Reflections of a Newsosaur
Alan D. Mutter's plan has one tier of papers headquartered in New York and Washington, and a second tier with newspapers from all other locales. He writes: "The big boys and girls tend to get about half the prizes year after year, because they take good advantage of their inherent unfair advantage. They not only have bigger and better funded staffs than the provincial press, but they also get to cover the stories of the biggest national and international significance."
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Read KR CEO Ridder's comments about the Sun Herald's Pulitzer (Misc.)
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Los Angeles Times fails to win a prize for the first time since 1997 (LAT)
