Two Gulf Coast Newspapers Win Pulitzer

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Two Gulf Coast Newspapers Win Pulitzer By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer
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NEW YORK - The Times-Picayune of New Orleans and The Sun Herald of Gulfport, Miss., each won the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for their dauntless coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

The Times-Picayune also won the Pulitzer in breaking news reporting for its Katrina coverage.

The Washington Post won four awards in all, followed by The New York Times, with three. The Rocky Mountain News, like The Times-Picayune, won two.

"We never missed a day of publication and that's a testament to everybody in this room," said Ricky Mathews, The Sun Herald's president and publisher. "We will arise from this terrible situation," he added. "I think our best journalism is still ahead of us."

Executive Editor Stan Tiner dedicated the Pulitzer to the residents of southern Mississippi "whose magnificent hearts and spirit moved us every day that we have been privileged to tell the story of their struggle and triumphs."

"They will not be defeated — not by Katrina nor anything," he added.

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1. I can vouch for both papers

I get them every day and they both have done a phenomenal job in covering damn near every aspect of the hurricane and recovery. The Times-Picayune www.nola.com offers pictures and t-shirts about the hurricane for sale. My favorite T-Shirt:

The Times-Picayune
We Publish
Come Hell and High Water