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Sun's ÔDo No Harm' hospital series garners new acclaim Besides winning the top journalism award from the National Institute for Health Care Management, "Do No Harm" was honored in the Pulitzer Prize contest.

 From lasvegassun.com
The Las Vegas Sun 's series on hospital care continued its run of accolades Monday, honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting while also receiving the top journalism award from the National Institute for Health Care Management. "Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas ," which represented more than two years of reporting, identified preventable infections and injuries - including surgical mishaps - that have occurred in Las Vegas hospitals. The series was based on a...Read Full Story

SUN WINS THE PULITZER PRIZE

 From lasvegassun.com
The Las Vegas Sun on Monday won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service — journalism’s most prestigious award — for its investigation of construction deaths on the Las Vegas Strip and the failures of government, management and labor unions to protect workers. Judges singled out Sun staff writer Alexandra Berzon for “courageous reporting” in persevering against closed doors and intimidation. Her reports, coupled with editorials written by David Clayton and Matt Hufman, led to congressional...Read Full Story

Las Vegas Sun managing editor to retire this year

 From ap.org
The managing editor of the Las Vegas Sun says he'll retire next month. Michael J. Kelley said Wednesday he plans to split time between his hometown of Kansas City, Mo., and Maryland, where his daughter and two grandchildren live. Kelley is 67. He started in newspapers in 1960 and has been managing editor at the Sun since 1997. In April, the Sun won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for stories about construction safety and worker deaths at resort projects in Las Vegas. Kelley says he told...Read Full Story

Shocker from Pulitzer Prize Winner

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Shocker from Pulitzer Prize Winner ABC News Jose Antonio Vargas made a stunning public admission that has the potential to upend his life and career. What drove him to confession More News Obama Questioned on Gay Marriage Inmate's Execution Raising Eyebrows Bahrain Jails 8 Activists for Life NextRead Full Story

Alexandra Berzon -- Reporter's work wins Pulitzer, saves lives

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Alexandra Berzon 's work on the unusually high death rate among Las Vegas construction workers was recognized with the highest honor in American journalism, a Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. But it's also being credited with saving lives. From the U.S. News & World Report blog The Inside Job: A year ago, the Las Vegas Sun reported on a rash of construction-worker deaths on the booming Vegas Strip. In 16 months, the deaths had reached the number recorded throughout the whole 1990s Strip...Read Full Story
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