kerr, KITV, "Kahaluu Park problems." Finalists: KGMB and KHNL.
Business Reporting: Pamela Young, KITV, "Business bridge with China." Finalist: KITV.
General News/Enterprise Reporting: Ron Mizutani, Greg Lau, KHON2, "Pali Tunnel Mudslide." Finalists: KITV and KHNL.
Feature Reporting: Pamela Young, KITV, "Mixed Plate." Finalists: KITV and KHNL.
Investigative Reporting: Stacy Loe, KGMB9, "City Supervisor Busted." Finalist: KITV.
Series Reporting: Gary Sprinkle, KITV, "Whale Science." Finalists: KHON and KHON.
Videography: Kenneth Chong, KITV, "Speed Patrol." Finalist: KITV.
Documentary: Rex von Arnswaldt, Pamela Young, KITV, "The Search for Shangrila."
Special News Program: KGMB9, "Campaign 2006 Race for Congress: District Two." Finalists: KHNL and KGMB.
Public Service Reporting: Darren Pai, Darin Akita, KHNL, "Autism in the family." Finalist: Honolulu Municipal Television.
