Comments on: A Minneapolis Pulitzer?

By: Nigel Parry

Nigel Parry — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:45:08 +0000

The Pulitzer Prize jury talked up a great storm about the first ever inclusion of “online only” new sites, and then the jury made up of more than 25% New Yorkers rewarded the media elite across the board, with the New York Times winning the most awards.

Here the results:
http://www.pulitzer.org/files/PressRelease2009PulitzerPrizes.pdf

You will notice the only winning sites with an online component even mentioned were the New York Times, the Detroit Free Press, the East Valley Tribune (Mesa, AZ), the St. Petersburg Times, and the San Diego Union-Tribune. All have print editions.

Talk about smoke and mirrors.

By: Thatcher Drew

Thatcher Drew — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:29:27 +0000

Jay Weiner certainly deserves a nomination and the prize itself.

By: Paul Schmelzer

Paul Schmelzer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:28:51 +0000

Uh, yeah, David. That’s what I meant.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:33:13 +0000

I vote for The Uptake.

No offense MN Indy. You guys are great too, but The Uptake has completely redefined what online news is.

By: David Brauer

David Brauer — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:36:18 +0000

Not quite sure what you mean by “a Minneapolis-based news outlet be the first ever to pick up a Pultizer Prize.” The Strib has won a few, including from when they still had “Minneapolis” in their name.

I’m guessing you mean first online-only outfit?