Maple Leaf Life co-editor Mike Ullmann is a first-place winner of a 2009 Excellence in Journalism award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Ullmann, the former managing editor of the King County Journal, received the award under the “Personalities” category for an article he wrote for Seattle Business magazine called “The Man Who Saved Washington Wine.”
Our partner blog PhinneyWood also received a second-place prize under the category “Best Site-Specialized Geography,” with credits going to co-editors Doree Armstrong and Dale Steinke as well as our parent company Next Door Media and its co-founder Kate Bergman. PhinnyWood earlier won a national journalism award for coverage of the Greenwood arsons last fall.
The complete results of the 2009 Society of Professional Journalists’ Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism awards are available through our partner The Seattle Times or directly from the society’s website.
Congratulations to everyone!
