11/20/98 - PRINT PRESS BRIEFS -
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Published on: 11/20/1998
Last Visited: 4/13/2001
For the 23rd consecutive year , the awards were given in honor of C.B. Blethen , publisher of The Seattle Times for 26 years , from 1915 to 1941.
The awards include plaques and cash prizes donated by The Seattle Times for first and second place winners.A total of $ 156 , 750 has been awarded during the program's history.PNNA daily newspaper members in Washington , Oregon , Montana , Idaho , Utah , Alaska and British Columbia are eligible to enter the contest , which is administered by the PNNA Foundation.Judges are top news executives from respected daily newspapers outside the PNNA area and are not affiliated with PNNA member groups.
The winners are :.