SACRAMENTO, Calif.,
April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
McClatchy (NYSE: MNI) today announced the Miami Herald,
McClatchy's Washington Bureau and McClatchy's Video Lab was awarded
the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for its work on the Panama Papers, a joint
project with the International Consortium of Investigative
Journalists and other media organizations.
Also honored, Miami Herald cartoonist Jim Morin for his portfolio of drawings
primarily focused on American politics throughout a volatile and
historic election year.
"This work reflects McClatchy at its best. At the Miami
Herald, in our Washington Bureau and elsewhere among the 30
newsrooms that make McClatchy, we have dedicated ourselves to the
kind of enterprise and ingenuity reflected in these projects, and
we are grateful to the Pulitzer Board for honoring us with not one
but two prizes." said Craig Forman,
McClatchy president and CEO. "This brings to more than 50 the
Pulitzers awarded to McClatchy in our 160 year history. We
couldn't be more proud of the award-winners and their commitment to
our public service and accountability mission."
The Panama Papers was an extraordinary, collaborative journalism
project that investigated how money moves secretly around the
globe. The McClatchy Washington Bureau along with the Miami
Herald were the only U.S. newspapers to take part in the
international consortium that sifted through the leaked database of
11 million records from Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca,
resulting in the massive series, "The Secret Shell Game," covering
the Panama Papers leak.
The Miami Herald-McClatchy team told this difficult and
complicated story in pieces that brought the news home not just in
Miami, but elsewhere in
the United States, and a video
produced by McClatchy's Video Lab helped illustrate a complicated
subject. This deep dive into the leaked documents revealed a
financial system of tax havens preferred by tax dodgers, corrupt
politicians and drug dealers whose money often wound up in
Miami real estate.
The Pulitzer judges considered 20 of Morin's 2016 cartoons,
taking on politics, natural and manmade disasters, and national
celebrations. This is his second Pulitzer. This is also
the second year in a row that a McClatchy cartoonist has won the
coveted award, with the 2016 Pulitzer for Editorial Cartooning
going to The Sacramento Bee's Jack
Ohman.
"These projects illustrate McClatchy's 160 year commitment to
quality public service journalism," said Kevin McClatchy, Board of Directors for
McClatchy. "While the format and technologies may have changed
greatly during that time, our belief in the value of that
journalism has never wavered."
About McClatchy
McClatchy is a publisher of iconic
brands such as the Miami Herald, The Kansas City
Star, The Sacramento Bee, The Charlotte Observer,
The (Raleigh) News and
Observer, and the (Fort Worth)
Star-Telegram. McClatchy operates 30 media companies in 29
U.S. markets in 14 states, providing each of its communities with
high-quality news and advertising services in a wide array of
digital and print formats. McClatchy is headquartered in
Sacramento, Calif., and listed on
the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MNI.
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