Pulitzer Center Update

The Seattle Times Wins Regional Emmy Award for 'Life After Deportation'

June 17, 2020 | Project news, Awards
By
Kirk Henderson
Maya, Joy and Rafael Valdez push their SUV to get it started after the battery died. They use the vehicle in the countryside while sharing the roads. Image by Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times. Mexico, 2019. 

Maya, Joy and Rafael Valdez push their SUV to get it started after the battery died. They use the vehicle in the countryside while sharing the roads. Image by Nina Shapiro / The Seattle Times. Mexico, 2019. 

On June 6, 2020, the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences announced that The Seattle Times and grantee Corinne Chin were selected as the winners of a Northwest Regional Emmy Award in the Public/Current/Community Affairs category.

They were honored for their Pulitzer Center-supported story, "Life After Deportation," a detailed report on a family with roots in the Seattle region starting over in Mexico. The story was featured in "Beyond the Border," a multimedia series delving into the harrowing after-effects of deportation and the struggles associated with beginning a new life.

For a full list of Northwest Regional Emmy Award winners, click here.