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SDFP Journo Doug Porter Awarded 1st Prize for Prop Z Coverage

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Doug Porter takes Fuzzy Slipper Journalism seriously

On July 11, the San Diego Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists held its annual journalism awards banquet at Bali Hai on Shelter Island. Loren Nancarrow, Fox 5 anchor and environmentalist, received the Journalist of the Year award. Awards were then presented by Carol LeBeau, retired 10News anchor and Marty Levin, retired KNSD/Channel 39 anchor. The full spectrum of the media- newspaper, magazines, online, radio and television– was reflected in the awards.

Prolific SDFP writer and editorial board member Doug Porter received first place in the Daily Reporting and Writing category for his coverage of Prop Z. Freepers Annie Lane, Rich Kacmar, Anna Daniels, Andy Cohen, Doug Porter and his daughter, Haley, waited expectantly to find out whether he had garnered a 1st, 2nd place or honorable mention. Doug was surprised at the 1st place award; the rest of us weren’t surprised at all.

Doug has written 329 articles for SDFP since June 2012. He is best known for his Monday through Friday column The Starting Line. He reads the “daily fishwrap” so we don’t have to, which is enough to garner our undying respect. He provides consistent, keen analysis of the political zeitgeist–five days a week–accompanied by some of the funniest, most trenchant images imaginable. When he throws in a music video, it is triple happiness.

Doug 1In addition to The Starting Line, Doug took the lead on the SDFP Voter Guide 2012. This series was an ambitious undertaking, occurring a mere five months after the SDFP site had launched. The visits to the SDFP site suddenly and gratifyingly spiked upward. This series put us on the map. Doug’s post Debunking Proposition Z, San Diego School’s Opportunity to Keep Moving into the 21st Century was described by the SPJ jury panel as “… a marvelous piece that tackles a complex issue, explains it in clear language and skewers the opposing arguments with facts. A classic piece of good advocacy journalism.”

We are proud of Doug. He has taught many of us what it means to have a voice and how precious and powerful that ability is. We are proud of the quality of writing that the San Diego Free Press has provided in our first year. We are committed to providing excellent advocacy journalism in the years ahead. SDFP cannot do that without the dedication of its editorial board and contributors. Thank you all.

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Comments

  3. Journalism still exists, out here, on the margins ,where we have to move our cars to dodge the streetsweepers, where people write in calling us stupid liberal fascist leftie feminazis just because we think, and because we don’t confuse money with truth and virtue.
    All of us wouldn’t be half as funny and pertinent if it weren’t for you, Doug Porter, the only famous Doug in town who knows how to write a newsletter.

  4. Congratulations to Doug AND to SD Free Press! Of course, I’M not surprised, either!

  5. Doug’s column is a daily staple for me and the award is much deserved. Congratulations to Doug and keep up the good work.

  6. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Today or the old days of The SD Street Journal, keep exposing those nefarious politicians.

  10. Congratulations, Doug, for your great and tireless work. You deserve this honor and many more! You set the bar for high standards which we can all aspire to and bask in the glow of. Keep it up.

  11. It’s been a revelation and a joy to know Doug Porter over the last year. He is smart, intrepid, opinionated, funny, helpful and (almost always) right-on in his political analyses. Felicidades on well-deserved recognition of your remarkable work and work ethic.

  12. Congratulations, Doug. Well-deserved honor. You keep me sane in that I no longer have to read the local fish wrap (as Stacy Taylor used to say).

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