Journal Sentinel Wins Pulitzer, Sykes Does Not

Earlier today, it was announced that Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dave Umhoefer won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for his investigation detailing pension deals for county workers. This is the first Pulitzer ever awarded to a member of the staff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, while its predecessor the Milwaukee Journal won five Pulitzers.

Congratulations to Dave Umhoefer on his win, and hopefully this will put to rest claims by some that the MJS isn’t a quality local paper. Sure, it’s far from perfect in all its reporting, but hopefully this Pulitzer win will serve as a starting point for the paper improving its quality from top to bottom.

And curiously enough, as I browsed the list of Pulitzer winners and finalists, I neglected to see any mention of Charlie Sykes or Jessica McBride.

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5 thoughts on “Journal Sentinel Wins Pulitzer, Sykes Does Not

  1. Didn’t see anything my Fischer or McIlheran either. And I would have thought that Fischer would have had a chance, given his gratuitous use of the word “Nazi.”

  2. Yeah capper, I was shocked Fischer didn’t win a Pulitzer, considering the fact that he’s an “award-winning veteran broadcaster.”

  3. Who cares about the Pulitzer? Most people don’t care about that much anymore.

  4. Somehow I doubt Tom and Kristin would be denigrating the Pulitzer if Chuck Sykes had won one. No doubt they’d be holding Chuck Sykes up as an example of journalistic excellence.

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