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NAJA Honors
Journalists at Annual Media Awards
Minnesota: In July, The Native American Journalists
Association (NAJA) held their 26th Annual Awards Banquet
in St. Paul. NAJA works to
increase the number of Native journalists in mainstream
media and
encourages, recognizes and honors Native journalists
throughout their careers.
2010 NAJA MEDIA AWARD WINNERS
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COLLEGE
STUDENT CATEGORIES
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News Story (Print):
Honorable
Mention Katie Bolger, Reporter, Pavement
Pieces
"People in Need
(part of the series "The Forgotten Navajo")
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Feature Story (Print):
1st Place: Rachel Morgan, Reporter, Pavement
Pieces
"A Family's Pain (part of the
series "The Forgotten Navajo")
2nd
Place: Lori Thomas, Reporter/Photographer,
Potawatomi Traveling Times
"The
Dangers of Lead to Birds, Waterfowl and
Wildlife"
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Photo:
Honorable
Mention Lori Thomas, Reporter/Photographer,
Potawatomi, Traveling Times
"Marge Gibson of REGE Hands
Clarence Daniels FCP Tribal Member
the Sick Eagle He Rescued from Lead Poison"
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Radio Story (News):
Honorable
Mention Elizabeth Wagner, Reporter, Pavement
Pieces
"To Live is to
Die (part of the series "The Forgotten
Navajo")
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Online News
Site:
1st Place:
Tetona Dunlap, Student
"SOZO Movement"
2nd Place:
Rachel Wise, Editor, Pavement Pieces
"Living with Uranium (part of the series
"The Forgotten Navajo
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 ASSOCIATE
CATEGORIES |
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News Story (Print):
1st Place:
Bill Donovan, Reporter, Navajo Times
"The Riot of '89"
2nd
Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, Photographer,
The Southern Ute Drum
"Solix: Fueling a Better World"
3rd
Place: Ace Striker, Editor, The Southern Ute
Drum
"Newton, Dutchie Return to Council" |
Beat Coverage of Native Americans (Print):
1st Place:
Cindy Yurth, Reporter, Navajo Times
"Dine' Author Shares Her Story During Fair"
2nd
Place: Michelle Spaude, Office Manager,
Potawatomi Traveling Times
"Half Marathon Completed" |
BEST
COLUMN CATEGORIES
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Valerie Taliman, Columnist, Indian Country
Today
"Selling the Sacred"
2nd
Place: Charles Trimble, Columnist, Lakota
Country Times
"Iyeska: Notes from Mixed Blood Country"
3rd
Place: Katsi Cook, Columnist, Indian Country
Today
"At the Center, Native Women" |
Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Will Chavez, Staff Writer, Cherokee Phoenix
"Indians Can't Ignore Diabetes' Dangers"
2nd
Place: James Treat, Muscogee Nation News
"West Texas or Worse"
3rd
Place: Travis Snell, Assistant Editor,
Cherokee Phoenix
"Inglesh --Only is da
way to go." |
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BEST
EDITORIAL CATEGORY
1st Place:
Steve Bonspiel, Editor/Publisher, The
Eastern Door
"McIvor Decision is a Big One"
2nd Place:
Duane A. Beyal, Editor, Navajo Times
"Arrogance and Fear"
3rd Place:
Tara Manthey, Former Editorial Board Member,
Osage News
"Time is of the Essence" |
BEST
ENVIRONMENTAL STORY CATEGORIES
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Terri Hansen, Correspondent, Indian Country
Today
"Climate Change, Drought Transforming
Navajo's Dunescape to a Dust Bowl"
2nd
Place: Marley Shebala, Reporter, Navajo
Times
"Asbestos Fine Reduced?"
