One week after we heard that the news Chicago Tribune filed for bankruptcy protection, this piece of news about news was long overdue: The Pulitzer Board just announced it has expanded to recognize web-only journalism.
Indeed, many mainstream journalists have their own blog out of a changed job description, or recognizing the realities of a changing news landscape. The announcement:
The Pulitzer Board also has decided to allow entries made up entirely of online content to be submitted in all 14 Pulitzer journalism categories.
Interestingly, one story below on the Pulitzer site: “Pulitzer Prizes redesign Website.