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My Green Lake receives two Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards

What do you think? (6 Comments) May 22, 2011 at 10:16AM

Last night (Saturday, May 21, 2011), My Green Lake won two Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

The contest is held annually by Region 10 of SPJ to honor exceptional journalism in the Pacific Northwest. It includes all forms of media – print, online, radio and TV.

Your neighborhood site — powered by your contributions, tips, photos, comments and feedback — won third place awards in the “Best New Site” category and in the “Best Online Community Engagement” category.

The “Best New Site” category was open to media websites in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana that launched in 2009. First place went to Guerilla Candy and second place was awarded to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.

The “Best Online Community Engagement” award reflects a news organization’s interaction with the community both on its homepage and elsewhere online. First place went to our friends at West Seattle Blog and second place went to KING 5.

The Online Community Engagement award truly belongs to everyone in the Green Lake community who has participated in the comments and forum on mygreenlake.com, on our facebook page, on twitter, through our flickr group, and on foursquare. Thank you, all, for your thoughtful contributions and for your participation in a lively community conversation.

Give yourself a round of applause, Green Lake!

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What do you think? (6 Comments)
  • Anonymous

     You had a lot of stiff competition, Amy, so this is particularly wonderful news.  I have to tell you, though, I’m not surprised. :)

    • http://www.mygreenlake.com My Green Lake

      Thank you, seattlerocks, and thank you (and all of you other prolific commenters out there!) for your many excellent contributions to the site.  

  • http://www.arttrek.com Ann-Marie Stillion

    mygreenlake.com is such a vital part of this community, and I glad that the staff is being recognized. I am so glad you stepped forward in the gap which was created when print media began to disappear. Your vision of community service and good reporting shines through every time I see your posts.

    Thank you from this citizen of Green Lake!

    • http://www.mygreenlake.com My Green Lake

       Thank you so much, Ann-Marie!

      The thanks I gave above to site commenters extends to you, of course! Your many contributions are very appreciated. 

      • http://www.arttrek.com Ann-Marie Stillion

        Honestly Amy you deserve all the credit. I comment at your site because I respect what you do and want to participate. mygreenlake.com is the center of all this. I am a lover of this great community and it is easy to see that really really bad stuff could be happening and good stuff could be going unnoticed were it not for your good work.

  • Liz

    Congratulations on the well-deserved awards. You are remarkably on top of the Green Lake goings-on.

  • Krismurphy

    Congratulations Amy, you do such a wonderful job!