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  Pulitzer Prize - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The very first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded on June 4, 1917, and in recent times, they are announced each year, in the month of April.
The prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher in the late 19th century.
In addition to the prizes, Pulitzer travelling fellowships are awarded to four outstanding students of the Graduate School of Journalism as selected by the faculty.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pulitzer_Prizes   (790 words)

  
 Pulitzer Prize [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Pulitzer Prize is a United States The United States of America, also referred to as the United States, U.S.A., U.S., US, America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia, is a federal republic of fifty states, mostly in central North America.
The prize was established by Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer (April 10, 1847–October 29, 1911), born in Makó, Hungary, immigrated to the United States and became an American newspaper man and journalist.
Editorial Writing The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing has been awarded since 1917 for distinguished editorial writing, the test of excellence being clearness of style, moral purpose, sound reasoning, and power to influence public opinion in what the writer conceives to be the right direction.
www.wikimirror.com /Pulitzer_Prize   (3811 words)

  
 The Pulitzer Prizes Chronology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pulitzer prize awarded to Harold L Davis (Honey in the Horn).
Pulitzer prize awarded to Robert E Sherwood (There shall be no night).
The Washington Post won three Pulitzer Prizes, including the public service award for the second year in a row; The Wall Street Journal took two honors, and The Associated Press won for investigative reporting on the killing of civilians by US troops at the start of the Korean War.
users.commkey.net /fussichen/otdPulz.htm   (1211 words)

  
 Ellis Wins Pulitzer Prize for History
The Pulitzer Prize is one of this country's most prestigious awards and sought-after accolades in journalism, letters, and music.
In letters, prizes were to go to an American novel, an original American play performed in New York, a book on the history of the United States, an American biography, and a history of public service by the press.
Since the inception of the prizes in 1917, the board, later renamed the Pulitzer Prize Board, has increased the number of awards to twenty-one and introduced poetry, music, and photography as subjects, while adhering to the spirit of Pulitzer’s will and its intent.
www.mtholyoke.edu /offices/comm/csj/042001/ellis.shtml   (1005 words)

  
 Libraries of Recommended Reading for High School   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or History: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: These highly esteemed, annual prizes are awarded by Columbia University, New York City, on the recommendation of The Pulitzer Prize Board, composed of judges appointed by the university, for outstanding achievement in American journalism, letters, and music.
www.schoolhousebooksweb.com /20_cent_hs.html   (7591 words)

  
 Douglas Hofstadter. Who is Douglas Hofstadter? What is Douglas Hofstadter? Where is Douglas Hofstadter? Definition of ...
Douglas Richard Hofstadter (born February 15, 1945) is probably best known for his 1980 Pulitzer Prize -winning book.
He is the son of the Nobel Prize -winning physicist Robert Hofstadter.
Douglas is multilingual, having spent his youth in Geneva.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Douglas_Hofstadter   (217 words)

  
 Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prizes for journalism, literature, music and drama were established by the 1904 will of Joseph Pulitzer, a 19th century journalist.
Administered by the Columbia School of Journalism, the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded "for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life." Each winner receives a gold medal as well as a cash award of $10,000 (raised in 2003 from $7500).
Many Pulitzer Prize Winners go on to receive other literary awards such as the Nobel Prize in Literature.
www.almaz.com /pulitzer   (141 words)

  
 The Pulitzer Prizes -- Search the Pulitzer Archives
A Pulitzer Prize Winner may be an individual, a group of individuals, or a newspaper's staff.
The Pulitzer Prize Board generally selects the Pulitzer Prize Winners from the three nominated finalists in each category.
The Public Service prize is always awarded to a newspaper, not an individual, although an individual may be named in the citation.
www.pulitzer.org /Archive/archive.html   (448 words)

