Murmurs Some powerful interests want to light a fire under lawmakers who are considering giving the seven campuses of the Oregon University System more autonomy. As first reported at wweek.com, five men, incl   More

News [youtube IynQCmqvXZs] Forgive us for a moment as we recount the awards we picked up Saturday night at the annual banquet put on by the Society for Professional Journalists' Oregon and Southwest Washington chapter. WW picked up 16 first-place awards for journalism in 2008 among larger-circulation non-dailies in Oregon and among alt-weeklies in the Northwest region. And WW reporter Beth Slovic earned ...   More

News The Society of Professional Journalists' Oregon and southwest Washington chapter held its awards dinner Saturday night, and WW won a bunch of first-place honors for work we did in 2009. Here's what we won: In the category of large-circulation (above 8,000) non-dailies for Oregon and southwest Washington: Comprehensive coverage: Nigel Jaquiss for “Mayor Adams coverage” Environmental ...   More