How do you get journalists back in newsrooms again in large numbers? Assuming there still is a newsroom?
From the tweets we’re seeing, it looks like telling them that it’s Pulitzer Prize day is one good strategy.
Newsrooms around the country, local and national, big and small, hosted gatherings to watch for winners of the prizes on Monday. You can read the full list of winners here.
Here below, find some of the big day’s big gatherings:
The Los Angeles Times won Pulitzers for Breaking News Reporting and Feature Photography.
The @latimes staff gathers for the Pulitzer announcement. pic.twitter.com/Vsak4Vj68j
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) May 8, 2023
This is the moment the Los Angeles Times learned they won a Pulitzer for Breaking News Reporting pic.twitter.com/Rdpcy27bgy
— Steve Saldivar (@stevesaldivar) May 8, 2023
Pulitzer to the @latimes
Breaking news pic.twitter.com/MiGdVFnLkZ— robert lopez (@LAJourno) May 8, 2023
Christina House. That’s it, that’s the tweet. 🙏🏽🥹🥇 She’s amazing pic.twitter.com/59t5W84D5T
— Steve Saldivar (@stevesaldivar) May 8, 2023
Here’s The Washington Post, where Caroline Kitchener won for National Reporting, Eli Saslow won for Feature Reporting, and Toluse Olorunnipa won, along with Robert Samuels, for General Nonfiction in the Letters, Drama and Music Prizes:
Congratulations to the @washingtonpost’s amazing @CAKitchener for her extraordinary coverage of abortion. pic.twitter.com/PnHC9F0iVn
— Tracy Jan (@TracyJan) May 8, 2023
.@ToluseO and @newsbysamuels are Pulitzer winners!! pic.twitter.com/pAGNprxW9X
— Travis Lyles (@travislylesnews) May 8, 2023
That moment when you look up in the newsroom and see your name and your book won the Pulitzer ❤️ bravo @ToluseO & @newsbysamuels ❤️⭐️🗞️ pic.twitter.com/R0bTlFuAoq
— Michelle Jaconi 💥 (@jaconi) May 8, 2023
Here’s a scene from The Wall Street Journal, which won the prize for Investigative Reporting:
Congratulations to the entire team behind this fabulous journalism and well-deserved Pulitzer! Proud to be your colleague! https://t.co/It0y8i5oGm pic.twitter.com/8v1dwJO8ze
— Matthew Rose (@MtthwRose) May 8, 2023
And from Mississippi Today, where Anna Wolfe won for Local Reporting:
Hell yeah @ayewolfe!!!!!!! https://t.co/FYLwNIYxvk pic.twitter.com/Y2NL5OaMgO
— Kayleigh Skinner (@KayAnneSkinner) May 8, 2023
Here’s Gimlet Media, which won for audio reporting:
screaming crying throwing up bc @connie_walker & the rest of the Stolen team at @Gimletmedia WON A PULITZER pic.twitter.com/Q7L6GFEg3t
— hannah chinn (@hannahlchinn) May 8, 2023
John Archibald, who was part of the team from Al.com that won for local reporting (the newsroom also won for commentary,) tweeted this:
Pretty exciting day. I enjoyed this team, and going back to my reporting roots.
Awards are cool and all, but nothing compares to the hearing people say they got their lives back.
That will stick forever.
Congrats everyone.https://t.co/gDhfbgg5iJ— John Archibald (@JohnArchibald) May 8, 2023
Send your favorite tweets to khare@poynter.org and I’ll add them to the collection.
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