One example was the effort of NOLA.com, the web affiliate of New Orleans' Times-Picayune, which was awarded the Breaking News Pulitzer Prize, and shared the Public Service Pulitzer with the Biloxi-based Sun Herald. The newspaper's coverage was carried for days only on NOLA's blogs, as the newspaper lost its presses and evacuated its building as water rose around it on August 30. The site became an international focal point for news by local media, and also became a vital link for rescue operations and later for reuniting scattered residents, as it accepted and posted thousands of individual pleas for rescue on its blogs and forums.
NOLA.com, the web affiliate of New Orleans' Times-Picayune, received the Breaking News Pulitzer Prize along with the Biloxi-based Sun Herald's Public Service Pulitzer. The newspaper's coverage was primarily featured on NOLA's blogs for several days as it lost its presses and evacuated due to rising water on August 30. The site became a key source of local news and an important link for rescue operations and reconnecting residents, accepting and sharing thousands of individual pleas for help through its blogs and forums.