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Camas Magazine takes its name from the edible wild lily that was a staple for the First Peoples of much of the Pacific Northwest. The camas grounds were common grounds, meeting places among tribes, families and friends. That is the metaphor we draw from this blue-flowered lily of the field. The common ground we hope to help discover is the shared understanding that comes from civil and creative conversations made possible by good information. Originally conceived as a general interest, regional publication, Camas Magazine staff was confronted with a dilemma in early 2000. When funding for the proposed print publication disappeared, the editors found themselves already on a journey into discovery of a story essential to Spokane's civic, moral and economic health, the River Park Square public/private partnership. This website and the continued reporting on the subject is offered as a public service to the people of Spokane. CAMAS JOURNALISM AWARDS Year 2004 Society of Professional Journalists (National) Sigma Delta Chi Award First-place to Tim Connor, Larry Shook and Judy Laddon For independent, online investigative reporting “How The Spokesman-Review Subverted Democracy in Spokane, Washington.” Year 2003 "The Worst Parking Space in Spokane," by Tim Connor earned a first-place award in the Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism competition for Western Washington. Connor's piece, published in the October/November issue of Washington Law & Politics, examines the saga of the River Park Square scandal and how it is affecting the historic relationship between the Cowles family and Spokane's political leadership. The article took first place in the government/political reporting category. Year 2002 Alternative Newsweekly Awards First place to Larry Shook, for "All in the Family," published in conjunction with The Local Planet Society of Professional Journalists Inland Northwest Chapter First place, investigative reporting Larry Shook, for "All in the Family" Investigative Reporters and Editors Online Investigative Reporting Finalist (no winners were selected) Larry Shook, "All in the Family" National Press Club (Wash. D.C.) Online Journalism—Best Site Honorable Mention to camasmagazine.com (Winner was media giant MSNBC. Camas was the only runner-up) Year 2001 Society of Professional Journalists Award for Excellence Tim Connor, first place for online reporting "Secret Deal: The Story Behind River Park Square" Also: first place for television reporting Tim Connor, with KXLY-TV, for the same story CAMAS MAGAZINE STAFF PUBLISHERS Larry Shook, Judy Laddon EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Larry Shook SENIOR EDITOR Tim Connor EXECUTIVE EDITOR Judy Laddon THE EDITORS Larry Shook Larry Shook has been an editor of San Diego Magazine, was editor-in-chief of Washington Magazine, state editor of Seattle Weekly, and with his wife, Judy Laddon, was co-publisher of Spokane Magazine in the '70s and '80s, as well as being that publication's editor-in-chief. He has been a stringer for The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Newsweek. He is a veteran investigative reporter, who, with reporting partner Tim Connor, helped break the story of half-a-century of secret radiation releases at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Author of several books and numerous articles for national magazines, Shook is a former newspaper columnist and has written syndicated newspaper features. With senior editor Tim Connor, Shook took the first place award in the Northwest Society of Professional Journalists 1998 competition for weekly newspaper investigative reporting for "Burned," a report on Spokane's municipal incinerator. Tim Connor A gifted investigative reporter, Tim Connor was senior writer at the former Spokane Magazine. He was research director of The Hanford Education Action League, editorial director of the Northwest Environmental Education Foundation, and has published in such prestigious journals as The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He has been a guest in media forums such as William F. Buckley's "Firing Line" and has served in advisory capacities with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He has twice presented before committees of the National Academy of Sciences and he has three times testified before the U.S. Congress. With Larry Shook, he co-authored the award-winning 1998 "Burned: The Broken Promise of Spokane's Incinerator." Tim won two prestigious national journalism awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for his year 2000 reporting on River Park Square, "Secret Deal." Judy Laddon Judy Laddon was co-publisher, editor and general manager of the former Spokane Magazine, and was a staffer with San Diego Magazine. Owner of The Printed Word, a communications company, she has edited and produced numerous publications, books, reports, and newsletters for businesses, agencies, individuals and nonprofits. She served on the board of the American Lung Association of Washington for seven years, is a volunteer with Spokane Hospice and Volunteers of America. She is author of seven books, published in six languages. To contact us, call: (509) 747-8776, or write to: 4327 S. Perry St., Spokane, WA 99203 or e-mail to: jladdon@msn.com |
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