While journalism as an industry has changed dramatically over the past decade, the spirit of the people practicing it—from established daily newspapers to independent blogs—continues to treat good journalism with mutual respect.
With that, how did Politics Hawaii do in the awards? First, a setup – Politics Hawaii went in for six awards this year, including the coveted A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting (for the SMS shutdown saga). That was one of two awards this year that came with monetary prizes, a fact that the emcees noted in their presentation.