The Issaquah Press is best in state; Warren Kagarise is top reporter
October 8, 2011
By Staff
NEW — 12:05 a.m. Oct. 8, 2011
The Issaquah Press earned top honors as the best community newspaper in Washington, plus more than 30 other awards for reporting, photography, social media, design and advertising at a statewide journalism conference Friday.
Overall, the newspaper and staff members received 33 awards in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest.
Judges named reporter Warren Kagarise as News Writer of the Year, a top honor for a community newspaper reporter in Washington.
The association honored The Press in the General Excellence category for the largest-circulation community newspapers in the Evergreen State. Sammamish Review, a sister publication, clinched the No. 3 spot in the category.
The award in the General Excellence category followed a similar honor from the regional Society of Professional Journalists chapter. In May, judges selected The Press as the best nondaily newspaper in the Northwest for a second consecutive year.
SnoValley Star, another sister publication, also earned awards at the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual convention in Everett.
Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper ContestGeneral ExcellenceFirst Place
Third Place
News Writer of the Year
NewsFirst Place
Second Place
Third Place
PhotographyFirst Place
Second Place
Third Place
DesignFirst Place
Second Place
Third Place
OnlineSecond Place
Third Place
AdvertisingFirst Place
Second Place
Third Place
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It is a privilege to work alongside such an amazing professional, dedicated staff. I hope readers and advertisers recognize how lucky they are to have the best community newspaper in the state right here in one of the best communities in the nation!
Congratulations to Greg, David, Dona, Warren and all of my former co-workers/friends at The Press! The awards are much deserved! Keep up the great work! Issaquah is very fortunate to have a community newspaper – let alone an award-winning one.
Well Deserved!!…keeping us all informed in Issaquah…
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