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Ken Doctor and the little newsroom that could
California Sun Podcast
English - May 23, 2024 21:09 - 34 minutes - 79.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsNews californiasun jeffschechtman mikemcphate Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Over the years, the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting has typically been awarded to major legacy media brands. However, this year a hyperlocal online publication, the Santa Cruz Lookout, received the prestigious honor for its coverage of the once-in-a-century floods that devastated Santa Cruz in January 2023. Ken Doctor, who founded the Lookout in 2020, details how the newsroom covered the floods, and how it has emerged as a potential model for the future of local journalism.