Students win SPJ Awards

Published 2:54 pm Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Valley students at Western Washington University were among those honored with Region 10 Mark of Excellence awards by the Society of Professional Journalists at the spring conference on April 11 in Spokane.

In the feature photography category, Bailey Barnard of North Bend was named a finalist for her photo, “Soakin’ up the Sun,” published in The Western Front.

In the non-fiction magazine article category, Mikayla Raley, also of North Bend, was a finalist for her story, “Switch: Breaking Gender Norms in Sports,” published in Klipsun Magazine.