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.
One instance was NOLA.com's endeavor, a web affiliate of New Orleans' Times-Picayune, which won the Breaking News Pulitzer Prize and shared the Public Service Pulitzer with the Biloxi-based Sun Herald. The newspaper's coverage was disseminated only on NOLA's blogs for days, as the newspaper lost its presses and evacuated its building due to rising water on August 30. The site became a global hub for local news and also served as an essential connection for rescue operations and later for reconnecting dispersed residents, accepting and posting thousands of individual pleas for assistance on its blogs and forums.