Honor & Awards:
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship, Stanford University, 2007-08
Pacific Northwest Society of Professional Journalists Awards, first place in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
C.B. Blethen Memorial Award, investigative reporting, 2002, 2005
Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism, finalist, project reporting, 2002, 2004
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, Honorable Mention, May 2002
Ted Natt First Amendment Journalism Award, 2001
National Press Club Edwin M. Hood Diplomatic Correspondence Award, 2001
Viacom Canada Non-Fiction Writers Prize, 1998, finalist
Canadian Association of Journalists President’s Award, 1996
Michener Journalism Fellowship, 1992
National Michener Award, 1992, 1993, finalist