  
 'USA Today' Editors "Should Not Emerge Unscathed," Says Pulitzer Winner
The evidence indicates he fabricated several of his most memorable stories and concocted elaborate instructions for former associates he had quoted anonymously to mislead USA Today investigators who were checking his accuracy.
But it seems a little disingenuous to corporately applaud a reporter for two decades, to laud him publicly and ceaselessly for years, and to nominate him for several Pulitzer Prizes, mostly based on stories which violated a basic company tenet -- and then hold him totally responsible for ignoring that principle.
John Hanchette is a journalism professor at St. Bonaventure University, and a 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner who covered politics, government, Capitol Hill, and the White House for Gannett News Service.
foi.missouri.edu /mediacredibility/editorsshould.html   (805 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Robert L. Bartley Dies; Influential Editorialist
Robert L. Bartley, 66, who won a Pulitzer Prize and influenced decades of conservative thought as the editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal, died Dec. 10 at a hospital in New York.
The editor was persuaded by the economists and gave prominent placement to their ideas, which had previously been in obscure periodicals.
Bartley won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing and was named a vice president of Dow Jones, which publishes the Journal, in 1983.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A54653-2003Dec10?language=printer   (717 words)

  
 Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Winner of both the 1980 Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as best play of the season.
Part of a cycle of plays begun with Fifth of July, TALLEY'S FOLLY deals with the courtship of the young Sally Talley and her Jewish suitor, Matt Friedman.
Gradually he awakens Sally to the possibilities of a life together until, in the final, touching moments of the play, it is clear that they are two kindred spirits who have truly found each other—two "lame ducks" who, in their union, will find a wholeness rare in human relationships.
www.dramatists.com /cgi-bin/db/single.asp?index=0&key=1354   (265 words)

  
 Living Composers Catalog Research Pages: Year Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Pulitzer Prize for Music: William Schuman for Secular Cantata No. 2: A Free Song for full chorus of mixed voices, with accompaniment of orchestra - Pulitzer Prize Winners in Music
Pulitzer Prize for Music: John La Montaine for Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op.
www.baggaleymusic.com /research/YearIndex.html   (1898 words)

  
 Journalism Library Pulitzer Collections
Instructions on obtaining copies of winning materials from the Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism collection.
The Pulitzer Prizes; a history of the awards in books, drama, music, and journalism, based on the private files over six decades.
Approximately 20,000 items, personal and professional papers of this important American editor and the extant records of one of his newspapers can be found in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University.
www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/jour/coll/pulitzer.html   (758 words)

  
 Pulitzer Prize   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Pulitzer Prizes were named for and endowed by Joseph Pulitzer, the famous newspaper publisher.
Awards have been given annually since 1917 by Columbia University, on the recommendation of a Pulitzer Prize board for achievement in a variety of categories.
The literature prize categories are: fiction, history, biography (or autobiography), poetry, and general nonfiction.
www.startide.net /lit/pulitzer.html   (205 words)

  
 Communication: Alumni : Pulitzer Prize Winners
The University of Texas College of Communication includes among its former students 20 winners of Pulitzer Prizes.
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded by Columbia University in New York City, for outstanding public service and achievement in American journalism, letters and music.
The prizes were originally endowed by newspaper magnate, Joseph Pulitzer, and have been awarded since 1917.
communication.utexas.edu /alumni/pulitzer/index.html   (73 words)

  
 On Discovery: Introduction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nominated for the 1980 Pulitzer Prize, China Men won both the American Book Award and the National Critics Circle Award.
China Men is an attempt to understand her silent father, who never spoke of the past, and to tell the story of what happened to him and other Chinese men who immigrated to America.
Written as part fairy tale and part history, "On Discovery" not only foregrounds the discrimination that faced Kingston's father and his forebears in America, but it also hints at the complexities of American racism and Chinese cultural misogyny that would be explored throughout China Men.
www.enotes.com /discovery/32705/print   (294 words)

