The staff of Northwest Catholic and NWCatholic.org received 17 Catholic Press Awards during the 2018 Catholic Media Conference in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The awards were announced June 15.
In the individual excellence categories, Keri Hake, Northwest Catholic’s advertising sales manager and general business manager, received second place for Advertising/Business/Marketing Professional of the Year.
The judges praised Hake for her “high level of expertise” and her “broad contributions” to Northwest Catholic.
Also in individual excellence, Anna Weaver received honorable mention for Multimedia Journalist of the Year. (Weaver, Northwest Catholic’s multimedia editor from 2013-18, now works for the Hawaii Catholic Herald.)
The awards were presented by the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, which this year received more than 2,900 entries from 233 member publications and 506 individuals. Northwest Catholic was recognized for work done in 2017 in a wide range of categories, including writing, multimedia content, advertising and graphic design.
In the Spanish-language division, Auxiliary Bishop Eusebio Elizondo won first place for his regular columns in Northwest Catholic. “The author manages interesting topics about the human faith,” the judges said. “It’s important to keep a tangible message for the public; and call people to manage their faith with pragmatism, and make real the purest Christian ethics that Jesus gave to us. The author gave [that] and more.”
Follow the links below to revisit some of our award-winning content.
First Place
Best Online Presentation of Multimedia Visuals (all publications)
“Introducing our next auxiliary bishop” by Anna Weaver, Stephen Brashear, Janis Olson and Kevin Birnbaum
Best Regular Column by a Bishop or Archbishop (Spanish language, all publications)
Bishop Eusebio Elizondo: Lentos…pero seguros (English), Latidos divinos (English), Navidad Hoy” (English)
Second Place
Best Online Content Not Published in Print: Written Content (all publications)
NWCatholic.org local stories by Michelle Bruno (St. Leo’s beekeeper, Enumclaw cemetery tradition), Jean Parietti (Prepares program), Morningstar Stevenson (Parish nurses), Nathan Whalen (Multi-parish teen program)
Best Multimedia Package: Feature Package (all publications)
“Portrait of compassion” by Anna Weaver and Stephen Brashear
Best Use of Live Video in Social Media (all publications)
“Daniel Mueggenborg ordained seventh auxiliary bishop of Seattle” by Anna Weaver
Best Sports Reporting (all magazines)
“Faith, Family, Football” by Anna Weaver
Best Reporting of the Celebration of a Sacrament (all magazines)
“New life, old clothes” by Anna Weaver, Ryan McGaughey and Stephen Brashear
Best Example of Effective Advertising Promotion Originating with the Publication or Publication’s Website (all publications)
“Senior Vitality” by Keri Hake and Ron Anderson
Third Place
Best Reporting on a Special Age Group (all magazines)
“Living under Jesus' roof” by Kevin Birnbaum
Best Feature Article (mission magazines)
“Living under Jesus’ roof” by Kevin Birnbaum
Honorable Mention
Best Special Supplement or Special Issue with Advertising Emphasis (all publications)
“June 2017 Welcome Bishop Mueggenborg”
Best Regular Column: Bishop’s column in a diocesan magazine
“Ask a Bishop” by Bishop Daniel H. Mueggenborg: “Can Catholics believe in evolution?”, “What is the Kerygma?”, “What are the ‘gnostic gospels’?”
Best Reporting on Vocations to Priesthood, Religious Life or Diaconate (all magazines)
“That little nun” by Anna Weaver
Best Reporting on a Special Age Group (all magazines)
“Making a difference” by Kevin Birnbaum
Best Use of Art or Graphics (Spanish language, all publications)
“Una cuaresma íntima y discreta” by Ellen Bollard and Janis Olson
Individual Excellence
Advertising/Business/Marketing Professional of the Year (all publications)
Keri Hake, second place
Multimedia Journalist of the Year (all publications)
Anna Weaver, honorable mention