Friday, April 06, 2007

This is an Award Winning Blog!

Jpeg and I are pleased and honored to have been given The Northwest Progressive Institute's 2006 David Neiwert Award for Best Local Party Coverage.
Best Local Party Coverage
RECIPIENTS: STEVE AND JPEG OF WASHINGTON OUTSIDERS

Though most of the bloggers and activists that comprise the regional netroots community consider themselves Democrats (or align Democratic), there remains a lack of coverage of party activity at the local level. Washington State has forty nine legislative districts and thirty nine counties - almost all of them have an active, organized membership of precinct committee officers and activists meeting regularly to elect Democrats and influence public policy, but not many are well covered online. Filling this void in a northern corner of the state are the contributors of Washington Outsiders, who closely follow the 42nd LD Democrats. Throughout 2006, Steve and "JPEG" extensively disseminated the local party's events and meetings as well as the campaigns of Jasper MacSlarrow (who ran against Republican Doug Ericksen) and Jesse Salomon (who challenged incumbent Republican senator Dale Brandland.) Their photoblogging was particularly well done. We hope to see other activists following in their footsteps in 2007.
The other winner's are:
Best Guest Blogger
RECIPIENT: DARRYL OF HOMINID VIEWS

Most Valuable Faith Perspective
RECIPIENT: CHUCK CURRIE

Best Campaign Blog
RECIPIENT: JULIE FANSELOW OF GRASSROOTS FOR GRANT

Most Valuable Explanatory Reporting
RECIPIENT: STEVE ZEMKE OF MAJORITYRULES

Best Series
RECIPIENT: SHAUN DALE OF UPPER LEFT

Most Innovative Post
RECIPIENT: MOLLIE MARTIN OF THE LIBERAL GIRL NEXT DOOR

Most Valuable Partnership
RECIPIENTS: TJ AND CARLA OF LOADED ORYGUN

Best Electoral Commentary
RECIPIENT: ALAN OF IDABLUE

Best Neighborhood Newsgathering
RECIPIENTS: THE OLYBLOG TEAM

Best Topical Blog
RECIPIENTS: THE RADICAL NOESIS TEAM

And
THE HONORABLE MENTIONS:
blatherWatch
Jesus' General,
Evergreen Politics,
On the Road to 2008
EFF'in Unsound
BlueOregon, 43rd State Blues, and Washblog
McCranium
HorsesAss

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