Birmingham News wins Pulitzer Prize!
Congratulations to The Birmingham News who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize today.
The Birmingham News won the Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for Brett Blackledge’s exposure of corruption in the state’s two-year college system, which led to the ouster of the chancellor and an ongoing criminal investigation.
Alabamians are reaping the benefit of Blackledge’s solid and ongoing work.
According to the Pulitzer web site, the nomination was moved from the Public Service category to the Investigative Reporting category. The Seattle Times had two stories nominated in that category, and The Hartford Courant had a story nominated.
Hats off to Blackledge and The News.
Update: The Birmingham News site has a piece online with links to Blackledge’s articles that comprised the Pulitzer Prize entry.
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Blackledge’s reporting has been solid and extremely well documented. I’m glad he has received the recognition that the series and he deserve.
Comment by Susan — April 16, 2007 @ 4:11 pm
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Blackledge certainly deserves the praise. I can’t imagine the level of investigation it took to uncover all that he did.
I personally have also been impressed with Ben Raines at the Press Register, but I guess the two-year scandal has matured more and has had wider consequences.
Comment by Dan — April 16, 2007 @ 9:31 pm