KUOW wins 20 Society of Professional Journalists Awards, 5 Public Media Journalists Association...

KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio has won 20 Society of Professional Journalists Excellence in Journalism Awards and five Public Media Journalists Association Awards. Winners of both contests were announced this week.

PMJA recognizes outstanding public media reporting from around the country, celebrating the role public news organizations "play in holding powerful institutions accountable, giving voice to marginalized communities, and sparking important conversations." The winners were selected from over 1,450 entries from 144 different organizations. See the full list of this year's winners here.