2009 NAJA Media Awards Winners
1st Place: Jason Stein, Wisconsin State Journal, “Down to a Whisper”
2nd Place: Cindy Yurth, Navajo Times, “No Relief”
3rd Place: Cindy Yurth, Navajo Times, “Operation Firewater”
1st Place: Steve Russell, Indian Country Today, “Confessions of a Presumed Terrorist”
2nd Place: Charles Trimble, Indian Country Today, “Let Go the Chains of Victimhood”
3rd Place: Kara Briggs, Indian Country Today, “New Track for Indian Health”
1st Place: Deborah Locke, Fond du Lac News, “More Rez Adventures with the Indian Scout”
2nd Place: Travis Snell, Cherokee Phoenix, “US Senate Sees the Light”
3rd Place: Christina Good Voice, Cherokee Phoenix, “Perils of Pay Day Loans”
1st Place: Randi Rourke, Indian Country Today, “A Shining Moment”
2nd Place: Randi Rourke, Indian Country Today, “An Ounce of Prevention”
3rd Place: Jordan Standup, The Eastern Door, “Harper Apology: Too Little, Too Late?”
1st Place: Mary Annette Pember, Tribal College Journal, “Red Road to Green”
2nd Place: Brent Merrill, Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians, “Fuel Spill Leads to Nesting Ground”
3rd Place: Nathan Wisneski, Kalihwisaks Newspaper, “Wind May Be Turning On Lights”
1st Place: Jan-Mikael Patterson, Navajo Times, “Beat Still Strong After 25 Years”
2nd Place: Rob Capriccioso, Indian Country Today, “Indigenous Grandmas Nearly Kicked Out of Vatican”
3rd Place: Steve Bonspiel, The Eastern Door, “Trapped Inside Her Own Body”
1st Place: Deborah Krol, Voices Heard: Journal of the Heard Museum “Border Dwellers”
2nd Place: Travis Snell, Cherokee Phoenix, “Art Act In Effect”
3rd Place: Shannon Shaw, Osage News, “Indian Country Responding”
1st Place: Indian Country Today, Ken Polisse Jr., Managing Editor
2nd Place: Navajo Times, Duane Beyal, Editor
3rd Place: Cherokee Phoenix, Travis Snell, Assistant Editor
1st Place: Say Magazine, Leslie Lansbury, Publisher
2nd Place: Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education (TCJ), Walt Pourier, Creative Designer
3rd Place: National Indian Education Association, Michael Woestehoff, Membership/Communication
1st Place: Fond du Lac News, Deborah Locke, Editor
2nd Place: Confederated Umatilla Journal (CUJ), Wil Phinney, Editor
3rd Place: Osage News, Shannon Shaw, Interim Editor
1st Place: Marley Shebala, Navajo Times, “Stiffed By The Speaker?”
2nd Place: Jason Begay, Navajo Times, “Plenty of Blame in BCDS Boondoggle”
3rd Place: Rob Capriccioso, Indian Country Today, “Native Press Lacks Equal Access to Presidential Campaigns”
1st Place: Christina Good Voice, Cherokee Phoenix, “Rising Fuel Costs Hit Citizens”
2nd Place: Travis Snell, Cherokee Phoenix, “Councilor Wrongly Barred Phoenix Video”
3rd Place: Jami Custer, Cherokee Phoenix, “Cherokee Nation Studies Hasting’s Management”
1st Place: Dallas Dick, CTUIR-CUJ, “Waiting and Watching Roundup”
2nd Place: Will Chavez, Cherokee Phoenix, “Area Schools Compete in Stickball Tournament”
3rd Place: Yvonne Kaquatosh, Kalihwisaks Newspaper, “Smoke Dancers”
1st Place: Leigh T. Jimmie, Navajo Times, “Treaty”
2nd Place: Donovan Quintero, Navajo Times, “Bootlegger Bust”
3rd Place: Paul Natonabah, Navajo Times, Butchering”
1st Place: Donovan Quintero, Navajo Times, “Junior Rodeo”
2nd Place: Paul Natonabah, Navajo Times, “Rubber Neck”
3rd Place: Donovan Quintero, Navajo Times, “Kick”
1st Place: Candace Begody, Navajo Times, “Ride Town”
2nd Place: Cindy Yurth, Navajo Times, “Champion Sisters”
3rd Place: Jason Begay, Navajo Times, “Skins Game”
1st Place: Navajo Times, Duane Beyal, Editor
2nd Place: Kalihwisaks Newspaper, Dawn Walshinshi, Managing Editor
3rd Place: The Cherokee One Feather, Scott M. Brings Plenty, Reporter
1st Place: Cherokee Phoenix, Travis Snell, Assistant Editor
2nd Place: Confederated Umatilla Journal (CUJ), Wil Phinney, Editor
3rd Place: Fond du Lac News, Deborah Locke, Editor
Say Magazine, Leslie Lansbury, Publisher
1st Place: Lakota Country Times
2nd Place: Kalihwisaks Newspaper, Steven Gandy, Senior Photographer/Reporter
3rd Place: Oneida Indian Nation, Jim Heins, Editorial Services Director
Marley Shebala, Navajo Times, “Top Officials Not Charged”
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