Dallas Morning News Pulitzer Prize recognizes North/South Gap Project

By Shawn Williams – Editor

On Monday, three members of the Dallas Morning News were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing. Tod Robberson, Colleen McCain Nelson and William McKenzie shared the award “for their relentless editorials deploring the stark social and economic disparity between the city’s better-off northern half and distressed southern half.” Other finalists in Editorials included John G. Carlton of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and John McCormick and Marie Dillon of the Chicago Tribune.

I applaud the Dallas Morning News Editorial for their commitment to Southern Dallas and the level at which the have highlighted the disparities in our city. Because of their dedication, the entire paper has been credited with improved Southern Dallas coverage even though that is not always the case.

I’m sure the three winners would all recognized Gap Project Leader and deputy editorial page editor Sharon Grigsby for pouring her heart into the this effort. Their writing on the subject of North Dallas and Southern Dallas is made better because they have been willing to listen and have gotten out into the community throughout the last three years.

According to The Dallas Morning News, this was their 9th Pulitzer Prize with the last being awarded in 2006 for breaking news photography (Hurricane Katrina).

Dallas Morning News Photo by Chris Wilkins

Todd Robberson

Colleen McCain Nelson

William McKenzie

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Nancy

What a pant load. They’ll have champagne, cheese and crackers (yes, crackers) in the editorial offices. Hugs and kisses all-around. And then go back to writing their quasi-informed opinions. They may win prizes. They won’t win meaningful change for the “gap.” Sad.
Casey Thomas

Nancy,
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I have spoken with all three of the winners on the editorial board and they have already made a tremendous impact on Southern Dallas. Just go back and look at the ten drops in a bucket and see how many have been taken off the list.
Drive through Southern Dallas and you will see where these changes have taken place.
http://www.dallassouthnews.org shawnpwilliams

Casey I agree with you that the DMN folks have shown a dedication to this project that unprecedented. I give Sharon Grigsby a lot of the credit. I think they deserve to celebrate their journalistic accomplishment but I do think that at times they overstate the bang for buck difference being made on the ground. I think the most important thing is that they are leading a conversation -out front and in the public, that is usually held behind closed doors if at all.

Dallas Morning News Pulitzer Prize recognizes North/South Gap Project

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