3rd
Place: Jordan Standup,
Reporter/Photographer, The Eastern Door
"Unwanted Railway Ties on Kanesatake
Property Causing a Stink" |
Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Debra Krol, Freelance Writer, High Country
News
"Cultural Blight"
2nd
Place: Deborah Locke, Editor, Fond du Lac
Reservation
"Buckthorn Be Gone: Invasive Species"
3rd
Place: Will Chavez, Staff Writer, Cherokee
Phoenix "Adair County Landfill Reopening
Brings Concerns"
Honorable Mention: Rachel Wise, Editor,
Pavement Pieces
"People in Need (from the "The Forgotten Navajo" series |
 BEST
FEATURE STORY CATEGORIES |
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Chee Brossy, Reporter, Navajo Times
"Looking
for My Family"
2nd
Place: Roseanna Renaud, Correspondent,
Lakota Country Times
"Vietnam Vet Seeks Military Benefits"
3rd
Place: Jason Begay, Reporter, Navajo Times
"Teaching Thick Fingers to Weave" |
Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Ron Karten, Staff Writer, Smoke Signals
Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde
"Man vs. Food"
2nd
Place: Jami Custer, Staff Writer, Cherokee
Phoenix "Mother Teaches Three Sons
Weaving Tradition"
3rd
Place: Dana Attocknie, Editor, Cherokee &
Arapaho Tribal Tribune
"Living
Legends: Katherine Hoffman
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BEST
LAYOUT CATEGORIES |
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Broadsheet:
1st Place:
Indian Country Today
Ken Polisse, Jr., Managing Editor
2nd
Place: Navajo Times
Ofelia Nez, Graphic Designer, and Bobby
Martin, Production Manager
3rd
Place: Cherokee Phoenix
Mark Dreadfulwater, Media Specialist |
Tabloid:
1st Place:
Fon du Lac Reservation August, October and
November 2009 Newspapers
Deborah Locke, Editor
2nd
Place: Muscogee Nation News
Rebecca Landsberry, Editor
3rd
Place: Smoke Signals
Justin Phillips, Page Designer |
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Newsletter:
1st Place:
Poarch Creek News Tribal Newsletter from
PBCI
Gayle Johnson, Media Specialist, Poarch Band
of Creek Indians
2nd
Place: SRMT Kawenni:ios
Aimee Benedict, Publications
Manager/Webmaster, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Honorable Mention: ICT Insider Education
Ken Polisse, Jr., Managing Editor, Indian
Country Today |
Magazine:
Honorable
Mention Say Magazine
Leslie Locensbury,
Publisher
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BEST NEWS
STORY CATEGORIES |
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Chee Brossy, Reporter, Navajo Times
"FBI
Too Harsh in Artifacts Sting?"
2nd
Place: Rob Capriccioso, Staff Writer Indian
Country Today
"First Lady's
Interior Visit Highlights Lack of Native
Press Access"
3rd
Place: Jason Begay, Reporter, Navajo Times
"Study Dissects How, Where Tribe
Went Wrong with OnSat"
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Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Christina Good Voice, Staff Writer, Cherokee
Phoenix
"Family
Overcomes Obstacles to Get House"
2nd
Place: Shannon Shaw, Interim Editor, Osage
News
"Chief Jim Gray Sues Six Members
of Congress for Controversial Meeting"
3rd
Place: Travis Snell, Assistant Editor,
Cherokee Phoenix
"Tribe Budgeted for 526
Unfilled Jobs"
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BEST
ONLINE CATEGORY
Writing (News or Feature):
1st Place:
Shannon Shaw, Interim Editor, Osage News,
"Five Members of Congress Meet Behind Locked
Doors to Discuss Budgetary Cuts"
2nd Place:
Benny Polacca, Staff Writer, Osage News,
"Tribal Members Write Messages on Their Cars
to 'Pass the Budget!'"
