Washington Square News - Journalists, one an alum, speak on covering Katrina

Washington Square News - Journalists, one an alum, speak on covering Katrina:

"When Katrina swept over Mississippi and Louisiana last August, there was no electricity, clean water or common amenities, but the newspaper never stopped publishing its print edition throughout the aftermath.

Last April, the 121-year-old paper was awarded the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for Public Service for its “valorous and comprehensive coverage of Katrina.”

“The paper was a tangible representation that at some level, the center of civilization had held,” Tiner said.

Tiner and Norman were two of only five reporters who stayed in Biloxi to cover the storm, and Norman was the first on the ground reporting on the damage in the area."