Stoneman Douglas student newspaper praised by Pulitzer officials

The student newspaper of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was honored Monday during the presentation of the Pulitzer Prizes for its obituaries for students after the deadly 2018 school shooting.

Pulitzer administrator Dana Canedy opened the presentation of this year’s awards with words of praise for the Eagle Eye, noting the bravery and commitment of the student journalists who submitted obituaries of the 17 killed when a gunman opened fire last February at the high school in Parkland, Fla.

“There is hope in their example,” she said Monday.

This truly is the Year of the Student Journalist. The Pulitzer Prize announcements began by acknowledging the phenomenal work of @EagleEyeMSD, for their coverage of the Parkland shooting and the obituaries they wrote for their fellow students. #studentpressfreedom

— Student Press Law Center (@SPLC) April 15, 2019  

Pulitzer announcement begins with an honorary mention of @EagleEyeMSD, the student newspaper at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., whose staff wrote obituaries for 17 people killed on their campus on Feb. 14, 2018.

— Patricia Mazzei (@PatriciaMazzei) April 15, 2019

{mosads}Among the winners of a Pulitzer Prize this year was the South Florida Sun Sentinel for its coverage of the aftermath of the deadly school shooting.

The Sun Sentinel was awarded the top honor in Public Service journalism for “exposing failings by school and law enforcement officials before and after the deadly shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.”