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The 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners had been introduced Monday, and the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Occasions made the checklist.
The Herald gained the Pulitzer Prize in Breaking Information Reporting “(f)or its pressing but sweeping protection of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium complicated, merging clear and compassionate writing with complete information and accountability reporting.”
The Miami Herald was up towards the Los Angeles Occasions’ protection of the deadly capturing on the set of the movie “Rust” and The New York Occasions’ protection of Jan. 6. The prize is the twenty third the paper has gained in its historical past.
“As a newsroom, we poured our hearts into the breaking information and the continued each day protection, and subsequent investigative protection, of the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse story,” Miami Herald Government Editor Monica Richardson wrote in a statement. “It was our story to inform as a result of the folks and the households in Surfside who had been impacted by this unthinkable tragedy are part of our group.”
Tampa Bay Occasions reporters Corey Johnson, Rebecca Woolington and Eli Murray gained the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting “(f)or a compelling exposé of extremely poisonous hazards inside Florida’s solely battery recycling plant that compelled the implementation of security measures to adequately defend staff and close by residents.”
The trio edged out finalists from The Washington Put up and Minneapolis Star Tribune. It’s the paper’s 14th Pulitzer Prize.
“We’re enormously pleased with our workforce for his or her relentless reporting that sparked decisive change, making situations safer for staff and the group,” Tampa Bay Occasions editor and vice chairman Mark Katches said. “By their outstanding and meticulous efforts, Corey, Rebecca and Eli uncovered severe issues that will not have surfaced another manner. Their journalism stands as a testomony to the significance of an important native newsroom just like the Occasions.”
Night Reads
“Ron DeSantis worried Wilton Simpson’s prized bill would protect puppy mills. Will he veto it?“ through Jason Garcia of Searching for Rents
“How anti-critical race theory bills are taking aim at teachers” through Theodore R. Johnson, Emelia Gold and Ashley Zhao of FiveThirtyEight
“DeSantis accused textbooks of ‘indoctrination.’ Here’s what he meant.” through Moriah Balingit of The Washington Put up
“Gov. DeSantis wants Joe Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ killed off like the buffalo” through Renzo Downey of Florida Politics
“Black lawmakers to launch ‘Stay Woke Go Vote’ campaign” through Christine Jordan Sexton of Florida Politics
“Gov. DeSantis signs ‘Victims of Communism Day’ into law for public schools” through Lisa J. Huriash of The South Florida Solar-Sentinel
“Inside Mark Meadows’s final push to keep Donald Trump in power” through Michael Kranish of The Washington Put up
“This really is a different anti-abortion movement” through Daniel Ok. Williams of The Atlantic
“Party line call leads to ethics gripe against Val Demings” through A.G. Gancarski of Florida Politics
“What’s your rate of inflation?” through Ben Casselman and Ella Koeze of The New York Occasions
“Florida gasoline prices continue to rise, hitting $4.20 per gallon” through Scott Powers of Florida Politics
“Three friends chatting: How the Steele dossier was created” through Alan Cullison and Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Road Journal
“Amazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shops” through Jason Del Rey of Vox Recode
Quote of the Day
“That disinformation bureau must go the best way of the buffalo. We have to remove that. That could be a huge hazard to free expression on this nation.”
— Gov. Ron DeSantis, on the Joe Biden administration’s Disinformation Governance Board.
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