Pulitzer Winner Was Laid Off

But he started Arizona news site with axed editor who supervised heralded series
By Mary Papenfuss,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 21, 2009 3:39 AM CDT
Pulitzer Winner Was Laid Off
Former East Valley Tribune reporter Paul Giblin was laid off before he was named a Pulitizer Prize winner for his series on immigration crackdowns.   (AP Photo/Pulitzer Board)

Pulitzer, Schmulitzer: being a terrific journalist is no insurance against unemployment. East Valley Trib reporter Paul Giblin was laid off from the Arizona paper last year even though he co-authored its series on immigration crackdowns that won a Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting yesterday. The supervising metro editor was also let go. But they joined forces to start a political news website, reports Portfolio. "You can do significant work, even in the face of declining resources, if you put your mind to it," said axed editor Patti Epler. (More Pulitzer Prize stories.)

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