National Press Club Honors Outstanding Journalism Jul 17, 2009
Honorable mention: "Culture of Resistance"-- The Seattle Times; Michael Berens and Ken Armstrong. Consumer Journalism Award--Periodicals. (PR Newswire)
Star-Studded Roast May 11, 2009
Michael J. Berens and Ken Armstrong of the Seattle Times, the Edgar A. Poe Award for excellence in coverage of news of national or regional significance, for a series exposing the failure of Washington state hospitals and others to handle the rise of the MRSA staph infection. The White House Correspondents Association was formed in 1914 as a liaison between the press and the president. (Fox News)
Times' Paul Pringle wins George Polk Award for SEIU stories Feb 17, 2009
Ken Armstrong and Nick Perry for stories in the Seattle Times reporting that at least two dozen members of the University of Washington football team that played in the 2001 Rose Bowl had arrest records. Scott Pelley, Solly Granatstein and Nicole Young for "The Wasteland," a "60 Minutes" segment reporting on how some American companies that are paid to recycle electronic waste have instead dumped it in China. (Los Angeles Times)
