S-R Staff Wins Journalism Awards

The staff of The Spokesman-Review has received top awards in two major journalism competitions.

The Spokesman-Review was named one of the “World’s Best-Designed Newspapers” by the Society of Newspaper Design during the judging of the 18th annual Best of Newspaper Design competition.

Fifteen other newspapers from five countries were also recognized. The contest, sponsored by the society and Syracuse University’s S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, recognizes excellence in newspaper design, graphics and photography.

The Spokesman-Review also won first place in the Best Use of Photography category for newspapers its size in the 55th annual Pictures of the Year Contest.

The newspaper also won first place in the newspaper series category for its coverage of the bombings in Spokane and the special section “The War Within.”

, DataTimes