She won a pulitzer not just while in _a_ class, but while she was in a _journalism_ class.
A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
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Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#22Much of the credit goes to The Cincinnati Enquirer for having the ethics to include interns on the byline. As they should, but not everyone would do so.
Honestly why should they? The Interns did exactly what they were told, the went and jotted down details. Is that Pulitzer Prize worthy work? Does the helper who whipes Einstein’s blackboard during the break deserve partial credit for what he put on it?
I get that it’s a fun story but it honestly just seems redicules.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#23Journalism - real journalism, not blogging - matters. I've been thinking of buying a newspaper subscription again because I feel that even though newspapers typically lag 24 hours or so behind what you can read online someone needs to keep these people employed so they can do there very necessary jobs. I don't think it is possible to have anything resembling a democracy in the modern age without a free press.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#24Much of the credit goes to The Cincinnati Enquirer for having the ethics to include interns on the byline. As they should, but not everyone would do so.
Honestly why should they? The Interns did exactly what they were told, the went and jotted down details. Is that Pulitzer Prize worthy work? Does the helper who whipes Einstein’s blackboard during the break deserve partial credit for what he put on it? I get that it’s a fun story but it honestly just seems redicules.
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Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#25This is the series: https://www.cincinnati.com/pages/interactives/seven-days-of-... It is a tremendous work of crafting mixed media.
It's so hard-hitting. I just read the first day and was left crying for all those people... Actual people destroying their lives and irreversibly impacting their loved one's lives.
All lawmakers should be forced to read this article, maybe they'll do something about it if they come to realize that you can't tax the dead.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#26That is both super amazing and uniquely hard to imagine experiencing. It has to be surreal, in a journalism class, learning you've won Journalism's highest honor. I thought it also interesting that the students were more concerned that they would get in trouble for using a phone in class than with the import of the event.
I don't think she will have much difficulty finding a job after she graduates with that on her resume :-). I was trying to imagine a CS student applying for a job where it mentions they have already won the Turing award. That would be crazy.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#27This is the series: https://www.cincinnati.com/pages/interactives/seven-days-of-... It is a tremendous work of crafting mixed media.
This kind of reporting is becoming an endangered species. It requires a lot of man-hours, and isn't as profitable as the minimal effort required to regurgitate whatever the latest sensational scandal is.
I love how even a story about excellent journalism can be turned into an insult of the profession at large.
As far as I can tell, there is an avalanche (that’s a reference) of excellent, deeply reported stories, making good use of technology, on important subjects both titilating and not.
Just go through the other award winners, or the webby award nominees in the relevant categories.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
That’s a shame spreading the credit helps build loyalty which keeps those award winning teams in place.
To play devil's advocate, an intern with a Pulitzer (or similarly prestigious award) on their resume is going to have a lot of job opportunities.
An intern whose work won the Pulitzer but wasn't listed on the byline is probably not going to want to work for you again, for fear of that happening again. It goes both ways.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#29Journalism - real journalism, not blogging - matters. I've been thinking of buying a newspaper subscription again because I feel that even though newspapers typically lag 24 hours or so behind what you can read online someone needs to keep these people employed so they can do there very necessary jobs. I don't think it is possible to have anything resembling a democracy in the modern age without a free press.
This is why I subscribe. Journalism is really important and it’s been hit really hard by the shift in the advertising industry.
This goes double if you subscribe to something in addition to the NYT or WaPo — a ton of local stories have been ignored because the regional press was cut to the bone and there’s really no substitute for reporters who live in the area.
Re: A journalism student who found out she won a Pulitzer in class
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
To play devil's advocate, an intern with a Pulitzer (or similarly prestigious award) on their resume is going to have a lot of job opportunities.
You’d be surprised how dire the situation is in most newsrooms, and how petty the competition is.
If your head hasn’t been in the ground for the last twenty years you should have an idea on how bad the business is.
Here is a recent article about the situation if indeed your head is below ground: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-news-041...