The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting was awarded to the staff of Lookout Santa Cruz on Monday. The prize committee praised the tiny, digital-only media outlet for its “detailed and nimble community-focused coverage” of the catastrophic flooding and mudslides last year that did great damage to the Santa Cruz area. We’ll talk to the staff about the media outlet, which was founded in 2020, its coverage, and the future of local journalism.

Guests:

Ken Doctor, CEO and founder, Lookout Santa Cruz. Doctor writes regularly for Harvard's Nieman Journalism

Tamsin McMahon, managing editor, Lookout Santa Cruz

Christopher Neely, correspondent, Lookout Santa Cruz

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Lookout Santa Cruz Wins 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Its Storm Coverage