Pulitzer Prizes to two papers led by African-Americans
Broadcast news executives are more pessimistic about the future of journalism than their counterparts at newspapers.
This is the debut on The Root of Richard Prince's popular blog/column on minorities in the media. The column is reprinted with permission of its orginator, the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.
Michael Days, Greg Moore See Staffers Win Honors
"The newsroom was quiet this afternoon, save for the sound of a nervous editor repeatedly clicking his mouse while staring at a computer screen,"David Gambacorta wrote Monday for the Philadelphia Daily News.
"Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
"Finally, at 3 o'clock, the silence was pierced by a euphoric cry of, 'YES!'"
