Award-Winning Journalism
The Columbian has brought home many awards for journalism and photography throughout the years. Here in a non-comprehensive list of our more recent accolades.
C.B. Blethen Memorial Awards
September 2019
First place, Enterprise Reporting
(for "Fall from Grace" series)
First place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
First place, Features Writing
Second place, Deadline Reporting
Third place, Deadline Reporting
Third place, Enterprise Reporting
Third place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Third place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
(for The color of education)
December 2018
First place, Features Writing
Second place, Features Writing
Second place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
September 2017
First place, Enterprise Reporting
First place, Feature Writing
Second place, Enterprise Reporting
Second place, Feature Writing
Second place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Third place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Third place, Enterprise Reporting
September 2016
First place, Investigative Reporting
Second place, Deadline Reporting
Third place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
Third place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Third place, Feature Writing
September 2015
First place, Investigative Reporting
First place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
First place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
September 2014
First place, Distinguished Coverage of Diversity
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Second place, Deadline Reporting
Second place, Features Writing
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
Second place, Deadline Reporting
Second place, Features Writing
September 2013
First place, Deadline Reporting
First place, Enterprise Reporting
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
First place, Enterprise Reporting
First place, Debby Lowman Award for Distinguished Reporting of Consumer Affairs
September 2012
First place, Enterprise Reporting
Second place, Enterprise Reporting
Second place, Enterprise Reporting
Associated Press Photo Awards
2020
First place, Non-metro Portrait
First place, Non-metro Photo Story
(for Raising Kaine)
2019 and 2020
Cowles Cup
NPPA Best of Photojournalism
2020
First place, Sports Feature
Sony Best in Show award
Society of Professional Journalists
Award for General Excellence
2019
Runner up
2018
Runner up
2015
Third place
2013
Second place
2012
Second place
2006
First place (first year for the general excellence category)
Best of the West
Prestigious competition among journalists in 14 states
2020
Second place