Las Vegas Sun
Encyclopedia
The Las Vegas Sun is a Pulitzer Prize
-winning newspaper. It is one of Las Vegas, Nevada
's two daily newspaper
s. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group
.
The paper was published in the afternoons on weekdays from 1990-2005. The paper is now included as a section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
and continues operating exclusively on its website.
Publisher and president Brian Greenspun, Hank's son, is a personal friend of former president Bill Clinton
. While in office, Greenspun welcomed Clinton as a house guest while Clinton was fund raising in southern Nevada.
, who served as its editor until his death. From its founding the paper was published in the mornings. Starting in 1990 the paper switched to publishing in the afternoon.
The afternoon edition of the paper was published until September 30, 2005. On October 2, 2005, the Las Vegas Sun began distribution with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a rival newspaper with which it has a joint operating agreement.
On April 20, 2009, the Las Vegas Sun was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
award for coverage of the high death rate of construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip
amid lax enforcement of regulations. The Pulitzer Prize committee noted that the Sun's coverage led to changes in government policy and improved safety conditions. Alexandra Berzon
was the primary author for the 4 part series. Berzon promptly left the paper upon her win, as did health reporter and Pulitzer finalist Marshall Allen in 2011.
The Sun is produced by its editors, reporters and photographers at The Greenspun Corporation's suburban Henderson offices, then printed by the Review-Journal and included inside the pages of the morning R-J. The section typically contains no advertisements. The two newspapers' editorial departments continue to have in-print disputes, sometimes degrading into personal attacks between Brian Greenspun and former Review-Journal publisher Sherman Frederick.
Just before Christmas in 2009, the Sun fired more than half its staff and changed its focus from daily news to political analysis.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning newspaper. It is one of Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
's two daily newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s. It is owned by the Greenspun family and is affiliated with Greenspun Media Group
Greenspun Media Group
Greenspun Media Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Greenspun Corporation.-Properties:*, Vegas' business newspaper.*, an alternative weekly newspaper....
.
The paper was published in the afternoons on weekdays from 1990-2005. The paper is now included as a section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada, and one of two daily newspapers in Las Vegas . It is the flagship publication of Stephens Media LLC...
and continues operating exclusively on its website.
Publisher and president Brian Greenspun, Hank's son, is a personal friend of former president Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
. While in office, Greenspun welcomed Clinton as a house guest while Clinton was fund raising in southern Nevada.
History
The Las Vegas Sun was first published on May 21, 1950, by Hank GreenspunHank Greenspun
Herman "Hank" Milton Greenspun was the longtime, and often controversial, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper. He purchased the Sun in 1949, and served as its editor and publisher until his death...
, who served as its editor until his death. From its founding the paper was published in the mornings. Starting in 1990 the paper switched to publishing in the afternoon.
The afternoon edition of the paper was published until September 30, 2005. On October 2, 2005, the Las Vegas Sun began distribution with the Las Vegas Review-Journal, a rival newspaper with which it has a joint operating agreement.
On April 20, 2009, the Las Vegas Sun was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
award for coverage of the high death rate of construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
amid lax enforcement of regulations. The Pulitzer Prize committee noted that the Sun's coverage led to changes in government policy and improved safety conditions. Alexandra Berzon
Alexandra Berzon
Alexandra Berzon is an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal covering Las Vegas, Nevada. She is best known for a series of investigative stories on construction worker deaths on the Las Vegas Strip for which her paper, the Las Vegas Sun, received a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service,...
was the primary author for the 4 part series. Berzon promptly left the paper upon her win, as did health reporter and Pulitzer finalist Marshall Allen in 2011.
Current status
In 2005, the Sun entered an amended joint operating agreement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal: the Sun would be delivered with the Review-Journal, but the Sun's content and staff would remain independent. This arrangement has also led to the Review-Journal as being referred to as the "Sun's wrapper," or the Sun being referred to as the "R-J's insert."The Sun is produced by its editors, reporters and photographers at The Greenspun Corporation's suburban Henderson offices, then printed by the Review-Journal and included inside the pages of the morning R-J. The section typically contains no advertisements. The two newspapers' editorial departments continue to have in-print disputes, sometimes degrading into personal attacks between Brian Greenspun and former Review-Journal publisher Sherman Frederick.
Just before Christmas in 2009, the Sun fired more than half its staff and changed its focus from daily news to political analysis.