The Sun Shines

Las Vegas, like many cities, has experienced contraction in the newspaper business. At the beginning of the decade, it still had two dailies, the Review-Journal in the morning, and until (September 30, 2005) the Sun in the afternoon. The paper, drastically reduced in size, scope and staffing, is now included as a print section of the R-J, and continues operating with an independent editorial staff and its own website.

If this were a business school case study, the Las Vegas Review-Journal would be the clear winner.

However, on April 20, 2009, the Las Vegas Sun was awarded the first ever Pulitzer Prize for any Southern Nevada publication. The committee cited the Sun's Alexandra Berzon, a 29 year old general assignment reporter and primary author for the winning series:


Video: KVBC-TV, April 20th.
Anchor: Sue Manteris / Reporter: Steve Crupi