Sig Gissler
Sig Gissler
Sig Gissler is an adjunct professor of journalism at Columbia University and the former administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes...
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The Board regards this as extraordinary work by two papers ... in the aftermath of Katrina, which is considered the nation's worst natural disaster.
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It's a very significant change. This reflects the growing importance of online content, but, at the same time, print remains very important, and I think the Pulitzer competition now reflects a blend of print and online, which is what most newspapers are seeking to achieve these days.
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The board will continue to watch the evolution of this medium.
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Under the new rules, the initial online publication and later stories could be part of the package.
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What it suggests is that the newspaper industry is evolving. We're in a changing world.
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We're trying to encourage shorter, high-quality submissions in addition to the long packages we get.
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We're not in the business of sending signals. We let the decisions speak for themselves. Sometimes you don't get a winner in a category.