Pajaronian Wins State Journalism Award

The Pajaronian's front page of Aug. 19, 2022 earned the newspaper a first-place award for Breaking News in the California Journalism Awards. The Pa...

May 27, 2023
5:12 AM

The Pajaronian's front page of Aug. 19, 2022 earned the newspaper a first-place award for Breaking News in the California Journalism Awards. The Pajaronian was named the state's best small weekly newspaper in its division Friday, earning top marks in the 2022 California Journalism Awards. The Watsonville newspaper placed first in the General Excellence category, beating out other publications of similar size throughout California. The award, handed out by the California News Publishers Association, is based on every aspect of the paper, from news coverage, to photography, layout design and writing.

The Pajaronian Staff