Courier Journal named Pulitzer finalist for Breonna Taylor coverage

The Courier Journal was named a finalist for a 2021 Pulitzer Prize in two classes for its reporting on the law enforcement slaying of Breonna Taylor and the much more than 180 consecutive days of protest it provoked in Louisville.

The Courier Journal team have been a finalist in the breaking news and community provider categories.

“Much of what we now know about the night Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police is simply because of the Louisville Courier Journal’s dogged reporting, determination and calls for for transparency,” said Amalie Nash, senior vice president of local information for the United states Now Community. “The Courier Journal has been reporting on this case from the start, shedding light on a killing that subsequently gained countrywide and worldwide attention.”

The winner in breaking information was the personnel of the Minneapolis Star Tribune for its coverage of the George Floyd murder. The New

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