3rd Place:
Jami Custer, Staff Writer, Cherokee Phoenix,
"W.W. Hastings Help Clinic Offers Weight Loss Surgery"
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BEST
PHOTO CATEGORIES |
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News:
1st Place:
Michelle Alaimo, Photojournalist, Smoke
Signals
"Walking Man"
2nd
Place: Leigh T. Jimmie, Photographer, Navajo
Times
"Ramp Riders"
3rd
Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, Photographer/Reporter, The Southern Ute
Drum
"Bennett Thompson"
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Feature:
1st Place:
Leigh T. Jimmie, Photographer, Navajo Times
"Nature's Bounty"
2nd
Place: Tara Burnside, Reporter, Confederated
Umatilla Journal
"Passing on the
Traditions"
3rd
Place: Jeremy Wade Shockley, Photographer,
The Southern Ute Drum, "Bear Dance"
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Sports:
1st Place:
Donovan Quintero, Photographer, Navajo
Times
"Sky Pilot"
2nd
Place: Paul Natonabah, Photographer, Navajo
Times
"Console Hug"
3rd
Place: Leigh T. Jimmie, Photographer, Navajo
Times
"First Jump
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BEST
SPORTS STORY CATEGORIES |
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Sunnie Redhouse, Sports Writer, Navajo
Times
"Alone on the Course; April
23 Issue"
2nd
Place: Jordan Standup,
Reporter/Photographer, The Eastern Door
"Racist Refs,
Parents and Players Lead Soccer Team to
Lodge Complaint"
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Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Rhonda LeValdo, Reporter, News from Indian
Country
"Haskell Men's Cross
Country Wins School's First NAIA Conference
Title"
2nd
Place: Wesley Mahan, Sports Writer, Cherokee
Phoenix
"Bradford Honored at
Sequoyah Event"
3rd
Place: Rosemary Stephens, Reporter/Graphic
Artist, Cheyenne Arapaho Tribal
Tribune
"Runnels Shoots for Division One
School"
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BEST
TELEVISION STORY CATEGORIES |
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News:
1st Place:
Rhonda LeValdo, Video Journalist, Online
Newshour, Jim Lehrer
"American Indian Inauguration"
2nd
Place: Roger Graham, Media Specialist,
Cherokee Phoenix
"Cherokee County Water
District Furthers Sanitation Project"
3rd
Place: William Craig Henry, Multimedia
Producer, Cherokee Phoenix
"Red Clay
Reunites Cherokees"
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Feature:
1st Place:
William Craig Henry, Multimedia Producer,
Cherokee Phoenix
"Cherokee Girl Well Trained in 'Sweet
Science' "
2nd
Place: Mark Dreadfulwater, Media Specialist,
Cherokee Phoenix
"Cherokee
Nation's Day Work Jobs Success During Slow
Economy"
3rd
Place: Rhonda LeValdo, Reporter, Reznet
"Haskell Women's Basketball
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GENERAL
EXCELLENCE CATEGORIES |
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Daily/Weekly:
1st Place:
Navajo Times
Tom Arviso, Jr., Publisher/CEO
2nd
Place: The Eastern Doo
Steve Bonspiel, Editor/Publisher
3rd
Place: Indian Country Today
Ken Polisse, Jr., Managing Editor |
Monthly/Bimonthly:
1st Place:
Cherokee Phoenix
Travis Snell, Assistant Editor
2nd
Place: Osage News
Shannon Shaw, Interim Editor
3rd
Place: Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians
Diane Rodriguez, Public Information Officer |
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Website:
1st
Place: Cherokee Phoenix
www.cherokeephoenix.org
William Craig Henry, Multimedia Producer
2nd Place: Lakota Country Times ‐
www.lakotacountrytimes.com
Connie Smith, Owner/Publisher
3rd Place: The Cherokee One Feather ‐
www.nccherokee.com/onefeather
Scott Brings Plenty, Reporter and Dawn Arneach, Subscription Clerk |
Television (Sport or breaking news story):
Honorable
Mention: Native News Today: Episode #140,
Gerald Wofford, Communications Manager,
Muscogee (Creek) Nation |
RICHARD
LACOURSE AWARD
Marley Shebala, Reporter, Navajo Times
"Trio Received Thousands in Council Aid" |
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