  
 United Press International - 1971 to 1980   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pulitzer Prize -- Lucinda Franks and Thomas Powers win for national reporting for their five-part series on Diana Oughton: “The making of a terrorist.”
Pulitzer Prize photo by John H. Blair of an Indianapolis broker held at gunpoint.
Pulitzer Prize photo by a photographer (name withheld) of executions in Iran.
about.upi.com /company/milestones/1971   (107 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Politicians Who Received a Pulitzer Prize
novelist, won Pulitzer Prize in 1919 for The Magnificent Ambersons and in 1922 for Alice Adams.
essayist ; won the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction in 1969 and for fiction in 1980.
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964; received a Pulitzer Prize in History, 1970, for his book Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department.
politicalgraveyard.com /special/pulitzer-prize.html   (1056 words)

  
 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Named after Hungarian newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, this award honors books which address the largest themes in life, the raw passion and tragedy of the human condition.
A special Pulitzer Prize was awarded to Dr.
Before 1948 The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was referred to as The Pulitzer Prize for Novels
www.literature-awards.com /pulitzer_prize_for_fiction.htm   (453 words)

  
 Sawtoothbooks.com :: Browse
Winner of the both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.
Winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for biography.
A retelling of the King Lear tragedy that won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1992.
www.sawtoothbooks.com /searchResults.php?pageName=Browse&action=browse&browseLetter=H&searchType=author&searchString=314&priceStart=&priceEnd=&orderBy=author&showImage=Yes   (374 words)

  
 NPR : Two time Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, NORMAN MAILER, joins us to talk about his new book O...
Two time Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, NORMAN MAILER, joins us to talk about his new book O...
In 1968, He won a Pulitzer Prize for Armies of the Night and was again a Pulitzer recipient in 1980 for The Executioner's Song.
He is co-founder of The Village Voice and was president of AMERICAN PEN from 1984 to 1986.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1108390   (189 words)

  
 Blog of Death: Donald Justice
Donald Rodney Justice, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and educator, died on Aug. 6 of pneumonia.
In addition to the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for "Selected Poems," Justice also won the Lamont Award, the Bollingen Prize and the Lannen Literary Award.
He served as a chancellor of The Academy of American Poets from 1997 to 2003.
www.blogofdeath.com /archives/001128.html   (283 words)

  
 St. Petersburg Times Pulitzer Prize Winning Series on Scientology - 1980   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Together with two articles by Bette Orsini, it won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting.
Many Guardians Office (now called "OSA" or Office of Special Affairs) operations are described such as Operation Devil's Wop, Operation Bunny Bust, Operation China Shop, and Operation Freakout - which were the actual names Scientology created and used when refering to those operations.
Today, the same behavior in Clearwater that was so newsworthy in 1980 continues, albeit in a more insidious and sophisticated way.
terror.snm-hgkz.ch /scientology_mirrors/www.lermanet.com/scientologynews/sptimes/spt-series-index.htm?FACTNet   (178 words)

  
 Amazon.co.jpF —m‘: The Naked and the Dead
He has written thirty-one books, including Armies of the Night (1968), which won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, The Executioner's Song (1979), which also won the Pulitzer, and more recently, Harlot's Ghost.
Norman Mailer 's first novel, The Naked and the Dead, is widely regarded as one of the finest American novels of the twentieth century.
, The Armies of the Night, for which he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1968, and The Executioner's Song, which won the 1980 Pulitzer Prize.
www.amazon.co.jp /exec/obidos/ASIN/0312265050/ref=nosim/brachmancom-22?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE   (308 words)

  
 Cambridge Health Alliance Newsmakers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lawrence, A Prince of Our Disorder, received the Pulitzer Prize in biography.
In addition to being a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Dr. Mack was a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and the founding chairman of the department of psychiatry at The Cambridge Hospital.
He was named chief of the hospital department in 1969 and was named professor at Harvard Medical School in 1972.
www.challiance.org /media_center/newsmakers/040929_john_mack.htm   (258 words)

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