The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting was awarded to the staff of Lookout Santa Cruz on Monday. The prize committee praised the tiny, digital-only media outlet for its “detailed and nimble community-focused coverage” of the catastrophic flooding and mudslides last year that did great damage to the Santa Cruz area. We’ll talk to the staff about the media outlet, which was founded in 2020, its coverage, and the future of local journalism.
Lookout Santa Cruz Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Its Storm Coverage
Lookout Santa Cruz staffers react Monday after winning the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news coverage. (Kevin Painchaud via Lookout Santa Cruz)
Guests:
Ken Doctor, CEO and founder, Lookout Santa Cruz. Doctor writes regularly for Harvard's Nieman Journalism
Tamsin McMahon, managing editor, Lookout Santa Cruz
Christopher Neely, correspondent, Lookout Santa Cruz
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